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Codename: Kyril is a 208-minute British serial, first broadcast in 1988. It is a Cold War espionage drama, starring Ian Charleson, Edward Woodward, Denholm Elliott, Joss Ackland, and Richard E. Grant. The spy thriller was directed by Ian Sharp, and the screenplay was written by John Hopkins, from a 1981 novel by John Trenhaile. The fairly complex plot concerns a known Russian spy ("Kyril") sent to the UK under falsely reported pretenses in order to hopefully indirectly spark an unknown mole in the KGB to reveal himself; the endeavor eventually has repercussions which none of the initial players could have predicted.
Original Release
03/29/1988
Cast
Name | Character |
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Edward Woodward | Michael Royston |
Ian Charleson | Kyril |
Richard E. Grant | Sculby |
Peter Vaughan | Stanov |
Denholm Elliott | Povin |
Hugh Fraser | Peter Jackson |
Tor Stokke | Yevchenko |
John McEnery | Loshkevoi |
Espen Skjønberg | Michaelov |
Sven-Bertil Taube | Stolynovitch |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #1.1 | Tuesday, 29 March 1988 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Tuesday, 29 March 1988 |
3 | Episode #1.3 | Wednesday, 30 March 1988 |
4 | Episode #1.4 | Wednesday, 30 March 1988 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Edward Woodward | Michael Royston |
Ian Charleson | Kyril |
Richard E. Grant | Sculby |
Peter Vaughan | Stanov |
Denholm Elliott | Povin |
Hugh Fraser | Peter Jackson |
Tor Stokke | Yevchenko |
John McEnery | Loshkevoi |
Espen Skjønberg | Michaelov |
Sven-Bertil Taube | Stolynovitch |
Dermot Crowley | Carter |
Peter Wight | Evans |
Catherine Neilson | Emma |
Charles Simon | Trumper |
Terence Harvey | Chairman - Magistrate's Court |
Geff Francis | Rastafarian |
Hugh Ross | Detective Fitzgerald |
Antony Carrick | Head of Staff |
James Laurenson | Sikarov |
James Cosmo | Bonham |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Patrick Dromgoole | Executive Producer |
Stein Monn-Iversen | Executive Producer |
Beryl Vertue | Producer |
Michael Guest | Producer |