A PERFECT SPY

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• 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