The Contract

Miniseries

A British spy helps a Russian scientist to defect from the Soviet Union by taking a perilous journey through the Eastern Bloc.

Where to Watch The Contract • Miniseries

3 Episodes

  • Part 1
    E1
    Part 1British intelligence must convince Russian scientist Wilhelm Guttmann to come to the United Kingdom, but with his son in their hands, former soldier Johnny Donoghue is tasked with securing his cooperation amid Cold War tensions.
  • Part 2
    E2
    Part 2Donoghue goes undercover in Berlin to make contact with Guttmann and persuade him to defect, navigating tense East German surveillance and diplomatic complications between the British and West Germans.
  • Part 3
    E3
    Part 3Abandoned in East Germany as the operation unravels, Donoghue charges on with a desperate plan to smuggle Guttmann and his daughter across the border into West Germany.

Cast of Miniseries

  • Kevin McNallyJohnny Donoghue
  • Bernard HeptonHenry Carter
  • James FaulknerCharles Mawby
  • Hans CaninenbergProfessor Guttman
  • Brigitte KarnerErica Guttman
  • Stephan Meyer-KohlhoffWilli Guttmann
  • Donald PickeringPermanent Undersecretary
  • Robert LangDeputy Undersecretary
  • Bert ParnabyAdam Percy
  • Claus-Peter SeifertUlf Becker
  • Hans SchödelHeini Schalke
  • Katharina AbtJutte Hamburg
  • Marion KrachtRenate
  • Edward ClaytonCharlie Davies
  • Judy HoltLizzie Forsyth
  • Keith RichardsonProducer
  • David CunliffeExecutive Producer
  • Mike LongProduction Design
  • Allan PyrahDirector Of Photography
  • John FraserCostume Design

 

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