TV series
Codename
1970 · 1 season
A talky, quietly tense Cold War spy drama that rewards attention with tangled loyalties and understated intrigue.
- Created by
- Bill Hays, David Sullivan Proudfoot
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Alexandra Bastedo, Clifford Evans, Anthony Valentine
- Overview
- Codename, which premiered in April 1970, was about the secretive MI17 Spy Organisation of the same name based in the residential hall of a Cambridge College. Eventually the series attained a more international flavour, although its base was always in Great Britain. Primarily Codename dealt with the themes of espionage and counter-espionage at the time of the Cold War of the sixties. Its cast contained many of Great Britain's most versatile and talented actors.
- How it feels
- Tense, earnest and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Conspiracy, deception, loyalty, politics
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Bill Hays, David Sullivan Proudfoot
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Alexandra Bastedo, Clifford Evans, Anthony Valentine
