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Season 1 – Reilly: Ace of Spies

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An exploration of the life of Sidney Reilly, a Russian who became one of the greatest spies to work for the British.
Reilly: Ace of Spies — Season 1

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Sam Neill

Sidney Reilly

Michael Bryant

Narrator

Norman Rodway

Cummings

Martin Campbell

Director

Jim Goddard

Director

Troy Kennedy Martin

Writer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 5, 1983 An Affair With a Married Woman In 1901 master spy Sidney Reilly (Sam Neill) involves a minister's wife in scandal during an escape from the Russian oil fields of Persia. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 7, 1983 Prelude to War Reilly (Sam Neill) poses as a shipping agent to help the Imperial Japanese navy acquire information on the Soviets. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 14, 1983 The Visiting Fireman Reilly (Sam Neill) tries to obtain plans for a naval gun endangering the British fleet; with Leo McKern. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 21, 1983 Anna Reilly's (Sam Neill) wife leaves him for another man just before he must negotiate for crucial oil rights; with Diana Hardcastle. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 28, 1983 Dreadnoughts & Crosses Reilly (Sam Neill) befriends a Russian minister (John Castle) who could help secure a desirable contract. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 5, 1983 Dreadnoughts & Double-crosses A Soviet minister's wife (Celia Gregory) falls for Reilly (Sam Neill); with John Castle, Leo McKern. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 12, 1983 Gambit Reilly (Sam Neill) and a friend (Brian Protheroe) travel to Moscow to recruit help in overthrowing the Bolsheviks. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 19, 1983 Endgame An anarchist shoots Lenin; the secret police catch Reilly's friends. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 26, 1983 After Moscow Reilly (Sam Neill), convicted of treason in Petrograd, suspects he is being made a scapegoat in London. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 2, 1983 Trust In New York, Reilly (Sam Neill) works for a respectable business by day and a spy organization at night. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 9, 1983 Last Journey Vowing revenge for Savinkoff's death, Reilly (Sam Neill) investigates an anti-Bolshevik group in the Soviet Union. Details Episode 12 Aired Nov 16, 1983 Shutdown A clairvoyant gives Reilly's (Sam Neill) third wife (Laura Davenport) hope that he is still alive after Stalin orders his arrest. Details
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Season Info

Director
Martin Campbell, Jim Goddard
Screenwriter
Troy Kennedy Martin, R.H. Bruce Lockhart
Network
PBS
Genre
Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Sep 5, 1983