The Secret Agent
1992 BBC adaptation of the Joseph Conrad novel of 1907 concerning the mostly inactive spy Alfred Verloc, who is ordered by his superior Mr Vladimir to carry out a terrorist act. Verloc reluctantly plans the operation, seeking help from The Professor. Verloc is also an informant for the police and the Assistant Commissioner and Chief Inspector Heat add additional pressure on Verloc and his attempts to carry out his plan. Verloc’s subsequent actions gravely affect his wife who is devoted to her mentally unbalanced brother Stevie.
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- Ep 1
1.Episode 1
28-10-1992Adolf Verloc is a double agent, an anarchist who informs on his colleagues to both the British police and the Russian embassy. The appointment of a new spymaster shatters his life.
- Ep 2
2.Episode 2
04-11-1992Adolf Verloc has been set his task: blow up the Greenwich Observatory. If he fails, his treachery will be revealed to his anarchist colleagues. Unable to trust anyone, he has turne...
- Ep 3
3.Episode 3
11-11-1992Adolf Verloc's attempt to blow up the Greenwich Observatory has ended in disaster.
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