Sleepers (1991– )

Amidst the thaw of glasnost, the Kremlin discovers that two Soviet agents, sent to England under deep cover in 1965, have been "lost." A beautiful and ambitious Russian agent, sent to ... See full summary »

Stars:

Nigel Havers, Warren Clarke, David Calder

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Nigel Havers	...	Jeremy Coward (4 episodes, 1991)
Warren Clarke	...	Albert Robinson (4 episodes, 1991)
David Calder	...	Victor Chekhov (4 episodes, 1991)
Michael Gough	...	Andrei Zorin (4 episodes, 1991)
Joanna Kanska	...	Maj. Nina Grishina (4 episodes, 1991)
Christopher Rozycki	...	Oleg Petrovski (4 episodes, 1991)
Richard Huw	...	Igor Kostov (4 episodes, 1991)
Alan David	...	K1 (4 episodes, 1991)
William Chubb	...	George Wetherby (4 episodes, 1991)
Angus MacInnes	...	Bill Sullivan (4 episodes, 1991)
Ricco Ross	...	Karl Richfield (4 episodes, 1991)
Annie Hulley	...	Sandra Robinson (4 episodes, 1991)
Candida Gubbins	...	Alison (4 episodes, 1991)
Jane Nash	...	Serena (4 episodes, 1991)
Tara Moohan	...	Sharon Robinson (4 episodes, 1991)
Barbara Young	...	Elsie (3 episodes, 1991)
Andrzej Borkowski	...	Doctor (3 episodes, 1991)
Ian Taylor	...	Gary Robinson (3 episodes, 1991)
Spencer Ridgway	...	Wayne Robinson (3 episodes, 1991)
James Smith	...	Roger Stanley (2 episodes, 1991)
Patrick Moore	...	Policeman (2 episodes, 1991)
John Flanagan	...	Bob Riley (2 episodes, 1991)
Andrew McCulloch	...	Donald (2 episodes, 1991)
Richard Durden	...	Rev. David Bancroft (2 episodes, 1991)

Storyline

Amidst the thaw of glasnost, the Kremlin discovers that two Soviet agents, sent to England under deep cover in 1965, have been "lost." A beautiful and ambitious Russian agent, sent to London to track them down, becomes embroiled in a tangle of CIA, KGB and MI-5 plots and counter-plots as the two lost agents, now utterly assimilated, try to avoid detection.

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Plot Keywords:

marriage | spy | love | bureaucracy | cross cultural | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 April 1991 (UK)

Also Known As:

Oi praktores

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Cinema Verity

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min 55 min (4 episodes)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Fantastic story

"Sleepers" is the story of two KGB moles sent to Britain in the mid-60s for the purpose of establishing legends. After twenty-five years the KGB has forgotten all about these guys, but that is soon to change. The KGB accidentally stumbles across their identities in a database and starts researching who they are and why the were sent to England. The KGB now wants to find them and bring them back. Only problem is these two guys have essentially crossed cultural lines and become more British than Russian and, needless to say, do not want to return to the Soviet Union. This story is both funny and somewhat melancholy. Superb performances by all the cast. A great story that puts a rather novel spin on the spy genre. You won't be disappointed.