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A 2-part miniseries, based on the bestselling novel by William Boyd. Enter a cloak and dagger world where everyone and everything is under suspicion. Haunted by the death of her brother at the hands of fascist thugs, Russian émigré Eva Delectorskaya is recruited to be a British secret agent by the shadowy figure, Lucas Romer. After proving her merit in the field, she is sent on the most dangerous mission of her life. She must use any means necessary...
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The UK is in peril. Five days before the PM is to host her first G12 summit, MI7's security is breached and every agent in the field identified and exposed. The only hope of finding the perpetrator is to bring an agent out of retirement, but with most of them either dead or close to it, the head of MI7 is left with only one choice, and his name is English.
3) Goldfinger
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"Bond is back and his next mission takes him to Fort Knox, where Auric Goldfinger and his henchman are planning to raid Fort Knox and obliterate the world economy. To save the world once again, Bond will need to become friends with Goldfinger, dodge killer hats and avoid Goldfinger's personal pilot, the sexy Pussy Galore. She might not have feelings for Bond, but will 007 help her change her mind?"
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"[A] fascinating true story of a daring intelligence operation prior to the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily. Lt. Commander Montagu plants letters regarding the British intention to land in Greece on a dead soldier outfitted to look like an English officer, knowing that the papers will ultimately fall into German hands. What follows is a taut cat-and-mouse game as British Intelligence races to stay one step ahead of the Nazi agent dispatched to verify...
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"At the height of World War II, France is occupied and all of England is in peril. Col. James "Cad" Cadogan will use any means necessary to get the intelligence he needs, even sending civilians to work undercover behind enemy lines. Based on the real-life stories of women recruited by Britain's Special Operations Executive, this suspenseful drama series follows wife and mother Liz Grainger and half-Jewish factory girl Matty Firman from training in...
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Kennel murder case: A Philo Vance mystery with the customary sealed room puzzle. A competitor in a Long Island dog show is found dead, and Vance is hot on the trail of the killer.
British intelligence: In WWI Europe, a German spy, Valdar, is masquerading as the butler of a British war official. Helene Von Lorbeer is a counterspy sent to live with the British family and rendezvous with Valdar. She is searching for a key operative in the German spy...
10) Golden earrings
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Escaping from the Nazis, British colonel Ralph Denistoun and his partner arrange to meet in Stuttgart to steal Hitler's poison gas formula. On the journey, Denistoun meets Lydia, who keeps him out of harm's way. Only with the help of the extraordinary gypsy woman can he finish the mission that will make him a hero in this tale of espionage and intrigue.
11) Cambridge spies
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Based on the true story of four brilliant young men at Cambridge University who are recruited to spy for Russia in 1934. Fueled by youthful idealism, a passion for social justice, a talent for lying and a hatred for fascism, the four take huge personal risks to pass Britain's biggest secrets to Moscow. Across almost 20 years of spying and treachery, the four are bound by their beliefs, the secrets they know about one another, and the knowledge that...
13) George Lazenby
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James Bond goes undercover in the treacherous Swiss Alps to stop evil genius Blofeld from realizing a germ warfare plot that could kill millions!
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World War II is over, but the Cold War simmers in 1946 London. DCS Christopher Foyle has retired from police work when Britain's secret intelligence service compels him to join its ranks. Reunited with his former colleague, newlywed Sam Wainwright, Foyle faces new-but no less deadly-threats in the world of spies and counterintelligence.
15) Midas run
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John Pedley, a retired British Secret Service agent, recruits writer Mike Warden and devises an elaborate heist of an airplane cargo carrying a government shipment of $15,000,000 in gold.
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His name is Bond, James Bond. James, or 007, is Britain's top agent and is on a mission to solve the mysterious murder of a fellow agent. He is sent to Jamacia, where he joins forces with Quarrel and loyal CIA agent, Felix Leiter. While dodging tarantulas, 'fire breathing dragons' and a trio of assassins, known as the Three Blind Mice. Bond meets up with the beautiful Honey Ryder and goes face to face with the evil Dr. No. Dr. No is a fanatical scientist...
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Live and let die (1973 ; 122 min.): "Bond's wit, charm and lethal license take him on a high-octane speedboat chase on the Louisiana bayou where he must stop the infamous drug lord Dr. Kananga who's determined to eliminate Bond and conquer the world"--Container.
The man with the golden gun (1974 ; 125 min.): "While trying to recover a priceless Solex Agitator energy converter, Agent 007 finds himself in a heart-stopping duel to the death against...