The Secret Agent

Ended Sunday / 7:00pm BBC One 60 min.
The psychological thriller follows the story of Verloc, owner of a seedy shop in the heart of Victorian Soho. Unbeknownst to his loyal wife Winnie, Verloc also works for the Russian embassy, spying on a group of anarchists. The Russians are furious with the English establishment's indifference to the anarchist threat gripping the rest of Europe. So Verloc is assigned a mission: blow up the Greenwich Observatory and make it look like a terrorist attack to provoke a crackdown. Should he fail, Verloc's real identity as a spy will be exposed to his vicious comrades.

Season 1

3 Episodes

Episode 3 1x03
While Chief Inspector Heat struggles to makes sense of the plot behind the Greenwich bomb, Winnie is devastated by the news of Verloc's role in the outrage.
Jul 31 2016
Episode 2 1x02
Michaelis's suspicions threaten to scupper Verloc's plans Back in London, Heat faces the Professor's madness, and Winnie finds herself alone with Ossipon.
Jul 24 2016
Episode 1 1x01
London, 1886. Soho shopkeeper Verloc is paid by the Russian Embassy to spy on an anarchist cell. The Russians demand that Verloc orchestrates a bomb attack that will be blamed on the anarchists and provoke a British crackdown.
Jul 17 2016