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Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game

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  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: May 8, 2024
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 4
  • Networks: BBC Two
  • Genres: Documentary, War & Politics
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Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game(2024)

Double agents. Dark sources. Deadly missions.

TMDB Rating: 6.3 (3 votes)

Overview

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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Season 1

4 episodes • 2024Avg: 6.5

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1ParanoiaMay 8, 20246.5
2TraitorsMay 15, 20246.5
3Operation PimlicoMay 22, 20246.5
4To Be RemovedTBA0.0

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