At the height of the cold war, a known Russian spy ("Kyril") is sent to the UK under falsely reported pretenses in order to hopefully indirectly spark an unknown mole in the KGB to reveal himself; the endeavor eventually has repercussions which none of the initial players could have predicted.
Cast
Ian Charleson
Ivan Bucharensky - 'Kyril'
Edward Woodward
Michael Royston
Joss Ackland
'C'
Richard E. Grant
Laurence Sculby
John McEnery
Loshkevoi
Denholm Elliott
Povin
Peter Vaughan
Marshal Stanov
Espen Skjønberg
General Michaelov
James Laurenson
Sikarov
Sven-Bertil Taube
Stolynovitch
Catherine Neilson
Emma
Hugh Fraser
Peter Jackson
Tor Stokke
Yevchenko
Peter Wight
Evans
Dermot Crowley
Carter
James Cosmo
Bonham
Charles Simon
Trumper
Hugh Ross
Detective Fitzgerald
Terence Harvey
Chairman - Magistrate's Court
Antony Carrick
Head of Staff
Alec Linstead
Williams
Christopher Driscoll
Backman
David Lyon
Burrows
Caroline Holdaway
Betty
Geff Francis
Rastafarian
Julie Neubert
Woman Patient
Crew
Ian Sharp
Director
John Hopkins
Writer
Terry Maisey
Editor
Bob Edwards
Director of Photography
Stein Monn-Iversen
Executive Producer
Patrick Dromgoole
Executive Producer
Beryl Vertue
Producer
Kenneth Sharp
Production Design
Debbie McWilliams
Casting
Robin Fraser-Paye
Costume Design
Alan Lisk
Original Music Composer
Frode Krohg
Art Direction
Steve Groves
Art Direction