The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

Oct. 28, 1992

1992 BBC adaptation of the Joseph Conrad novel of 1907 concerning the mostly inactive spy Alfred Verloc, who is ordered by his superior Mr Vladimir to carry out a terrorist act. Verloc reluctantly plans the operation, seeking help from The Professor. Verloc is also an informant for the police and the Assistant Commissioner and Chief Inspector Heat add additional pressure on Verloc and his attempts to carry out his plan. Verloc’s subsequent actions gravely affect his wife who is devoted to her mentally unbalanced brother Stevie.

The Secret Agent

Oct. 28, 1992

The Secret Agent
1992 BBC adaptation of the Joseph Conrad novel of 1907 concerning the mostly inactive spy Alfred Verloc, who is ordered by his superior Mr Vladimir to carry out a terrorist act. Verloc reluctantly plans the operation, seeking help from The Professor. Verloc is also an informant for the police and the Assistant Commissioner and Chief Inspector Heat add additional pressure on Verloc and his attempts to carry out his plan. Verloc’s subsequent actions gravely affect his wife who is devoted to her mentally unbalanced brother Stevie.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers
Original title The Secret Agent
Directors David Drury
Writers Dusty Hughes, Joseph Conrad

Cast

David Suchet

as Alfred Verloc

Cheryl Campbell

as Winnie Verloc

Peter Capaldi

as Mr Vladimir

Warren Clarke

as Chief Inspector Heat

Janet Suzman

as Margaret, Duchess of Chester

Richard Stirling

as Stevie

Alfred Lynch

as The Professor

David Schofield

as Ossipon

John Benfield

as Michaelis

Patrick Malahide

as Assistant Commissioner

Stratford Johns

as Home Secretary

Fiona Mollison

as Annie

Doreen Mantle

as Mrs Waller

Nicholas Gecks

as Toodles

John Gabriel

as Yundt

David Ryall

as Wurme

Edmund Dehn

as Bertrand

Timothy Morand

as Rocas