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The Secret Agent

1992 BBC adaptation of the Joseph Conrad novel of 1907 concerning the mostly inactive spy Alfred Verloc, who is ordered by his superior Mr Vladimir to carry out a terrorist act. Verloc reluctantly plans the operation, seeking help from The Professor. Verloc is also an informant for the police and the Assistant Commissioner and Chief Inspector Heat add additional pressure on Verloc and his attempts to carry out his plan. Verloc’s subsequent actions gravely affect his wife who is devoted to her mentally unbalanced brother Stevie.

Date: 10/28/1992

Rating: 8.0

Cast: David Suchet, Cheryl Campbell, Peter Capaldi, Warren Clarke, Janet Suzman, Richard Stirling, Alfred Lynch, David Schofield, John Benfield, Patrick Malahide, Stratford Johns, Fiona Mollison, Doreen Mantle, Nicholas Gecks, John Gabriel, David Ryall, Edmund Dehn, Timothy Morand

David Suchet