The Secret Agent

Name: The Secret Agent
Cast: David Suchet, Cheryl Campbell, Peter Capaldi, Warren Clarke, Janet Suzman

Explore The Secret Agent on Accelerated Viewer — cast, details, and an AI quiz you can generate in minutes.

1992 BBC adaptation of the Joseph Conrad novel of 1907 concerning the mostly inactive spy Alfred Verloc, who is ordered by his superior Mr Vladimir to carry out a terrorist act. Verloc reluctantly plans the operation, seeking help from The Professor. Verloc is also an informant for the police and the Assistant Commissioner and Chief Inspector Heat add additional pressure on Verloc and his attempts to carry out his plan. Verloc’s subsequent actions gravely affect his wife who is devoted to her mentally unbalanced brother Stevie.

No quiz for The Secret Agent yet — generate a free 45-question quiz across easy, medium, and hard tiers.

Cast & Crew

Director: David DruryWriter: Dusty HughesProducer: Colin Tucker

David Suchet

as Alfred Verloc

Cheryl Campbell

as Winnie Verloc

Peter Capaldi

as Mr Vladimir

Warren Clarke

as Chief Inspector Heat

Janet Suzman

as Margaret, Duchess of Chester

Richard Stirling

as Stevie

Alfred Lynch

as The Professor

David Schofield

as Ossipon

Create your own quiz, free

Accelerated Viewer turns any movie or TV show into a 45-question AI quiz across easy, medium, and hard tiers. Sign in with a magic link and generate your first quiz in minutes.

Get started free