Mr Palfrey of Westminster is a British television drama produced by Thames Television for ITV which ran between 18 April 1984 and 11 June 1985.
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster | |
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Genre | Spy drama |
Directed by | Gerald Blake[1] |
Starring | Alec McCowen Clive Wood Caroline Blakiston Briony McRoberts |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Production | |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Production company | Thames Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 18 April 1984 11 June 1985 | –
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. Series 1 consisted of four one-hour episodes, and first aired on Wednesday evenings from 9.00 to 10.00pm, 18 April to 9 May 1984.[2] Series 2 consisted of six one-hour episodes and aired on Tuesdays, again from 9.00 to 10.00pm, 7 May to 11 June 1985. A subsequent play featuring Blair, "A Question of Commitment", by Philip Broadley, was first transmitted in the Storyboard anthology on 23 May 1989.
Episode number | Title | Written by | Directed by | Original airdate |
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1 | "Once Your Card Is Marked" | George Markstein | Christopher Hodson | 18 April 1984 |
2 | "The Honeypot and the Bees" | Michael Chapman | Peter Cregeen | 25 April 1984 |
3 | "The Defector" | Philip Broadley | Christopher Hodson | 1 May 1984 |
4 | "A Present from Leipzig" | Anthony Skene | Peter Cregeen | 8 May 1984 |
Episode number | Title | Written by | Directed by | Original airdate |
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5 | "Freedom from Longing" | Philip Broadley | Christopher Hodson | 7 May 1985 |
6 | "Return to Sender" | Philip Broadley | Gerald Blake | 14 May 1985 |
7 | "Music of a Dead Prophet" | Michael Chapman | John Davies | 21 May 1985 |
8 | "Official Secret" | George Markstein | Christopher Hodson | 28 May 1985 |
9 | "Spygame" | Barry Appleton | Gerald Blake | 4 June 1985 |
10 | "The Baited Trap" | Philip Broadley | John Davies | 11 June 1985 |
The complete series, including the pilot episode ("The Traitor") and the 'postscript' play transmitted in 1989 and featuring Clive Wood as Blair, was released on a 3-DVD set by Network Distributing Ltd.[3] on 16 August 2010.[4]