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Red Fox (1991)

Red Fox poster
Directed by
Ian Toynton
Genre
thriller television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 2 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British intelligence officer gets caught up in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a former KGB agent. The story unfolds across Europe as secrets and betrayals come to light.

tensesuspensefulgrittydarkmethodicalcold war feelingespionage

What happens

Red Fox is a British television film, a thriller based on the international bestselling 1979 novel of the same name by Gerald Seymour. Originally aired on ITV in two parts between 8 and 15 December 1991, it stars John Hurt, Jane Birkin, Didier Flamand, François Négret, and Brian Cox. It was produced by Turning Point/Celtic Films in association with LWT for the ITV network. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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