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Four-part drama about a writer recruited into espionage work by British intelligence during the First World War. Based on the writings of Somerset Maugham
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Season 1

  • The Dark Woman
    7.7/106 votes
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    The Dark Woman

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/17/1991

    A traitorous actress is pressured by threats into enticing her terrorist lover to leave the safety of neutral Switzerland and join her in France, an ally of England.

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  • The Traitor
    8.2/105 votes
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    The Traitor

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/24/1991

    A quiet Englishman, Caypor, has chosen to spend the war in Switzerland, as his wife is German. But Ashenden suspects he may be a spy, and may have to be killed.

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  • Mister Harrington's Washing
    7.7/106 votes
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    Mister Harrington's Washing

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/1/1991

    Ashenden is sent to revolutionary Russia with funds for delivery to Kerensky, the Prime Minister of the Russian Provisional Government, who England supports.

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  • The Hairless Mexican
    7.4/107 votes
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    The Hairless Mexican

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/8/1991

    Ashenden is joined by an eccentric assassin known as "the hairless Mexican" who is dangerous.

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