Rent Spyship: Series (1983)
3.9 of 5 from 55 ratings
5h 30min
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- Synopsis:
Enter a nightmarish world of political cover-ups with international consequences. Set in the last decade of the Cold War, this six-part BBC drama is inspired by real events. When an ordinary British fishing vessel and its 36-man crew mysteriously disappears off the coast of Norway, journalist Martin Taylor (Tom Wilkinson) is determined to find out why. His father was on board, and is now missing. His investigations soon lead him to run up against the twin barriers of Royal Navy stonewalling and an impenetrable Soviet Politburo. The notorious finale shocked audiences when it was first aired in 1983. 'Spyship' is based on the fictional novel by Brian Haynes and Tom Keene, former reporters who researched the real life sinking of the FV Gaul in 1974 which was shrouded in mystery. - Actors:
- Tom Wilkinson, Peter Eyre, Lesley Nightingale, Michael Aldridge, Paul Geoffrey, Philip Hynd, David Burke, Thorley Walters, Al Gillyon, Christine Hargreaves, Vivienne Martin, Judy Monahan, Joe Holmes, Mandy Pickard, Gaylie Runciman, Malcolm Tierney, Malcolm Hebden, Bridget McConnell
- Directors:
- Michael Custance
- Producers:
- Colin Rogers
- Writers:
- James Mitchell, Robert Smith, Brian Haynes, Tom Keene
- Studio:
- Simply Home Entertainment
- Genres:
- Drama, British TV, TV Dramas, TV Political
- Collections:
- Remembering Tom Wilkinson
