CAMBRIDGE SPIES

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• Release Year: 2003
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: The story of the most infamous spies in British history.; ; In 1934, four brilliant young men at Cambridge University are recruited to spy for Russia. Fueled by youthful idealism, a passion for social justice, a talent for lying and a hatred for fascism, the four take huge personal risks to pass Britain's biggest secrets to Moscow. ; ; Guy Burgess - the noisiest spy in the history of espionage, wickedly gifted, full of nerve and verve and drenched in sex and scotch.; ; Anthony Blunt - the coolest of them all, he's viciously funny, terrifyingly clever, and capable of leading several separate lives at once.; ; Kim Philby - the best spy of the lot, becoming head of counter intelligence in M16, 'stopping people like me becoming people like me.'; ; Donald Maclean - a savagely split personality; warm and funny, then drunk, wild and confessional; two characters in one double agent.; ; Across almost 20 years of spying and treachery, despite their personal journeys, the four are bound by their beliefs and their secrets. They know more about each other than their wives or lovers can ever know. And they are bound by the knowledge that there is one absolute certainty - they stand or fall together.; ; Starring four of Britain's most talented young actors, this epic yet intimate drama brings one of the twentieth century's most compelling true stories to exciting new life.
• Cast: Tom Hollander; Samuel West; Rupert Penry-Jones; Toby Stephens; Jenna Harrison; Simon Woods; Colin Higgins; Daniel Hart; Patrick Kennedy; Adam Blackwood; Peter Eyre; Nicholas Burns; Marcel Iures; Lisa Dillon; Leon Lissek; Stuart Laing; Michael Parkhouse; Miles Richardson; Alejandra Herzberg; Nicholas Day; Simon Jones; Simon Masterton Smith; Julian Firth; Matthew Bell; John Warnaby; Geoffrey Harris; Philip Anthony; Mark Shivas; Gillian Goodman; Jeanne Hepple; Michelle Newell; Benedict Cumberbatch; Freddie Stevenson; Nancy Carroll; Mireia Rojo; Manuel Munoz; Annabel Mullion; Emma Davies; John Guerrasio; Nancy Crane; Thaddeus Small; Alberto Martin Alvarez; Christopher James; Imelda Staunton; Mary Jo Randle; Christiane Spivey; Anna-Louise Plowman; Darrell D'Silva; Ben Meyjes; Ian Shaw; David Savile; Ronald Pickup; Angus Wright; John Light; Kate Ford; Anthony Andrews; Jonathan Burn; Alastair Galbraith; Boris Isarov; Kathryn Akin; Lee Colley; Joe Searby; Lucy Russell; James Fox; Martin McDougall; Garrick Hagon; Charles Cartmell; Tim Fywell
• Director: Tim Fywell
• Runtime: 4:00
• Company: BBC Home Video
• Media Format: Series