The Contract
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Play S1 E1A British spy helps a Russian scientist to defect from the Soviet Union by taking a perilous journey through the Eastern Bloc.
Cast: Kevin McNally, Bernard Hepton, James Faulkner
12HDCC
Miniseries
3 episodes
- 1. Part 1British intelligence must convince Russian scientist Wilhelm Guttmann to come to the United Kingdom, but with his son in their hands, former soldier Johnny Donoghue is tasked with securing his cooperation amid Cold War tensions.12CC50minJan 3, 1988
- 2. Part 2Donoghue goes undercover in Berlin to make contact with Guttmann and persuade him to defect, navigating tense East German surveillance and diplomatic complications between the British and West Germans.12CC53minJan 4, 1988
- 3. Part 3Abandoned in East Germany as the operation unravels, Donoghue charges on with a desperate plan to smuggle Guttmann and his daughter across the border into West Germany.12CC52minJan 5, 1988
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The Contract
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The Cold War heats up on the German border.
A British spy helps a Russian scientist to defect from the Soviet Union by taking a perilous journey through the Eastern Bloc.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Gerald Seymour
- Cast
- Kevin McNally, Bernard Hepton, James Faulkner, Hans Caninenberg, Brigitte Karner, Stephan Meyer-Kohlhoff
- Studio
- Yorkshire Television
Maturity rating
12Check the rating before watching with younger viewers.
Audio languages
English
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