Epitaph for a Spy (1953 TV series)

Epitaph for a Spy
Based onEpitaph for a Spy
by Eric Ambler
Written byGiles Cooper
Directed byPatrick Harvey
StarringPeter Cushing
Vivienne Burgess
Warren Stanhope
Theme music composerJames Hartley
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerStephen Harrison
Production companyBBC
Original release
Release14 March (1953-03-14) –
18 April 1953 (1953-04-18)

Epitaph for a Spy is a 1953 BBC television series. It is based on the novel by Eric Ambler.

Episodes

  • Arrest
  • Go Spy the Land
  • Violence
  • Ultimatum
  • All Men Are Liars
  • Epitaph


Cast

  • Peter Cushing as Josef Vadassey
  • Vivienne Burgess as Odette Martin
  • Warren Stanhope as Warren Skelton
  • Philip Leaver as M. Beghin
  • Robert Webber as Duclos
  • Joan Winmill Brown as Mary Skelton
  • Philip Dale as Roux
  • Ferdy Mayne as Köche
  • Gerik Schjelderup as Schimler
  • Maurice Colbourne as Major Clandon-Hartley
  • Meinhart Maur as Herr Vogel
  • Liselotte Goettinger as Frau Vogel
  • Raf De La Torre as Detective
  • Sybil Rares as Mrs. Clandon-Hartley
  • James Beattie as Waiter
  • Arthur Goullet as M. Mathis
  • Tom Webster as Policeman
  • James Ottaway as Café waiter
  • John Vere as Chemist
  • John Dunbar as Commissaire
  • Lee Fox as Sergeant
  • Yvonne Andre as Mlle. Boussois
  • Harold Jamieson as Policeman
  • Barry Phelps as Maletti

References