Spyder's Web: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

There are over 40,000 different species of spider. All are cannibals, and almost all kill through cunning.

There's only one Spyder, though. Using a documentary unit as an ingenious cover, the specialist organisation is directly responsible to the government – taking on jobs that are too hot or too delicate for the police, or that someone in authority is putting the block on. Operating within the ideal anonymity of the film world, with its headquarters an office in a crumbling shared building in Soho, the ‘Arachnid Film Unit' has representatives in many places; it spins a web to trap the guilty, with a network of highly skilled agents all licensed to kill.

Series details

• Title: Spyder's Web
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime, Mystery, Espionage
• Premiere date: 1972-01-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 1972-04-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 50886

Cast and credited roles

• Patricia Cutts — Lottie Dean
• Veronica Carlson — Wallis Ackroyd
• Anthony Ainley — Clive Hawksworth
• Roger Lloyd Pack — Albert Mason

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1972-01-21; final listed air date 1972-04-14; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Spyder's Web 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.