Spy! John Vassall (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Crime, Drama

Spy!

John Vassall (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Crime, Drama

John Vassall, a minor Foreign Office official, succumbs to his homosexual urges on a trip to Moscow and finds himself being blackmailed by the KGB into becoming one of their spies.

Director

Ben Rea

Writers

Ruth Carter | Allan Prior (creator)

Producer

Frank Cox

Editor

Eric Brown

Production Designer

Andy Dimond

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 13, 1980

Release date

Jan 13, 1980 (United Kingdom)

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
John Normington John Vassall John Vassall See fewer	Rollerball (1975)
Paul Bacon Joxe Joxe See fewer	The Big Pull (1962)
Hugh Lund Airline steward Airline steward See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Janette Legge Registry clerk Registry clerk See fewer	Pride and Prejudice (1967)
John Nettleton Captain Bennett Captain Bennett See fewer	A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Christopher Benjamin Mikhailski Mikhailski See fewer	The Plague Dogs (1982)
Richard Mayes Military attaché Military attaché See fewer	Top Secret! (1984)
Sheila Beckett Lady Hayter Lady Hayter See fewer	BBC Play of the Month (1965)
Andrew MacLachlan Miles Miles See fewer	Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
Ben Aris Skier Skier See fewer	Get Carter (1971)
Nicolas Chagrin Russian Russian See fewer	Suite Française (2014)
Alexei Jawdokimov Russian Russian See fewer	Firefox (1982)
Judith Lee Rosalind Rosalind See fewer	Spy! (1980)
Alan Hunter Sergei Sergei See fewer	EastEnders (1985)
Clive Hornby Ivan Ivan See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
John Abineri KGB interrogator KGB interrogator See fewer	The Last of the Mohicans (1971)
Yuri Borienko KGB member KGB member See fewer	On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
John Baker KGB member KGB member See fewer	Uncle Silas (1989)
Victor Langley Security guard Security guard See fewer	Murder by Decree (1979)
Kevin Stoney Gregory Gregory See fewer	Cash on Demand (1961)
Dennis Edwards Sherwood Sherwood See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Alexander John Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Sense and Sensibility (1995)