A Perfect Spy
1987 · BBC One · 60 min · 1 season
S01E07 · Episode 7
Thu, 17 Dec, 8:25 am
While Brotherhood and his agents search the Vienna house for clues to Pym's disapearance, Axel makes contact with Mary.
About
Spy serial in seven episodes from the novel by John Le Carre. Pym has disappeared, setting off a massive man-hunt. One of Britain's top spies, Pym is also searching - for his true identity, hidden beneath a lifetime of deception. His quest takes him from his relationship with his con-man father to his betrayal of everything close to him: his wife, his country, even the high-ranking Eastern agent whom he befriended. Pursued by his agency and his enemies, Pym must find himself before his hunters find him.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Thu, 5 Nov· 60 minThe story of Magnus Pym's rise and fall in the intelligence world begins in his youth, as he leaves his troubled family behind to face the trials of boarding school.
- E02
Episode 2
Thu, 12 Nov· 60 minMagnus, sent on an errand to Switzerland, meets two men who will be important in his life as a spy.
- E03
Episode 3
Thu, 19 Nov· 60 minIn the years between 1953 and 1959, Magnus betrays his father Rick and renews his acquaintance with Axel.
- E04
Episode 4
Thu, 26 Nov· 60 minMagnus is living in the US and still bailing his father out of trouble, but after an interrogation he seeks refuge at the seaside.
- E05
Episode 5
Thu, 3 Dec· 60 minWith Magnus Pym working in Washington with Axel, the heads of GB and US intelligence argue over his loyalty.
- E06
Episode 6
Thu, 10 Dec· 60 minOn hearing of Rick's death, Pym and Mary return to Vienna. Pym then rushes off to England but fails to return to Vienna as planned.
- E07
Episode 7
Thu, 17 Dec· 60 minWhile Brotherhood and his agents search the Vienna house for clues to Pym's disapearance, Axel makes contact with Mary.
Cast
Ray McAnally
Rick Pym
Rüdiger Weigang
Axel
Alan Howard
Jack Brotherhood
Peter Egan
Magnus Pym
Jane Booker
Mary Pym
Jack Ellis
Perce Loft
Peggy Ashcroft
Miss Dubber
