''Spy Trap'' was a
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drama that ran from 1972 to 1975 on
BBC1
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, and set around "The Department", a British
counter-espionage
Counterintelligence is an activity aimed at protecting an agency's intelligence program from an opposition's intelligence service. It includes gathering information and conducting activities to prevent espionage, sabotage, assassinations or ...
organisation. It starred
Paul Daneman
Paul Frederick Daneman (29 October 1925 – 28 April 2001) was an English film, television, and theatre actor. He was successful for more than 40 years on stage, film and television.
Early life
Paul Daneman was born in Islington, London. He att ...
as Commander Paul Ryan, a naval officer and spy chief,
Prentis Hancock
Prentis Hancock (born 14 May 1942) is a British actor, best known for his television roles.
He was a regular cast member of the first season of science fiction series '' Space: 1999'' as Paul Morrow, and also appeared in a number of ''Docto ...
as Lieutenant Saunders, and
Michael Gwynn
Michael Gwynn (30 November 1916 – 29 January 1976) was an English actor. He attended Mayfield College near Mayfield, Sussex. During the Second World War he served in East Africa as a major and was adjutant to the 2nd (Nyasaland) Battalion ...
as agent Carson. Other regular cast members included
Julian Glover
Julian Wyatt Glover (born 27 March 1935) is an English classical actor with many stage, television, and film roles since commencing his career in the 1950s. He is a recipient of the Laurence Olivier Award and has performed many times for the ...
as Commander Anderson (first season only) and
Tom Adams as Major Sullivan (from the second season). ''Spy Trap'' was created by Robert Barr, who also wrote the earlier BBC TV series ''
Spycatcher
''Spycatcher: The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer'' (1987) is a memoir written by Peter Wright, former MI5 officer and Assistant Director, and co-author Paul Greengrass. He drew on his own experiences and research int ...
'', and was notable for its complex plot lines.
It ran for three seasons.
References
1970s British drama television series
BBC television dramas
1972 British television series debuts
1975 British television series endings
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