| A Perfect Spy | |
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| Created by | John le Carré |
| Written by | Arthur Hopcraft |
| Directed by | Peter Smith |
| Starring | Peter Egan Ray McAnally Alan Howard Rüdiger Weigang Peggy Ashcroft Benedict Taylor |
| Theme music composer | Michael Storey |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Jonathan Powell Colin Rogers |
| Editor | Clare Douglas |
| Running time | 374 min |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC2 |
| Release | 4 November – 16 December 1987 |
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A Perfect Spy is a BBC serial adaptation of John le Carré's 1986 spy novel A Perfect Spy which was aired on BBC2 and broadcast from 4 November to 16 December 1987. It follows the career of the British MI6 spy Magnus Pym from his early days as a schoolboy to his eventual disappearance as a suspected agent of the Czech secret service. The series was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries and the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series in 1988.