TV series

Sleepers

Name: Sleepers
Released: 1991
Cast: Nigel Havers, Warren Clarke, David Calder, Michael Gough, Joanna Kanska

1991· 1 season· 55 min episodes★ 7.2Ended

On BBC Two — From BBC · Cinema Verity

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Synopsis

Amidst the thaw of glasnost, the Kremlin discovers that two Soviet agents, sent to England under deep cover in 1965, have been "lost." A beautiful and ambitious Russian agent, sent to London to track them down, becomes embroiled in a tangle of CIA, KGB and MI-5 plots and counter-plots as the two lost agents, now utterly assimilated, try to avoid detection.

Themes

england spy kgb mi5 sleeper agent

Episodes

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E1 The AwakeningNext upApr 10, 1991 · 55 min
Synopsis
In 1990, the Russians discover a secret room in the Kremlin that is a meticulous recreation of London life in the 1960s. After savvy KGB agent Nina Grishina figures out that the room was used to train two agents who haven't been heard from since 1966, she sets off for England to lead the hunt.
Guest stars: Ian Taylor (Gary Robinson), Spencer Ridgway (Wayne Robinson), James Smith (Roger Stanley), Denica Fairman (Georgina), Bill Rodgers (Sean), Timothy Kightley (Harvey Braithwaite), Andrzej Borkowski (Doctor), Patrick Moore (Policeman)
E2 The Net TightensApr 17, 1991 · 55 min
Synopsis
Nina's arrival in London arouses the interest of the CIA, which only intensifies after the sports-obsessed London KGB chief is observed handing over a suspicious film reel. After their reunion, Jeremy and Albert return to their UK lives, but Albert panics when he sense his family is in danger.
Guest stars: Barbara Young (Elsie), Ian Taylor (Gary Robinson), Spencer Ridgway (Wayne Robinson), Paul Maxwell (Barrington Cabot), Andrzej Borkowski (Doctor), Patrick Moore (Policeman), Robert Austin (Alan West), Patrick Godfrey (Magistrate)
E3 On the RunApr 24, 1991 · 55 min
Synopsis
Together again, the sleepers take to the road in Jeremy's red Ferraris to elude the KBG stakeout. Albert's effort to reassure Sandra backfires, and she has to admit her jaded mother may be right. MI5 gets in deep, tripping over the CIA, while Nina outwits them all.
Guest stars: Barbara Young (Elsie), John Flanagan (Bob Riley), Andrew McCulloch (Donald), Richard Durden (Reverend David Bancroft), Andrzej Borkowski (Doctor), Allan Surtees (Percy), Peter Wight (Village Policeman), Andrew Bailey (Radio Operator)
E4 Welcome HomeMay 1, 1991 · 55 min
Synopsis
The jig is up and the sleepers are going in. Nina begins to regret her success when she learns the truth. Meanwhile, Comrade Zorin is out of the mental hospital and back in command of the mission.
Guest stars: Barbara Young (Elsie), Ian Taylor (Gary Robinson), Spencer Ridgway (Wayne Robinson), Paul Maxwell (Barrington Cabot), James Smith (Roger Stanley), John Flanagan (Bob Riley), Andrew McCulloch (Donald), Richard Durden (Reverend David Bancroft)