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1987 British television drama series
A Perfect Spy
is a
BBC
serial
adaptation of
John le Carre
'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. The series was nominated for the
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries
and the
British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series
in 1988.
Plot summary
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A Perfect Spy
traces the life story of Magnus Pym and his career in British intelligence and as a double agent. The series recounts Pym's childhood with his con-man father, his early years at school and university, his encounters with long-time friend and Czech spy Axel, and his final downfall.
Main cast
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Episodes
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Reception
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John J. O'Connor of
The New York Times
cited the series as "on a par with
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
and
Smiley's People
,
", and wrote it "makes another very impressive addition to the television record of Le Carre explorations. Gloomy and disturbing, to be sure, but singularly absorbing."
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Awards and nominations
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The series was nominated for five
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BAFTA Awards
in 1988, for Drama Series (
Colin Rogers
,
Peter Smith
),
Ray McAnally
for Actor,
Michael Storey
for Original Music and Television Craft for Film Cameraman (Elmer Cossey) and Film Sound (Malcolm Webberley, Ken Hains, Tony Quinn,
Graham Lawrence
,
John Hyde
).
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After airing in the United States on
Masterpiece Theater
, the series was nominated for two
Emmy Awards
at the
41st Primetime Emmy Awards
, for
Outstanding Miniseries
and
Peggy Ashcroft
for
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries
.
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