Codename: Kyril: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The chairman of the KGB is hunting a spy who also happens to be a high-ranking Kremlin official who has been leaking secrets to the British. Bucharensky (codename Kyril) is ordered to defect to Britain in order to panic the traitor into making a mistake. Making his way across Europe to London, Kyril attracts the attention of the intelligence services of both East and West and becomes a target for both sides. Waiting in London is Kyril's deadliest enemy, Royston – a KGB mole whose life now depends upon silencing Kyril before he can disclose Royston's identity as a Soviet double agent.

This compelling Cold War spy mini-series was scripted by John Hopkins from a book by John Trenhaile.

Series details

• Title: Codename: Kyril
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Espionage
• Premiere date: 1988-03-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-03-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 100 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 50950

Cast and credited roles

• Ian Charleson — Ivan Bucharensky / Kyril
• Edward Woodward — Michael Royston
• Joss Ackland — C
• Richard E. Grant — Sculby
• Peter Vaughan — Marshal Stanov
• John McEnery — Loshkevoi
• Denholm Elliott — Povin

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-03-29; final listed air date 1988-03-30; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Codename: Kyril on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.