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Episode Two

The group go underground as part of the establishment: Blunt is close to the royal family, Maclean joins the Foreign Office, Burgess is in MI5 and Philby is a right-wing journalist. Spain tests Burgess and Philby. Burgess's lover Julian Bell goes to die fighting for the republic. However, Burgess can't blow his cover to support him and is affected by this betrayal. Philby, reporting from Spain, fails to carry out orders from his Soviet control, Otto, to assassinate Franco. Philby flees Spain and survives, but his betrayal costs Otto his life.When Stalin signs a non-agression pact with Nazi Germany, all four feel betrayed as their struggles against fascism have been turned upside down.

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  • Originally Aired May 16, 2003
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network BBC Two
  • Created August 4, 2016 by
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  • Modified March 13, 2025 by
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Name Type Role
Peter Moffat Writer
Aleksandra Hertzberg Guest Star
Philip Anthony Guest Star
Julian Firth Guest Star
Mary Jo Randle Guest Star
Nancy Crane Guest Star
Alberto Martin Alvarez Guest Star
Simon Jones Guest Star
Michelle Newell Guest Star
Geoffrey Harris Guest Star
Simon Masterton-Smith Guest Star
Micha Guest Star
Freddie Stevenson Guest Star
Benedict Cumberbatch Guest Star
Miles Richardson Guest Star
John Warnaby Guest Star
Gillian Goodman Guest Star
Tim Fywell Director