| Title |
The secret agent. |
| Published |
Australia Australian Broadcasting Corporation Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment, [2016]. |
| ©2016 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (180 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Sound Characteristics |
digital optical stereo Dolby |
| Video Characteristics |
DVD PAL |
| Digital File Characteristics |
video file DVD video region 4 |
| Form of Work |
Television program |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Roadshow : R-125275-9. |
| Originally broadcast in the United Kindom on the BBC One television network during 2016. |
| The Secret Agent is a three-part British espionage television drama serial based on the 1907 novel The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad. |
| An explosive and heart-breaking adaptation of Joseph Conrad's classic novel of terrorism, espionage and betrayal"--Container. |
| "Terrorism. Espionage. Betrayal. 1886"--Container. |
| Contents |
Episode 1 -- Episode 2 -- Episode 3. |
| Credits |
Director, Charles McDougall ; Screenwriter, Tony Marchant. |
| Performers |
Toby Jones, Vicky McClure, Stephen Graham, Ian Hart. |
| Summary |
Set in Victorian London, the drama follows Soho shopkeeper Verloc as he becomes increasingly involved in espionage and terrorism. Unknown to his wife Winnie, Verloc is employed by the Russian embassy to spy on a dangerous anarchist group and is tasked with bombing Greenwich Observatory so it can be blamed on the anarchists. As Chief Inspector Heat becomes more aware of his suspicious activities, Verloc uses his vulnerable brother-in-law Stevie to help him carry out his mission. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : MA15+. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby digital 2.0 stereo, PAL, Region 4, anamorphic widescreen 16:9, fullframe 1.78:1. |
| Language note |
In English. No subtitles. [CC] English Captions (Descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired). |
| Subjects |
Conrad, Joseph, -- 1857-1924 -- Television adaptations |
| Royal Greenwich Observatory -- Drama |
| Anarchists -- Drama |
| Anarchism -- Drama |
| Bombings -- Drama |
| Radicalism -- Drama |
| Conspiracies -- England -- London -- Drama |
| Terrorism -- Drama |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Television adaptations |
| London (England) -- Drama |
| Genre |
Thrillers (Television programs) |
| Action and adventure television programs |
| Television crime shows |
| Detective and mystery television programs |
| Fiction television programs |
| Other Names |
Television adaptation of (work). Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. Secret agent. |
| McDougall, Charles director. |
| Marchant, Tony, 1959- screenwriter. |
| Jones, Toby, 1967- 1966-, actor. |
| McClure, Vicky, 1983- actor. |
| Graham, Stephen, 1973- actor. |
| Hart, Ian, 1964- actor. |
| Added Title |
Secret agent (Television program) |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
- Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. Secret agent .
- Graham, Stephen, 1973- .
- Hart, Ian, 1964- .
- Jones, Toby, 1967- .
- Marchant, Tony, 1959- .
- McClure, Vicky, 1983- .
- McDougall, Charles .
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