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Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

Season 1

1984 · 4 episodes

  1. 1. Once Your Card Is Marked

    1984-04-18 · 50m

    Palfrey's new boss – known only as The Co-Ordinator – wants him to nail a misfit diplomat everyone suspects is spying for the Soviets. But Palfrey believes someone is making the man a scapegoat, and he decides to find out why.

  2. 2. The Honeypot and the Bees

    1984-04-25 · 49m

    A senior official at the Ministry of Defence is carrying on a clandestine affair with a young woman from Czechoslovakia. When the couple vanish, the Co-Ordinator fears a serious breach in national security.

  3. 3. The Defector

    1984-05-01 · 51m

    The Co-Ordinator calls a press conference to announce the defection of a celebrated Russian author, but Palfrey urges caution. He suspects a trap, especially after the KGB starts to pressure for the author's return.

  4. 4. A Present from Leipzig

    1984-05-08 · 51m

    A stolen Russian icon leads Palfrey to the door of a wealthy industrialist who makes periodic trips to the Eastern Bloc. Why did the man not report the theft? And why is a young East German visiting his home?

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