Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Episode 4

Episode 4 of 4

During the Cold War, Maclean is passing atomic energy information to his Soviet contact. Burgess becoming increasingly self-destructive.

Posted to Washington during the Cold War, Donald Maclean is using visits to his wife in New York for access to Atomic Energy Commission, passing info to Soviet contact K. Melinda wants him to stop and CIA man Angleton is suspicious after Soviets explode an atomic bomb.Kim Philby goes to America to head off Angleton. Guy Burgess is also in Washington and is dangerously out of control.Maclean returns to London and does the bare minimum for Moscow. Angleton has traced an atomic leak to for possible suspects including "Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr", Maclean's code name.Philby can't protect Maclean any longer, Moscow insists he'srecalled along with Burgess. Anthony Blunt orders Burgess to accompany Maclean to Moscow but doesn't explain that neither will be coming back.

1 hour

Last on

Tue 29 Aug 2006 23:00

More episodes

Previous

Next

You are at the last episode

See all episodes from Cambridge Spies

Broadcasts