Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game

Double agents. Dark sources. Deadly missions.

Betray your country, save the world. Spies and traitors play a dangerous game in the 1980s as the Cold War brings two superpowers to the brink of nuclear war.

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1. Paranoia

Air Date: 2024-05-08

Two spies turn double agents at the height of the Cold War standoff between East and West. Their deception happens as the superpowers edge towards nuclear war.

2. Traitors

Air Date: 2024-05-15

Spies work behind the scenes as the superpowers enter a new era. Intelligence pushes world leaders towards a more peaceful approach. But a new danger is lurking in the shadows.

3. Operation Pimlico

Air Date: 2024-05-22

Battles between Cold War spies lead to danger, betrayal and a dramatic escape, all threatening to derail the fragile move towards world peace.

4. To Be Removed

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