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Spy Trap was a BBC drama that ran from 1972 to 1975 on BBC1, and set around "The Department", a British counter-espionage organisation. It starred Paul Daneman as Commander Paul Ryan, a naval officer and spy chief, Prentis Hancock as Lieutenant Saunders, and Michael Gwynn as agent Carson. Other regular cast members included Julian Glover as Commander Anderson and Tom Adams as Major Sullivan. Spy Trap was created by Robert Barr, who also wrote the earlier BBC TV series Spycatcher, and was notable for its complex plot lines.
Original Release
03/13/1972
Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Daneman | Cmdr. Ryan |
Prentis Hancock | Lt. Saunders |
Julian Glover | Cmdr. Anderson / Commander Anderson |
Michael Gwynn | Carson |
Peter Welch | Det. Supt. Clark |
Tom Adams | Major Sullivan |
Eric McCaine | Det. Insp. Williams |
Kevin Stoney | Trent |
Jon Laurimore | Rankin |
Derek Martin | Brown / Davis |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Look for the Ugly | Friday, 21 March 1975 |
2 | The Cornet and the Beast | Friday, 28 March 1975 |
3 | A Nice Place to Live | Thursday, 03 April 1975 |
4 | With Friends Like You | Friday, 11 April 1975 |
5 | Distant Relations | Friday, 18 April 1975 |
6 | To Kill a Unicorn | Friday, 25 April 1975 |
7 | Truth Won't Out | Friday, 02 May 1975 |
8 | April Sixty-Seven | Friday, 09 May 1975 |
9 | The Melioidosis Report | Friday, 16 May 1975 |
10 | The Merrin Memoirs | Friday, 23 May 1975 |
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Directors
Ken Hannam, Terence Williams, Julia Smith, Valerie Hanson, Tristan de Vere Cole, David Askey, Viktors Ritelis, Vere Lorrimer, Philip Dudley, Paul Annett, Morris Barry
Writers
Robert Barr, John Gould, N.J. Crisp, John Wiles, Peter Hammond, Jeremy Burnham, Kenneth Clark, Bill Craig, Bill Barron, John Foster, Robert Holmes, Arden Winch, John Kershaw, Ian Curteis, David Ellis, Tony Williamson, Douglas Watkinson, Ray Jenkins
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Daneman | Cmdr. Ryan |
Prentis Hancock | Lt. Saunders |
Julian Glover | Cmdr. Anderson / Commander Anderson |
Michael Gwynn | Carson |
Peter Welch | Det. Supt. Clark |
Tom Adams | Major Sullivan |
Eric McCaine | Det. Insp. Williams |
Kevin Stoney | Trent |
Jon Laurimore | Rankin |
Derek Martin | Brown / Davis |
Patsy Smart | Mrs Burton / Mrs. Burton |
Willy Bowman | Starhemburg |
Jimmy Mac | The Commisionaire / Commissionaire |
Sally Lahee | Mrs Trent / Mrs. Trent |
Denis DeMarne | Morgan |
Barry Jackson | Nicky |
Norman Rodway | Brady |
Sylvia Kay | Susan Barry |
Janet Key | Magda Rajik |
John Abineri | Nicholas Bratiano |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Morris Barry | Producer |