Reilly: Ace of Spies
"The amazing true story of the world's first international super spy"
Overview
Reilly, Ace of Spies is a 1983 television miniseries dramatising the life of Sidney Reilly, a Russian Jew who became one of the greatest spies ever to work for the British. Among his exploits, in the early 20th-century, were the infiltration of the German General Staff in 1917 and a near-overthrow of the Bolsheviks in 1918. His reputation with women was as legendary as his genius for espionage.
Details
| Status: | Ended |
|---|---|
| First Air Date: | 1983-09-05 |
| Last Air Date: | 1983-11-16 |
| Created By: | Troy Kennedy Martin |
| Networks: | ITV1 |
| Production: | Thames Television, Euston Films |