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28/11/2013

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Cold War drama. A trainee spy is asked to 'turn' a Russian diplomat he knew at university.

Cold War thriller set in 1974. When a trainee MI6 spy is asked to 'turn' a Russian diplomat he knew at university, he discovers a shocking revelation about his own family.

Intense and emotionally charged Cold War thriller set in 1974, based on the novel by Alan Judd.

As the three-day week, petrol rationing and industrial strife plunge Britain into a state of emergency, MI6 trainee spy Charles Thoroughgood is asked to reconnect with an old university friend, Russian diplomat Viktor Koslov, with a view to 'turning' him. Viktor has his own agenda though, and reveals a shocking truth about Charles's own family that threatens to derail him, both personally and professionally. 

Charles is catapulted into a dangerous personal odyssey to uncover the truth but finds himself drawn into a lethal KGB plot to mount an attack within the UK. His life is further complicated by a relationship with the wife of another agent, which forces him to realise that betrayal can take many forms.

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