Codename: Kyril (1988–1988)

TV ShowEndedITV1War & Politics1 season, 2 episodes
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Plot

During the Cold War, a secret operative is dispatched to ferret out a suspected double agent within the KGB.

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Episodes by season

Season012Episodes1988Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Episode 1March 29, 1988—MI6 boss Michael Royston is asked over to MI5 when they became a aware of the arrest of a KGB treasurer. Victor Loshkevoi has been in the co
  2. S01E02Episode 2March 30, 1988—

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Cast

Edward WoodwardEdward WoodwardMichael RoystonIan CharlesonIan CharlesonKyrilJoss AcklandJoss Ackland'C'Richard E. GrantRichard E. GrantSculbyPeter VaughanPeter VaughanStanovDenholm ElliottDenholm ElliottPovinHugh FraserHugh FraserPeter Jackson
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