Peter Egan
Magnus Pym
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- 1. S1 E1 Nov 4, 1987
- A Perfect Spy traces the rise and fall of Magnus Pym and his career through intelligence. From chance meetings with people will be important to him in the future to a life in Czechoslovakia, Washington and finally on the run in England Pym weaves his way through the complicated world of espionage. Where no-one is safe from betrayal, not even his father.
- 2. S1 E2 Nov 11, 1987
- Pym attends school in Switzerland, where he is recruited to observe politically active students.
- 3. S1 E3 Nov 18, 1987
- Pym helps ruin his father's political ambitions, then joins the army, where he meets an old friend.
A Perfect Spy is the life story of Magnus Pym, a British intelligence officer and double agent. The book opens in Vienna where Magnus is ostensibly a diplomat and also a spy, living with his wife Mary who assists with diplomatic matters and their son Tom.
- John Le Carré
- 1986
A Perfect Spy is a thriller about the rise and fall of Magnus Pym, a British spy who betrays his country and his lover. The mini series stars Peter Egan, Ray McAnally, Alan Howard and others, and is based on the novel by John le Carré.
- (1K)
- 1987-11-04
- Thriller
- 374
A Perfect Spy is a BBC serial adaptation of John le Carré's 1986 spy novel A Perfect Spy which was aired on BBC2 and broadcast from 4 November to 16 December 1987. It follows the career of the British MI6 spy Magnus Pym from his early days as a schoolboy to his eventual disappearance as a suspected agent of the Czech secret service.
No.TitleOriginal Air Date1"Episode 1"4 November 1987 ( 1987-11-04)2"Episode 2"11 November 1987 ( 1987-11-11)3"Episode 3"18 November 1987 ( 1987-11-18)4"Episode 4"25 November 1987 ( 1987-11-25)Mar 12, 1986 · A Perfect Spy is a breathtaking act of catharsis, warm and funny, wry and rueful, unexpectedly, nakedly human. Instead of burying his painful past, Mr. Le Carre illuminates it for us as a masterpiece of fiction.
- (21K)
- 1986
- John Le Carré
- Paperback
Watch the classic adaptation of John le Carré's novel about a double agent in the Cold War. Follow Magnus Pym's life of deception, betrayal and loyalty in six episodes.
Jul 20, 2011 · In A Perfect Spy, John le Carré has crafted one of his crowning masterpieces, interweaving a moving and unusual coming-of-age story with a morally tangled chronicle of modern espionage. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more.
- John le Carré
A Perfect Spy traces the rise and fall of Magnus Pym and his career through intelligence. From chance meetings with people will be important to him in the future to a life in Czechoslovakia, Washington and finally on the run in England Pym weaves his way through the complicated world of espionage.
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