Why it may be worth watching
- The Assets combines Drama and War & Politics storytelling.
- The principal cast includes Jodie Whittaker, Paul Rhys, Harriet Walter.
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The Assets
1985 serves as the backdrop to the final showdown of the Cold War when Sandy and her partner Jeanne Vertefeuille vowed to find the mole that would turn out to be the most notorious traitor in US history, Aldrich Ames. Sandy is in a race against time to save the Soviet intelligence officers from being caught and killed. Living her own double life at home, this beautiful wife and mother vowed to stop at nothing until she uncovered the truth.
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Jodie WhittakerSandy Grimes
Paul RhysAldrich Ames
Harriet WalterJeanne Vertefeuille
Ralph BrownWallace Austin
Christina ColeLouisa Tilton
Stuart MilliganArthur O'Neill
Lex ShrapnelMitch Weaver
Catalina DenisRosario Ames
John LynchVitaly Yurchenko
Akie KotabeEric D'Amaro
Amelia ClarksonKelly Grimes
Julian OvendenGary Grimes
Goran KostićVictor Cherkashin
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Best suited to viewers looking for Drama, War & Politics. The available catalogue spans 1 season.
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spycentral intelligence agency (cia)cold warsoviet unionminiseries1980s
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