The Secret Agent (1992 TV series)

The Secret Agent
GenreDrama
Espionage
Based onThe Secret Agent
by Joseph Conrad
Screenplay byDusty Hughes
Directed byDavid Drury
Starring
Theme music composerBarrington Pheloung
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
ProducerColin Tucker
CinematographyAlec Curtis
EditorIan Farr
Running time180 min (UK)
Original release
NetworkBBC 2
Release28 October (1992-10-28) –
11 November 1992 (1992-11-11)
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The Secret Agent is a 1992 drama miniseries in three parts, made for the BBC. Directed by David Drury, it is the television adaptation of the 1907 novel The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad. Starring David Suchet, Cheryl Campbell, and Peter Capaldi, it was first shown in the United Kingdom from 28 October to 11 November 1992. In the U.S. it was the final production introduced for Masterpiece Theatre by host Alistair Cooke.[1]

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