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Reilly, Ace of Spies is a 1983 television miniseries dramatizing the life of Sidney Reilly, a Russian Jew who became one of the greatest spies ever to work for the British. Among his exploits, in the early 20th century, were the infiltration of the German General Staff in 1917 and a near-overthrow of the Bolsheviks in 1918. His reputation with women was as legendary as his genius for espionage.
Original Release
09/05/1983
US Release
09/05/1983
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sam Neill | Sidney Reilly |
| Michael Bryant | Narrator |
| Norman Rodway | Cummings |
| Tom Bell | Dzerzhinsky |
| Hugh Fraser | Hill |
| Jeananne Crowley | Margaret |
| Clive Merrison | Savinkov |
| Leo McKern | Zaharov |
| Peter Egan | Fothergill |
| Brian Protheroe | Grammaticoff |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Affair with a Married Woman | Monday, 05 September 1983 |
| 2 | Prelude to War | Wednesday, 07 September 1983 |
| 3 | The Visiting Fireman | Wednesday, 14 September 1983 |
| 4 | Anna | Wednesday, 21 September 1983 |
| 5 | Dreadnoughts and Crosses | Wednesday, 28 September 1983 |
| 6 | Dreadnoughts and Doublecrosses | Wednesday, 05 October 1983 |
| 7 | Gambit | Wednesday, 12 October 1983 |
| 8 | Endgame | Wednesday, 19 October 1983 |
| 9 | After Moscow | Wednesday, 26 October 1983 |
| 10 | The Trust | Wednesday, 02 November 1983 |
| 11 | The Last Journey | Wednesday, 09 November 1983 |
| 12 | Shutdown | Wednesday, 16 November 1983 |
Directors
Writers
Tennys Sandgren, R.H. Bruce Lockhart, Troy Kennedy Martin
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sam Neill | Sidney Reilly |
| Michael Bryant | Narrator |
| Norman Rodway | Cummings |
| Tom Bell | Dzerzhinsky |
| Hugh Fraser | Hill |
| Jeananne Crowley | Margaret |
| Clive Merrison | Savinkov |
| Leo McKern | Zaharov |
| Peter Egan | Fothergill |
| Brian Protheroe | Grammaticoff |
| Malcolm Terris | Sykes |
| Celia Gregory | Nadia Massino / Nadia |
| Laura Davenport | Pepita |
| Kenneth Cranham | Lenin |
| Ian Charleson | Lockhart |
| Anthony Higgins | Trilisser |
| Frances Barber | Dagmara |
| Bogdan Kominowski | Peters |
| John Castle | Count Massino |
| Joanne Pearce | Caryll Houselander |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Verity Lambert | Executive Producer |
| Chris Burt | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1985 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1984 | Emmy | Outstanding Limited Series | Nominated |
