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Reilly: Ace of Spies
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Reilly: Ace of Spies

1983-09-05 · 50 min / episode · ★ 7.0

Crime · Drama

Reilly, Ace of Spies is a 1983 television miniseries dramatising the life of Sidney Reilly, a Russian Jew who became one of the greatest spies ever to work for the British. Among his exploits, in the early 20th-century, were the infiltration of the German General Staff in 1917 and a near-overthrow of the Bolsheviks in 1918. His reputation with women was as legendary as his genius for espionage.

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Creators
Troy Kennedy Martin
Production companies
Thames Television, Euston Films
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Sam NeillSam NeillSidney Reilly

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