1. The Defector

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London 1960. Ballet star Jan Petrowski wants to defect. MI5 wants to help him, MI6 wants to send him back. Kate Phillips, translator for the MI5/MI6 liaison department, hasn't the faintest idea what she should do. Smiley's People was never like this.... For the general public British Intelligence is a bit like cricket, very few people actually understand it, almost no one sees it in action but it's always nice to know it's there. Written by Peter Kerry in six parts. Kate .... Harriet Thorpe Sir Stephen .... John Wells Sir Donald .... Donald Pickering Michael .... Douglas Hodge Edward .... William Vandyck The Interrogator .... Gordon Reid Jan Petrowski .... Christopher Rozycki Producer Lissa Evans First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1993.