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Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game

Series 1 Episode 2

With Gordievsky's help, Britain identifies Mikhail Gorbachev as a possible new contender for Soviet leader. He could be the ticket to better relations between East and West. However, fragile steps towards diplomacy are threatened by vested interests.

Category
Documentary / History
Original air date
08/05/2024
Cast and crew
  • Kate QuineDirector
  • Saskia ReevesNarrator
  • Martin MunroOleg Gordievsky
  • Jacques TheronAldrich Ames
  • Wayne HarrisonArkady Guk
  • Retief LoubserLeonid Nikitenko