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- But in the cloak-and-dagger world of the British security services, mild-mannered Mr. Palfrey (Golden Globe nominee Alec McCowen, Travels with My Aunt) is an invaluable player in the spy game. A master of counter-espionage and a spy-catcher extraordinaire, he's smart, discreet, cunning--and likes to do things his own way.
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Mr Palfrey is a mild, middle-aged man—the epitome of a middle-ranking British civil servant. He is also a spy. [citation needed] Two series in total were made, in addition to the pilot. The pilot, "The Traitor", by George Markstein, aired as part of Thames Television's Storyboard anthology on 23 August 1983.
A master of counter-espionage and a spy-catcher extraordinaire, he's smart, discreet, cunning--and likes to do things his own way. His new boss quickly realizes the talents and dangers of the deceptively charming, utterly ruthless Palfrey.
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- 1984-04-18
- Drama
- 60
Aug 5, 2019 · They all agree, though, that Mr. Palfrey is an extraordinary spy hunter--though he claims that he is simply a civil servant. Set in the 1980s, Mr. Palfrey of Westminster is a first-rate, cerebral espionage drama that aired for two seasons on Thames Television in Great Britain and on PBS in the U.S. Star Alec McCowen first appeared as Palfrey in ...
Except in reality, Mr Palfrey is a master of counterespionage and a spy-catcher extraordinaire. Based on the pilot episode, Thames Television commissioned a four-episode series of Mr Palfrey of Westminster which debuted on 18 April 1984.
A master of counter-espionage and a spy-catcher extraordinaire, he's smart, discreet, cunning--and likes to do things his own way. His new boss quickly realizes the talents and dangers of the deceptively charming, utterly ruthless Palfrey.
In London he met Paul Wentworth, recently recruited by the British Secret Service. Wentworth arranged for Bancroft to meet Secret Service chief William Eden and Lords Suffolk and Weymouth, where Bancroft agreed to become a spy for Britain.
Mr Palfrey is a mild, middle-aged man—the epitome of a middle-ranking British civil servant. He is also a spy. [citation needed] Two series in total were made, in addition to the pilot. The pilot, "The Traitor", by George Markstein, aired as part of Thames Television's Storyboard anthology on 23 August 1983.
