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Originally broadcast in 1983, the series provided a notable early lead role for sam neill. Ace of spies is the thrilling, suspenseful dramatization of the reallife adventures of agent st1, aka sidney reilly, the inspiration behind ian flemings james bond. Reilly, ace of spies season 1, 2 full episodes download. Ace of spies is framed by large events the russojapanese war, the lust for petroleum of the royal navy circa 1909, the european arms race that paved the way for the first world war, and, most importantly for the series, the russian revolution of 1917 and subsequent civil war and yearslong struggle for power. And let me add, hes much better looking than the real master spy sidney reilly.
It was nominated for three bafta awards in 1984, and in 1985 sam. From 1983 sam neill stars as sidney reilly, who lived from 1873 to 1925. A man of many talents, sidney reilly, was perhaps the first wellknown spy figure of the 20th century whose incredible exploits were always on the. A man of many talents, sidney reilly, was perhaps the first wellknown spy figure of the 20th century whose incredible exploits were always on the borderline of truth or fiction. Reilly heads to new york for more green, eventually convincing henry ford to finance an invasion of russia. At the turn of the 20th century, one remarkable man singlehandedly tried to alter the course of history. Sidney reilly was a russianborn british agent who radically transformed modern espionage techniques and set the mold for the super spy. Ace of spies, a 12part dramatization of the british. It was nominated for three bafta awards in 1984, and in 1985 sam neill received a. Dec 01, 2002 sidney reilly is one of the most fascinating spies of the 20th century, yet he remains one of the most he was a master spy, a brilliant con man, a charmer, and a cad who lived on his wits and thrived on danger, using women shamelessly and killing where necessaryand unnecessary. Leo mckern, playing zaharoff, steals every episode in which he appears.
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