A Perfect Spy

A Perfect Spy

BBC One Ended Drama • Thriller • Espionage

1 Season · 7 Episodes · Premiered November 4, 1987 · Ended December 16, 1987

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.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

7 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Wed, Nov 4 1987 9:25 PM GMT+0000 60 min
The 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
Wed, Nov 11 1987 9:25 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Magnus, sent on an errand to Switzerland, meets two men who will be important in his life as a spy.
E03
Episode 3
Wed, Nov 18 1987 9:25 PM GMT+0000 60 min
In the years between 1953 and 1959, Magnus betrays his father Rick and renews his acquaintance with Axel.
E04
Episode 4
Wed, Nov 25 1987 9:25 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Magnus 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
Wed, Dec 2 1987 9:25 PM GMT+0000 60 min
With Magnus Pym working in Washington with Axel, the heads of GB and US intelligence argue over his loyalty.
E06
Episode 6
Wed, Dec 9 1987 9:25 PM GMT+0000 60 min
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.
E07
Episode 7
Wed, Dec 16 1987 9:25 PM GMT+0000 60 min
While Brotherhood and his agents search the Vienna house for clues to Pym's disapearance, Axel makes contact with Mary.
Ray McAnally
Ray McAnally as Rick Pym
Alan Howard
Alan Howard as Jack Brotherhood
Peter Egan
Peter Egan as Magnus Pym
Jane Booker
Jane Booker as Mary Pym
Jack Ellis
Jack Ellis as Perce Loft
Peggy Ashcroft
Peggy Ashcroft as Miss Dubber
Benedict Taylor
Benedict Taylor as Young Magnus Pym
Frances Tomelty
Frances Tomelty as Peggy Wentworth
Iain Cuthbertson
Iain Cuthbertson as Makepeace Watermaster
Ian McNeice
Ian McNeice as Sefton Boyd

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