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Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game

Filled with tales of deception and lucky escapes, explore the lives of two Cold War spies via rare archival interviews and never-heard-before audio of notorious agents Oleg Gordievsky and Aldrich Ames. Narrated by British actor Saskia Reeves, this thrilling series was executive produced by UK executive producers Lucie Ridout and Abigail Priddle. Co-produced by BBC Studios.

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Synopsis

The East and West’s distrust of one another stoked the flames of the Cold War. Discover the lives of the spies that operated behind the scenes in the 1980s, including KGB spy Oleg Gordievsky, who obtained an undercover position within the Soviet embassy in London.