Overview
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 as Ivan Bucharensky - 'Kyril'
- Edward Woodward as Michael Royston
- Joss Ackland as 'C'
- Richard E. Grant as Laurence Sculby
- John McEnery as Loshkevoi
- Denholm Elliott as Povin
- Peter Vaughan as Marshal Stanov
- Espen Skjønberg as General Michaelov
- James Laurenson as Sikarov
- Sven-Bertil Taube as Stolynovitch