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Cambridge Spies is a four-part BBC television drama, broadcast on BBC2 in May 2003, concerning the lives of the best-known quartet of the Cambridge Five Soviet spies, from 1934 to the 1951 defection of Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean to the Soviet Union. The series was written by Peter Moffatt and directed by Tim Fywell. The complete series was released on DVD on 2 June 2003. Viewing figures for the series averaged at 2 million per episode.
Original Release
05/09/2003 on BBC
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Tom Hollander | Guy Burgess |
Toby Stephens | Kim Philby |
Rupert Penry-Jones | Donald Maclean |
Samuel West | Anthony Blunt |
Stuart Laing | Jack Hewit |
Anna-Louise Plowman | Melinda |
Darrell D'Silva | Henry |
Ronald Pickup | Colonel Winter |
Marcel Iures | Otto |
Angus Wright | Guy Liddell |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #1.1 | Friday, 09 May 2003 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Friday, 16 May 2003 |
3 | Episode #1.3 | Friday, 23 May 2003 |
4 | Episode #1.4 | Friday, 30 May 2003 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tom Hollander | Guy Burgess |
Toby Stephens | Kim Philby |
Rupert Penry-Jones | Donald Maclean |
Samuel West | Anthony Blunt |
Stuart Laing | Jack Hewit |
Anna-Louise Plowman | Melinda |
Darrell D'Silva | Henry |
Ronald Pickup | Colonel Winter |
Marcel Iures | Otto |
Angus Wright | Guy Liddell |
Patrick Kennedy | Julian Bell |
Colin Higgins | Porter |
John Light | James Angleton |
Imelda Staunton | The Queen |
Ben Meyjes | Captain Clough |
Michael Parkhouse | First BBC Man |
Miles Richardson | Second BBC Man |
Jenna Harrison | Miriam Block |
Ian Shaw | Major Hart |
Simon Woods | Charlie Givens |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sally Woodward Gentle | Executive Producer |
Gareth Neame | Executive Producer |
Laura Mackie | Executive Producer |
Alison Gee | Producer |
Mark Shivas | Producer |