Ashenden
Four-part drama about a writer recruited into espionage work by British intelligence during the First World War. Based on the writings of Somerset Maugham
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.The Dark Woman
17-11-199155mA traitorous actress is pressured by threats into enticing her terrorist lover to leave the safety of neutral Switzerland and join her in France, an ally of England.
- Ep 2
2.The Traitor
24-11-199155mA quiet Englishman, Caypor, has chosen to spend the war in Switzerland, as his wife is German. But Ashenden suspects he may be a spy, and may have to be killed.
- Ep 3
3.Mister Harrington's Washing
01-12-199155mAshenden is sent to revolutionary Russia with funds for delivery to Kerensky, the Prime Minister of the Russian Provisional Government, who England supports.
- Ep 4
4.The Hairless Mexican
08-12-199155mAshenden is joined by an eccentric assassin known as "the hairless Mexican" who is dangerous.
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