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4 Episodes 1991 - 1991
Episode 1
Sun, Nov 17, 1991 60 mins
In Part 1 of a four-part adaptation of W. Somerset Maughm's WWI spy stories, British playwright John Ashenden (Alex Jennings) is recruited for a spy mission. Ian Banning, Harriet Walter, Alan Bennett, Anna Carteret, Joss Ackland.
Episode 2
Sun, Nov 24, 1991 60 mins
Part 2 of four. Ashenden (Alex Jennings) continues a cat-and-mouse game with the murderer of a fellow agent. Ian Banning, Alan Bennett, Anna Carteret, Joss Ackland.
Episode 3
Sun, Dec 1, 1991 60 mins
Part 3 of four finds Ashenden (Alex Jennings) traveling to Russia to try and stave off a Bolshevik Revolution by propping up the Kerensky government. Rene Auberjonois, Alfred Molina.
Episode 4
Sun, Dec 8, 1991 60 mins
Conclusion. While on a mission to Italy, Ashenden (Alex Jennings) is smitten with an American widow (Elizabeth McGovern). Alfred Molina, Rene Auberjonois.