Timewatch

Timewatch· Season 16 · Episode 11

The Gentlemen Spies

S16E11·November 18, 1997·50m·BBC Two

The first secret documents released by MI5 to the Public Records Office cover its establishment by the mysterious Vernon Kell, code-named "K", in 1909, and the fight to counter the German spy threat during the First World War. Timewatch goes behind the scenes at MI5 and features interviews with early members of the clandestine organisation.

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