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The Deadly Affair

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

The first of a new season of Wednesday night films, starring James Mason, Simone Signoret, Maximilian Schell, Harriet Andersson, Harry Andrews

Although ordered to let the matter rest, intelligence agent Charles Dobbs is determined to find out why a top Foreign Office official has committed suicide.

Contributors

Screenplay:
Paul Dehn
Based on the novel "Call For The Dead" by:
John Le Carre
Producer/Director:
Sidney Lumet
Charles Dobbs:
James Mason
Elsa Fennan:
Simone Signoret
Dieter Frey:
Maximilian Schell
Anna Dobbs:
Harriet Andersson
Inspector Mendel:
Harry Andrews
Bill Appleby:
Kenneth Haigh
Adam Scarr:
Roy Kinnear
Adviser:
Max Adrian
Virgin:
Lynn Redgrave
Samuel Fennan:
Robert Flemying
Director:
Corin Redgrave
Harek:
Les White
First witch:
June Murphy
Second witch:
Frank Williams
Source: Radio Times

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