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The Little Drummer Girl

Drama

An actress enters the world of espionage in this adaptation of John le Carre's novel.

Seduction, betrayal and spies. A fiery actress meets a mysterious stranger, and is caught up in a deadly espionage sting. With Florence Pugh and Alexander Skarsgard.

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The Little Drummer Girl: Series 1

Florence Pugh

Alexander Skarsgard

Michael Shannon

Michael Moshonov

Lubna Azabal

Adel Bencherif

Simona Brown

Jeremy Child

Charles Dance

Gennady Fleisher

Charif Ghattas

Ricki Hayut

Clare Holman

Daniel Litman

Evan Milton

Alessandro Piavani

Katharina Schuttler

Kate Sumpter

Sam Troughton

Jeff Wilbusch

Park Chan-wook

Laura Hastings-Smith

Stephen Cornwell

Simon Cornwell

Joseph Tsai

Arthur Wang

Chan-wook Park

Wonjo Jeong

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John Le Carre

The Ink Factory

The Little Drummer Girl: Series 1: Episode 6

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Episode 6

BBC One - The Little Drummer Girl, Series 1, Episode 6

Charlie prepares for her part in Khalil's next strike, but has she really switched sides?

Charlie prepares for her part in Khalil's next strike. But is she still playing a role, or has she switched to the other side?

Khalil takes Charlie to an isolated house where he builds a bomb for the planned attack on Professor Minkel - an outspoken academic. Meanwhile, Kurtz and Becker are concerned about Charlie's state of mind and where her allegiances lie.

In her greatest test so far in the 'theatre of the real', Charlie delivers the bomb to the university moments before Professor Minkel is due to speak. Kurtz and Becker work with British intelligence officer Picton to try to avert bloodshed and turn the situation to their advantage. When Kurtz discovers that Charlie is working with Khalil, he sees an opportunity to help Charlie rise to the top of Khalil's network alongside the great man himself. Finally, an agent on the inside.

But having grown so close to those she is tasked with betraying, will Charlie bend to the will of Kurtz and Becker at the last? And can Kurtz and his team outsmart Khalil, the genius that he has been chasing for so many years?

Torn between love of Becker, respect and sympathy for Khalil, and a wavering belief in the righteousness of her quest, Charlie's identity is tested to its very limit in a nail-biting season finale.

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