The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent
Release: 1992-10-28
·★ 8.0
1992 BBC adaptation of the Joseph Conrad novel of 1907 concerning the mostly inactive spy Alfred Verloc, who is ordered by his superior Mr Vladimir to carry out a terrorist act. Verloc reluctantly plans the operation, seeking help from The Professor. Verloc is also an informant for the police and the Assistant Commissioner and Chief Inspector Heat add additional pressure on Verloc and his attempts to carry out his plan. Verloc’s subsequent actions gravely affect his wife who is devoted to her mentally unbalanced brother Stevie.
Cast
Stratford Johns
as Home Secretary
David Ryall
as Wurme
David Suchet
as Alfred Verloc
David Schofield
as Ossipon
Peter Capaldi
as Mr Vladimir
Janet Suzman
as Margaret, Duchess of Chester
John Benfield
as Michaelis
Doreen Mantle
as Mrs Waller
Edmund Dehn
as Bertrand
Alfred Lynch
as The Professor
Patrick Malahide
as Assistant Commissioner
Nicholas Gecks
as Toodles
Cheryl Campbell
as Winnie Verloc
Warren Clarke
as Chief Inspector Heat
