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Season 1

  • S01E01 The Awakening

    • April 10, 1991
    • BBC Two

    In 1990, the Russians discover a secret room in the Kremlin that is a meticulous re-creation of London life in the 1960s. After savvy KGB agent Nina Grishina figures out that the room was used to train two agents who haven't been heard from since 1966, she sets off for England to lead the hunt.

  • S01E02 The Net Tightens

    • April 17, 1991
    • BBC Two

    Nina's arrival in London arouses the interest of the CIA, which only intensifies after the sports-obsessed London KGB chief is observed handing over a suspicious film. After their reunion, Jeremy and Albert return to their UK lives, but Albert panics when he sense his family is in danger.

  • S01E03 On The Run

    • April 24, 1991
    • BBC Two

    Together again, the sleepers take to the road in Jeremy's red Ferrari to elude the KGB stakeout. Albert's effort to reassure Sandra backfires, and she has to admit her jaded mother may be right. MI5 gets in deep, tripping over the CIA, while Nina outwits them all.

  • S01E04 Welcome Home

    • May 1, 1991
    • BBC Two

    The jig is up and the sleepers are going in. Nina begins to regret her success when she learns the truth. Meanwhile, Comrade Zorin is out of the mental hospital and back in command of the mission.