Directed by:
Tim FywellScreenplay:
Peter MoffatCinematography:
David HiggsComposer:
John LunnCast:
Tom Hollander, Toby Stephens, Rupert Penry-Jones, Samuel West, Jenna Harrison, Garrick Hagon, James Fox, Stuart Laing, Anthony Andrews, Marcel Iures (more)Episodes(4)
Plots(1)
In 1934, four brilliant young men at Cambridge University are recruited to spy for Russia. Fueled by youthful idealism, a passion for social justice, a talent for lying and a hatred for fascism, the four take huge personal risks to pass Britain's biggest secrets to Moscow. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Tom Hollander](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/157/162157169_8fd54d.png)
Tom Hollander
UK
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![Toby Stephens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273068_fe1448.jpg)
Toby Stephens
UK
Best series:
Jane Eyre (2006) (series)
And Then There Were None (2015) (series)
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![Rupert Penry-Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/677/162677740_d4debd.jpg)
Rupert Penry-Jones
UK
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![Samuel West](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/387/162387542_3cbefa.png)
Samuel West
UK
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![Jenna Harrison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276488_1c4e38.jpg)
Jenna Harrison
UK
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Endeavour (2012) (series)
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![Garrick Hagon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276355_700170.jpg)
Garrick Hagon
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Gumball (2011) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
![James Fox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269423_5b9ca1.jpg)
James Fox
UK
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Stuart Laing
UK
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![Anthony Andrews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/334/334298_885afd.jpg)
Anthony Andrews
UK
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![Marcel Iures](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273844_764251.jpg)
Marcel Iures
Romania
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![Anna-Louise Plowman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/691/160691502_d24f61.jpg)
Anna-Louise Plowman
New Zealand
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![Simon Woods](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/756/162756901_00017a.png)
Simon Woods
UK
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Cranford (2007) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Philip Anthony
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Sherlock Holmes (1964) (series)
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![Benedict Cumberbatch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/211/166211759_670f1e.jpg)
Benedict Cumberbatch
UK
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Sherlock (2010) (series)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
![Patrick Kennedy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/359/359188_d3e58f.jpg)
Patrick Kennedy
UK
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The Queen's Gambit (2020) (series)
Boardwalk Empire (2010) (series)
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![John Light](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/510/160510927_679108.jpg)
John Light
UK
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Band of Brothers (2001) (series)
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![Ronald Pickup](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/517/164517314_3dc4fb.png)
Ronald Pickup
UK
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The Crown (2016) (series)
Downton Abbey (2010) (series)
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![Lucy Russell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/312/162312334_f248f1.png)
Lucy Russell
UK
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![Jonathan Burn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444372_845b57.jpg)
Jonathan Burn
UK
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Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
![Julian Firth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/004/158004109_94062b.gif)
Julian Firth
UK
Best series:
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Jeeves and Wooster (1990) (series)
Hustle (2004) (series)