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The Little Drummer Girl

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 56 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Available for 8 months

Germany, 1979. When a bomb goes off in the diplomatic quarter of Bonn, senior Israeli intelligence agent Martin Kurtz flies in to investigate. A series of similarly deadly attacks targeting prominent Jewish figures across Europe have been carried out in recent weeks, and Kurtz now believes there is a Palestinian revolutionary at the heart of this pattern. Kurtz sets in motion a brilliant and elaborate plan to catch the kingpin, Khalil.

Meanwhile in London, passionate young actress Charlie is treading the boards of pub theatres and struggling to land a breakthrough part. She drifts from one bad relationship to another, unable to find her purpose in life. When an anonymous benefactor sends Charlie and her theatre troupe on a rehearsal jaunt to Greece, she feels renewed vigour. But a working holiday soon becomes a journey of discovery when she encounters a mysterious stranger on the beach.

While Kurtz makes inroads into the network responsible for the bombing in Germany, the tangled threads of the stories weave their way together until Charlie finds herself at the centre of Kurtz's international espionage operation. Show less

Contributors

Charmian/Charlie Ross:
Florence Pugh
Martin Kurtz:
Michael Shannon
Shimon Litvak:
Michael Moshonov
Michel/Salim Al-Khadar:
Amir Khoury
Dr Paul Alexis:
Alexander Beyer
Aaron Fineberg:
Vitali Friedland
Khalil Al-Khadar:
Charif Ghattas
Paulie:
Tom Hanson
Miss Bach:
Clare Holman
Mario Rossino:
Alessandro Piavani
Pub Theatre Manager:
Shane Attwooll
Mrs Fineberg:
Shani Erez
Gabriel Fineberg:
Micah Gordon
Anna Witgen:
Iben Akerlie
Noah Gavron:
Shlomo Barabba
Executive Producer:
Simon Cornwell
Executive Producer:
Stephen Cornwell
Executive Producer:
Arthur Wang
Executive Producer:
Joseph Tsai
Executive Producer:
John Le Carre
Executive Producer:
Chan-wook Park
Executive Producer:
Wonjo Jeong
Executive Producer:
Michael Lesslie
Production Company:
The Ink Factory

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