Cold War Killers (TV 1986)

A missing 1950s era airplane is found 27 years later at the bottom of a lake. British and Soviet spy agencies are intensely interested.

Director:

William Brayne

Writers:

Anthony Price (novel), Murray Smith (screenplay)

Stars:

Martin Dale, Peter Ivatts, Mike Lane

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Martin Dale	...	Hardwick
Peter Ivatts	...	Walton
Mike Lane	...	Foreman
Terence Stamp	...	David Audley
Robin Sachs	...	Hugh Roskill
Michael Culver	...	Nick Hannah
John Horsley	...	Sir Alec Russell
John Rowe	...	Guy Llewellyn
Christopher Ruczyczi	...	Gurieff
Bill Croasdale	...	Vicar
Tessa Worsley	...	Mrs. Jones
Tony Steadman	...	Gilbert Jones
Carmen Du Sautoy	...	Faith Steerforth
George Pravda	...	Igor Panin
Carolyn Colquhoun	...	Grace Appleby

Storyline

While draining a small lake to make room for a new housing development, a crew finds the wreckage of an old missing Cold War-era British Air Force bomber, with the remains of the pilot at the controls. An investigator assigned by British Military Intelligence to find out what happened soon discovers that there's more to the incident than there appears to be, and it involves smuggling, the black market, the Russian KGB, the Nazi SS and a series of murders.

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Plot Keywords:

kgb | nazi | espionage | based on novel

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Genres:

Thriller | War

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by The Alamut Ambush (1986)

User Reviews

Very good for TV

I got this on one of those bulk, el cheapo DVD sets you find at department stores. I was very surprised at the quality of production, writing and acting.

The ending is a bit quick but believable. None of the characters, even the bad guys, are hollow. They all have some depth.

No one is a fool and most folks are quite clever. It is very heady and intellectual at times and even rather funny in other.

It is well cast and never dull.

It is the best of 80's British TV.

I really enjoyed it. If you find it, I recommend you watch it.