A Perfect Spy

1987 • BBC
4.2
12 reviews
Eligible
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Season 1 episodes (7)

1 Episode 1
4/11/87
Season-only
Peter Egan stars as a top spy who goes missing in this adaptation of John le Carre's spy novel.
2 Episode 2
11/11/87
Season-only
Magnus, sent on an errand to Switzerland, meets two men who will be important in his life as a spy.
3 Episode 3
18/11/87
Season-only
In the years between 1953 and 1959, Magnus betrays his father Rick and renews his acquaintance with Axel.
4 Episode 4
25/11/87
Season-only
Magnus is living in the US and still bailing his father out of trouble, but after an interrogation he seeks refuge at the seaside.
5 Episode 5
2/12/87
Season-only
With Magnus Pym working in Washington with Axel, the heads of GB and US intelligence argue over his loyalty. As Jack Brotherhood doggedly defends him, Pym finds sanctuary in a remote seaside town in England.
6 Episode 6
9/12/87
Season-only
On 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.
7 Episode 7
16/12/87
Season-only
While Brotherhood and his agents search the Vienna house for clues to Pym's disappearance, Axel makes contact with Mary.

About this show

Peter Egan stars as a top spy who goes missing in this John Le Carre story. Filmed in Britain, Switzerland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Greece and Berlin, it is a painfully honest account of a father-and-son relationship and a brilliant study of a man's infinite capacity for betrayal. The highly distinguished cast includes Ray McAnally and Peggy Ashcroft.

Ratings and reviews

4.2
12 reviews
Phillip Brown
24 May 2022
Well worth watching! Recommend reading the book by John Le Carre first...
Liam O Dwyer
29 October 2014
Spy drama