Cambridge spies. Episode 2 / [written] by Peter Moffat ; producer, Mark Shivas ; director, Tim Fywell ; a BBC production in association with Perpetual Motion Pictures.

London, England : BBC Worldwide, [2003]

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This is the story of Blunt, Burgess, Philby and Maclean, the most notorious double agents in British history. In 1934 at Cambridge University, they establish a spy ring fuelled by youthful idealism, passionately committed to social justice and to fighting fascism. The four become embroiled in obtaining and passing on vital information, betraying their country to fight the evils of fascism. Enigma secrets and atomic details are given to Russian contacts as the careers of the four take them from Guernica to Vienna, New York and Washington - and a final, desperate flight to Moscow. During almost 20 years of counter-intelligence, despite their personal journeys, the four are bound by their beliefs and their secrets. This is a thriller spy story that begins with a profound closeness based on a passion for a cause, and then moves on to shared sacrifices, stress, strain, and eventually breakdown and betrayal.

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Executive producers: Gareth Neame, Laura Mackie, Sally Woodward Gentle.

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