Cold Warrior (1984)

Cold Warrior is a 1984 BBC One television series written by Arden Winch, based around the character of Captain Aubrey Percival (Michael Denison), first introduced in the 1981 thriller serial Blood Money. Moving away from the serial format of Blood Money and Skorpion, Cold Warrior consists of eight standalone episodes, which sees Percival dealing with various threats to national security.

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Michael Denison
Michael Denison
as Captain Aubrey Percival, SIS
Lucy Fleming
Lucy Fleming
as Jo
David Swift
David Swift
as Sir William Logie
Michael O'Hagan
Michael O'Hagan
as Detective Chief Superintendent as Detective Chief Superintendant
Neil Stacy
Neil Stacy
as Giles de Vere
Philip Bond
Philip Bond
as Lord Stoneway
Allan Corduner
Allan Corduner
as Joachim Maasen
Andrew Robertson
Andrew Robertson
as Andrew Dickson
Diana Weston
Diana Weston
as Laura de Vere
Ron Pember
Ron Pember
as John Palmer
Michael Wynne
Michael Wynne
as Dieter Gisevius
Rex Robinson
Rex Robinson
as Tommy
Douglas Reith
Douglas Reith
as Ferris
David Caddick
David Caddick
as Mayas Kopacsi
Roger Walker
Roger Walker
as Detective Sergeant Anderson
Catherine Rabett
Catherine Rabett
as Girl in Car
Colin Starkey
Colin Starkey
as Lefkin
Jane Collins
Jane Collins
as Sheila Richards
Patrick Newell
Patrick Newell
as Thomas Agnew
Julian Fellowes
Julian Fellowes
as Malcolm Russell
Sebastian Breaks
Sebastian Breaks
as Jack Talbot
Alibe Parsons
Alibe Parsons
as Joan Winter
Rupert Frazer
Rupert Frazer
as Ewan Benman
Eugene Lipinski
Eugene Lipinski
as Krotkin
Michael Walker
Michael Walker
as Wilkins
Bruce Boa
Bruce Boa
as Colonel Elliott
Charles Stapley
Charles Stapley
as Group Captain Harvey
Harry Fielder
Harry Fielder
as Taxi Driver
David Lyn
David Lyn
as Sir Robert Constable
Stephen Greif
Stephen Greif
as Doctor Mohammed Riffi
Michael Lees
Michael Lees
as Willi Herman
Paul Chapman
Paul Chapman
as Doctor Marfurt
Michael Sheard
Michael Sheard
as Professor Berner
James Griffiths
James Griffiths
as Doctor Fabian
Kevork Malikyan
Kevork Malikyan
as Yussif
Christopher Reich
Christopher Reich
as Hamid
Stephen Kemble
Stephen Kemble
as Klaus
John Carlin
John Carlin
as Hotel Manager
Joseph Karimbeik
Joseph Karimbeik
as Dinek
Metin Marlow
Metin Marlow
as Rafiq
Peter Whitbread
Peter Whitbread
as Superintendent Ash
Patrick Jordan
Patrick Jordan
as Commander Betteridge
Arnold Yarrow
Arnold Yarrow
as Graarud
John Lester
John Lester
as Immigration Officer
George Gabriel
George Gabriel
as Yuri Semanov
Charles Morgan
Charles Morgan
as Roberts
Adrienne Burgess
Adrienne Burgess
as Jane Minto
Godfrey James
Godfrey James
as Latimer
Martin Cochrane
Martin Cochrane
as Richard Ellison
Madhav Sharma
Madhav Sharma
as Michael
Michael Redfern
Michael Redfern
as Usher
Betsan Jones
Betsan Jones
as Woman by Taxi
Ian Ratcliffe
Ian Ratcliffe
as Man by Taxi
Edward de Souza
Edward de Souza
as Fernandes
Dulcie Gray
Dulcie Gray
as Cecily Broome
David Dixon
David Dixon
as Frank Liscombe
Francesca Gonshaw
Francesca Gonshaw
as Amanda
Tracey Childs
Tracey Childs
as Sophie Fitzgerald
Hubert Rees
Hubert Rees
as Spalding
Jennifer Hill
Jennifer Hill
as Landlady
Alan Penn
Alan Penn
as Yefgeni Karyagin
Shelagh Gough
Shelagh Gough
as Security Lady
Joan Blackham
Joan Blackham
as Scientist
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Bright sting

  • 1x2

    Dead wrong

  • 1x3

    What's good for general bullmoose

  • 1x4

    The man from damascus

  • 1x5

    The immigrants

  • 1x6

    The sprat

  • 1x7

    A message from trebizond

  • 1x8

    Hook, line and sinker

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