Codename: Kyril (1988)

Directed by

Ian Sharp

Genre

drama television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 2 episodes

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A known Russian spy is sent to the UK under false pretences. The goal is to trick an unknown KGB mole into revealing himself. The plan leads to unforeseen consequences for everyone involved.

tensecomplexintricatesuspensefulseriouspoliticalbleakcerebral

What happens

Codename: Kyril is a four-part British miniseries, first broadcast in 1988 over two consecutive nights. It is a Cold War espionage drama, starring Ian Charleson, Edward Woodward, Denholm Elliott, Joss Ackland, and Richard E. Grant. The spy thriller was directed by Ian Sharp, and the screenplay was written by John Hopkins, from a 1981 novel by John Trenhaile. The fairly complex plot concerns a known Russian spy ("Kyril") sent to the UK under falsely reported pretences in order to hopefully indirectly spark an unknown mole in the KGB to reveal himself; the endeavor eventually has repercussions which none of the initial players could have predicted. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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