The Secret Agent (1992)
The Secret Agent
1992 BBC adaptation of the Joseph Conrad novel of 1907 concerning the mostly inactive spy Alfred Verloc, who is ordered by his superior Mr Vladimir to carry out a terrorist act. Verloc reluctantly plans the operation, seeking help from The Professor. Verloc is also an informant for the police and the Assistant Commissioner and Chief Inspector Heat add additional pressure on Verloc and his attempts to carry out his plan. Verloc’s subsequent actions gravely affect his wife who is devoted to her mentally unbalanced brother Stevie.
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David Suchet
as Alfred Verloc
as Alfred Verloc
Cheryl Campbell
as Winnie Verloc
as Winnie Verloc
Peter Capaldi
as Mr Vladimir
as Mr Vladimir
Warren Clarke
as Chief Inspector Heat
as Chief Inspector Heat
Janet Suzman
as Margaret, Duchess of Chester
as Margaret, Duchess of Chester
Richard Stirling
as Stevie
as Stevie
Alfred Lynch
as The Professor
as The Professor
David Schofield
as Ossipon
as Ossipon
John Benfield
as Michaelis
as Michaelis
Patrick Malahide
as Assistant Commissioner
as Assistant Commissioner
Stratford Johns
as Home Secretary
as Home Secretary
Fiona Mollison
as Annie
as Annie
Doreen Mantle
as Mrs Waller
as Mrs Waller
Nicholas Gecks
as Toodles
as Toodles
John Gabriel
as Yundt
as Yundt
David Ryall
as Wurme
as Wurme
Edmund Dehn
as Bertrand
as Bertrand
Timothy Morand
as Rocas
as Rocas
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Colin Tucker
Producer
Producer
David Drury
Director
Director
Joseph Conrad
Novel
Novel
Dusty Hughes
Writer
Writer
