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An Affair with a Married Woman

An Affair with a Married Woman

1983TV Episode⏱️ 1h 19mTV-MA
CrimeDramaHistory
⭐ 7.3
IMDB Rating
123 votes

A Russian born Jew, recruited by British Intelligence in 1901 to obtain intelligence on Russian oil fields, is detained in a provincial town under suspicion.

Director
Jim Goddard
Writers
N/A
Stars
Sam Neill, Leo McKern, Norman Rodway
Release Date
September 5, 1983
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Sam Neill
Sam Neill
as Sidney Reilly
Leo McKern
Leo McKern
as Zaharov
Norman Rodway
Norman Rodway
as Cummings
Peter Egan
Peter Egan
as Fothergill
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Jeananne Crowley
as Margaret
John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Davies
as Tanyatos
Sebastian Shaw
Sebastian Shaw
as Reverend Thomas
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Denis Holmes
as Admiral Fisher
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John Hart Dyke
as Pomeroy
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John Monckton
as Elliott

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
England, UK
Production
Thames Television, Euston Films

🏷️ Keywords

russianjewclericdysfunctional marriagesecret agent

🎯 Categories

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⭐ Featured Review

Unexpectedly dull
by Dcamplisson β€’ 2019-04-26
2/10

"When I saw some notes that this was the character that James Bond ( zero zero seven) was based on I expected it to be fascinating and dramatic. Sadly it was unexpectedly dull. Although the locations were at time exotic, the characters moved around them without any apparent sense or urgency. The needs to escape at any cost was discussed but nothing supported it. The curmudgeonly clergyman and the put upon wife seemed two dimensional. And the agent suffered a doctor who like detachment and coolness. This may well be a requisite of secret agents, but it means that actions are undramatic as there ..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

The series uses Dimitri Shoshtakovich's "The Gadfly Suite" as a theme song.

πŸ“– Synopsis

A Russian born Jew, recruited by British Intelligence in 1901 to obtain intelligence on Russian oil fields, is detained in a provincial town under suspicion.