TV series
The Little Drummer Girl
Overview
Brilliant young actress Charlie strikes up an acquaintance with an intriguing stranger while on holiday in Greece, but it rapidly becomes apparent that his intentions are far from romantic.
Details
- First air date
- 2018-10-28
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 6 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, War & Politics
- Network
- BBC One
- Production
- The Ink Factory, 127 Wall, BBC, AMC Studios
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Michael Shannon as Martin Kurtz
- Alexander Skarsgård as Gadi Becker
- Florence Pugh as Charmian 'Charlie' Ross
- Michael Moshonov as Shimon Litvak
- Kate Sumpter as Rose
- Simona Brown as Rachel
- Clare Holman as Miss Bach
- Gennady Fleyscher as Schwilli
- Amir Khoury as Michel / Salim Al-Khadar
- Charles Dance as Commander Picton
- Daniel Litman as Daniel
- Alessandro Piavani as Mario Rossino
Creators and crew
- Simon Cornwell - Executive Producer
- Park Chan-wook - Executive Producer
- Arthur Wang - Executive Producer
- Stephen Cornwell - Executive Producer
- John le Carré - Executive Producer
- Mona Qureshi - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1
Charlie, a fiery and brilliant young actress, meets a mysterious stranger on the beach in Greece, and he draws her into an international espionage operation.
Episode 2
Charlie is recruited with the promise of the role of a lifetime to infiltrate a dangerous revolutionary cell. As a cover story, she and Becker must pose as lovers.
Episode 3
Charlie drives a car laden with explosives to a drop-off in Austria, while Kurtz and Becker race to save her from a fatal mistake.
Episode 4
In London, Kurtz's team prepare for the next stage of the operation as Charlie waits and wonders if Michel's people will make contact.
Episode 5
Charlie joins a group of revolutionaries in Lebanon, with no one to save her if she is exposed as a spy. She works to earn the trust of Khalil and Michel's sister, Fatmeh.
Episode 6
Charlie prepares for her part in Khalil's next strike. But is she still playing a role, or has she switched to the other side?
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