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Miniseries

3 episodes · 3rd January 1988

A British spy helps a Russian scientist to defect from the Soviet Union by taking a perilous journey through the Eastern Bloc.

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Episodes

01 Part 1 still Part 1 Episode 13rd January 1988 British intelligence must convince Russian scientist Wilhelm Guttmann to come to the United Kingdom, but with his son in their hands, former soldier Johnny Donoghue is tasked with securing his cooperation amid Cold War tensions. 02 Part 2 still Part 2 Episode 24th January 1988 Donoghue goes undercover in Berlin to make contact with Guttmann and persuade him to defect, navigating tense East German surveillance and diplomatic complications between the British and West Germans. 03 Part 3 still Part 3 Episode 35th January 1988 Abandoned in East Germany as the operation unravels, Donoghue charges on with a desperate plan to smuggle Guttmann and his daughter across the border into West Germany.
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01 Kevin McNally profile Kevin McNallyas Johnny Donoghue 02 Bernard Hepton profile Bernard Heptonas Henry Carter 03 James Faulkner profile James Faulkneras Charles Mawby 04 Hans Caninenberg profile Hans Caninenbergas Professor Guttman 05 Brigitte Karner profile Brigitte Karneras Erica Guttman 06 Donald Pickering profile Donald Pickeringas Permanent Undersecretary 07 Robert Lang profile Robert Langas Deputy Undersecretary 08 Katharina Abt profile Katharina Abtas Jutte Hamburg
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