A PERFECT SPY

Details

• Release Year: 1987
• Genre: Drama; Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: What traits of nature and nurture go into the making of a master of deception? ; ; British agent Magnus Pym's training begins in a chaotic childhood. His charismatic con artist father trades secrets for love, bouncing in and out of jail and his son's life. ; ; Schooled at Oxford and mentored by two masters of espionage, Magnus is poised for greatness - except that his mentors are on opposite sides of the battle.; ; John le Carré weaves a gripping tale of international intrigue brilliantly adapted for the BBC by Arthur Hopcraft, who also adapted le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy for television.; ; A Perfect Spy stars Peter Egan (Reilly: Ace of Spies) and Ray McAnally (A Very British Coup) with an exceptional supporting cast, featuring Alan Howard, Dame Peggy Ashcroft and Sarah Badel. ; ; U.K. broadcast edition - 7 episodes
• Cast: Ray McAnally; Rüdiger Weigang; Alan Howard; Peter Egan; Jane Booker; Tim Healy; Peggy Ashcroft; Andy de la Tour; Jack Ellis; Benedict Taylor; Leonard Preston; Sarah Bullen; Madeline Church; Paul Daneman; Peter Sands; Lesley Nightingale; Ian Thompson; Alan Cohen; Jonathan Haley; Nicholas Haley; Anthony Carrick; Patrick Godfrey; Caroline John; Iain Cuthbertson; Terrance Denville; Graham McGrath; Christopher Owen; Garrick Hagon; Andrew Hilton; Luke Kelly; John Grillo; Jerry Harte; Sarah Neville; Frances Tomelty; Barbara Young; Sarah Badel; Erin Donovan; Barbara Keogh; Michael McStay; Christina Schofield; Frances White; Kurt Bigger; Patrick Blackwell; Matyelok Gibbs; Christopher Rozycki; Edward Wiley; Hansjorg Bahl; Edward Kelsey; Ian McNeice; Robin Hayter; Denise Powell; Gerda Zangger; Nancy Adams; David Glyder; Kenneth Midwood; George Phillips; Maria Charles; Fiona Mollison; Andrew Normington; Charles Pemberton; Susan Field; Christopher Holmes; Michael Mellinger; Tre Smith; Philip Martin Brown; Richenda Carey; Valerie Steinmann; Paul Williamson; Geoffrey Beevers; Elena Brandes; Norman Hartley; John Nettleton; Jill Johnson; Wolf Kahler; Jake Wood; John Abineri; Jason Savage; Sharon Maiden; Rolf Truxa; Frances Low; Rosamund Greenwood; Wendy Miller; Tony Rohr; Rosy Clayton; Anthony Benson; Julian Firth; Terry Downs; Sheila Vivian; Dorothea Phillips; Clare Grant; Joanna Dickens; Ronald Markham; Guy Standeven; April Love; Rusty Hayward; Cole Henderson; Peter Smith; John le Carré; Arthur Hopcraft
• Director: Peter Smith
• Runtime: 6:30
• Company: Acorn Media, BBC Films
• Media Format: Series