Codename

Overview

Codename, which premiered in April 1970, was about the secretive MI17 Spy Organisation of the same name based in the residential hall of a Cambridge College. Eventually the series attained a more international flavour, although its base was always in Great Britain. Primarily Codename dealt with the themes of espionage and counter-espionage at the time of the Cold War of the sixties. Its cast contained many of Great Britain's most versatile and talented actors.

Cast

Alexandra Bastedo

Diana Dalzell

Clifford Evans

Sir Iain Dalzell

Anthony Valentine

Philip West

Brian Peck

Culliford