An Englishman Abroad

An Englishman Abroad
Written byAlan Bennett
Directed byJohn Schlesinger
StarringAlan Bates
Coral Browne
Charles Gray
ComposerGeorge Fenton
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerInnes Lloyd
Running time60 min.
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC 1
Release29 November 1983 (1983-11-29)
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An Englishman Abroad is a 1983 BBC television drama film based on the true story of a chance meeting of actress Coral Browne with Guy Burgess, a member of the Cambridge spy ring who spied for the Soviet Union while an officer at MI6. The production was written by Alan Bennett and directed by John Schlesinger. Browne stars as herself.