The Little Drummer Girl: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Blurring the fine lines between love and hate; truth and fiction; and right and wrong; The Little Drummer Girl weaves a suspenseful and explosive story of espionage and high-stakes international intrigue. Set in the late 1970s, the pulsating thriller follows Charlie, a fiery actress and idealist whose resolve is tested after she meets the mysterious Becker, while on holiday in Greece. It quickly becomes apparent that his intentions are not what they seem, and her encounter with him entangles her in a complex plot devised by the spy mastermind Kurtz. Charlie takes on the role of a lifetime as a double agent while remaining uncertain of her own loyalties.

Series details

• Title: The Little Drummer Girl
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, Espionage
• Premiere date: 2018-10-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-12-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 33273
• IMDb ID: tt7598448
• TVDB ID: 344141

Cast and credited roles

• Florence Pugh — Charlie / Charmian Ross
• Alexander Skarsgård — Gadi Becker
• Michael Shannon — Martin Kurtz
• Michael Moshonov — Shimon Litvak
• Simona Brown — Rachel
• Clare Holman — Miss Bach
• Amir Khoury — Michel / Salim Al-Khadar
• Lubna Azabal — Fatmeh Al-Khadar
• Katharina Schüttler — Helga Stern
• Charif Ghattas — Khalil Al-Khadar
• Adel Bencherif — Tayeh
• Max Irons — Al

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-10-28; final listed air date 2018-12-02; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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