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Cambridge Spies is a four-part British drama miniseries written by Peter Moffat and directed by Tim Fywell, that was first broadcast on BBC Two in May 2003 and is based on the true story of four brilliant young men at the University of Cambridge who are recruited to spy for the Soviet Union in 1934.
The Cambridge Five was a ring of spies in the United Kingdom that passed information to the Soviet Union during the Second World War and the Cold War and was active from the 1930s until at least the early 1950s.
Learn about the four British spies who infiltrated the UK intelligence system and passed secrets to the Soviets during World War Two and the Cold War. Find out how they were recruited, defected, exposed and punished by the British government.
Watch the true story of four Cambridge University students who spied for the Soviet Union in the 1930s. Starring Tom Hollander, Toby Stephens, Rupert Penry-Jones and Samuel West, this drama is based on historical events and nominated for four BAFTA Awards.
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Feb 17, 2011 · The Cambridge Spies. By Phillip Knightley. Last updated 2011-02-17. If Communism had not fallen, the full story of four remarkable pro-Soviet spies would perhaps never have been told. Today,...
Aug 24, 2021 · Learn about the Cambridge 5, a group of five graduates from Cambridge University who became Soviet spies and leaked vital information to Moscow. Discover their identities, careers, motives, and fates in this historical article.
Feb 8, 2018 · That is the gist of many of the umpteen books and articles written about Kim Philby, Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean, Anthony Blunt and John Cairncross, the so-called Cambridge spies.
