"Cambridge Spies" (2003) TV mini-series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

9 May 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | History

Plot Keywords:

Dancing | Car Crashes Through A Fence | Water Fountain | Billiards | War Planning

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Tom Hollander	...	Guy Burgess (4 episodes, 2003)
Toby Stephens	...	Kim Philby (4 episodes, 2003)
Rupert Penry-Jones	...	Donald Maclean (4 episodes, 2003)
Samuel West	...	Anthony Blunt (4 episodes, 2003)
Stuart Laing	...	Jack Hewit (3 episodes, 2003)
Darrell D'Silva	...	Henry (2 episodes, 2003)
Anna-Louise Plowman	...	Melinda Maclean (2 episodes, 2003)
Ronald Pickup	...	Colonel Winter (2 episodes, 2003)
Marcel Iures	...	Otto (2 episodes, 2003)
Angus Wright	...	Guy Liddell (2 episodes, 2003)
Patrick Kennedy	...	Julian Bell (2 episodes, 2003)
Colin Higgins	...	Porter (2 episodes, 2003)
John Light	...	James Angleton (2 episodes, 2003)
Imelda Staunton	...	The Queen (2 episodes, 2003)

Series Directed by
Tim Fywell		(4 episodes, 2003)

Series Writing credits
Peter Moffat		(4 episodes, 2003)

Series Produced by
Alison Gee	....	co-producer (4 episodes, 2003)
Laura Mackie	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2003)
Gareth Neame	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2003)
Mark Shivas	....	producer (4 episodes, 2003)
Sally Woodward Gentle	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2003)

Series Original Music by
John Lunn		(4 episodes, 2003)

Series Cinematography by
David Higgs		(4 episodes, 2003)

Series Film Editing by
Chris Gill		(4 episodes, 2003)

Series Casting by
Karen Lindsay-Stewart		(4 episodes, 2003)

Series Production Design by
Mike Gunn		(4 episodes, 2003)

Series Art Direction by
Hannah Moseley		(unknown episodes)
Emer O'Sullivan		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Tina Jones		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Charlotte Walter		(4 episodes, 2003)

Series Makeup Department
Lisa Westcott	....	hair designer / makeup designer (4 episodes, 2003)
Jayne Buxton	....	hair stylist / makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Julie Dartnell	....	hair stylist / makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Polly Fehily	....	hair stylist / makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Bea Millas	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Toby Eliot	....	unit manager (unknown episodes)
Nicholas Leslie	....	production manager (unknown episodes)
Charlie Woodhouse	....	production manager: Spain (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Fry	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Lee Grumett	....	third assistant director (unknown episodes)
Karn Webster	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Ignacio J. Santeugini	....	construction manager (4 episodes, 2003)
Louis Turner	....	set dresser (4 episodes, 2003)
Brian Aldridge	....	stand-by props (unknown episodes)
Christine Buttner	....	graphic designer (unknown episodes)
Stephen Campbell	....	stand-by art director (unknown episodes)
Garry Dawson	....	stand-by props (unknown episodes)
Kevin Day	....	stand-by props (unknown episodes)
Clare Holton	....	art department assistant (unknown episodes)
Paul Humbles	....	dressing props (unknown episodes)
Robert Jones	....	production buyer (unknown episodes)
Warren Lever	....	carpenter (unknown episodes)
Kevin McGuinness	....	dressing props (unknown episodes)
David Reilly	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Paul Turner	....	dressing props (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Richard Manton	....	production sound mixer (4 episodes, 2003)
Steve Fish	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Dan Green	....	adr recordist (unknown episodes)
Tom Jessup	....	sound assistant (unknown episodes)
Dan Johnson	....	assistant dubbing mixer (unknown episodes)
Hugh Johnson	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Gareth Llewellyn	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Bernard O'Reilly	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Andre Schmidt	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Barnaby Smyth	....	foley editor (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Colin Gorry	....	visual effects designer (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Jim Dowdall	....	stunt arranger (4 episodes, 2003)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Gabriel Hyman	....	camera trainee (2 episodes, 2003)
Nick Beeks-Sanders	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Andy Bell	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Dan Fontaine	....	best boy (unknown episodes)
Stewart Hadley	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Suzi Jacobson	....	clapper loader (unknown episodes)
Nic Lawson	....	focus puller (unknown episodes)
Steve Weightman	....	key grip (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Richard Cooke	....	assistant costume designer (unknown episodes)
Natalie Richmond Elvy	....	costume supervisor (unknown episodes)
Luan Placks	....	costume assistant (unknown episodes)
Caroline Rigby	....	costume assistant (unknown episodes)
Marie Ross	....	costume assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Kevin Horsewood	....	colorist (unknown episodes)
Ulrike Münch	....	assistant film editor (unknown episodes)
John Pearce	....	on-line editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Paul Golding	....	music scoring engineer (4 episodes, 2003)

Series Transportation Department
John Armistead	....	unit driver (4 episodes, 2003)
Derek McPhail	....	unit driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Noelle Morris	....	script editor (4 episodes, 2003)
Jane Gibson	....	choreographer (2 episodes, 2003)
Biola Bankole	....	assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
Andy Eliot	....	location manager: Spain (unknown episodes)
Peter Foster	....	daily floor runner (unknown episodes)
Lindsay Grant	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Howard Kingston	....	production executive (unknown episodes)
Jill McCullough	....	dialect coach (unknown episodes)
Richard Moat	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Sharon Moran	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Andy Pavord	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Patricia Scanlon	....	production secretary (unknown episodes)
Joy Scott	....	floor runner (unknown episodes)
Nathan Woods	....	production accountant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Perpetual Motion

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2003) (UK) (TV) (original airing)
• BBC Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Just Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Mad Dog Casting  extras casting
• Wood Hall Catering  catering

Also Known As:

Runtime:

235 min (4 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Goofs:

Factual errors: Anthony Blunt is given a sporran by "Queen Mary". The Queen he is seen conferring with several times is Queen Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother.

Quotes:

Anthony Blunt:Even when you're silent the noise is remarkable.
Guy Burgess:Noise?
Anthony Blunt:The noise of your heart pumping away on your sleeve. The cacophony of your gawp.
Guy Burgess:Does it show that much?

Movie Connections:

Version of Philby, Burgess and Maclean (1977) (TV)

Cambridge Spies is excellent

What a superb series the BBC has made in Cambridge Spies! The cast are really fantastic. My favourite actor has to be Imelda Staunton as the late Queen Mother. She has some of the best lines and delivers them so well. The leads are cast very well indeed. Tom Hollander is suitably seedy as Guy Burgess, Samuel West is very starchy and upper class as Blunt, Rupert Penry-Jones is wonderful as the handsome but flawed Donald Maclean and Toby Stephens is delightfully dislikable as Kim Philby. These characters are thoroughly entertaining and horrible in the extreme in their betrayal of King and Country. The cloak and dagger feel of the piece is wonderful. The settings are really great too. Cambridge is so beautiful. The writers should be congratulated in keeping the pace moving so well. All in all BBC you have done it again. I wish we saw more quality drama like Cambridge Spies!