Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

Spy drama

Gerald Blake[1]

Alec McCowen
Clive Wood
Caroline Blakiston
Briony McRoberts

United Kingdom

English

2

10

50 minutes

Thames Television

ITV

18 April 1984 (1984-04-18) –
11 June 1985 (1985-06-11)

Plot summary[edit]

Mr Palfrey is a mild, middle-aged man—the epitome of a middle-ranking British civil servant. He is also a spy.


Two series in total were made, in addition to the pilot. The pilot, "The Traitor", by George Markstein, aired as part of Thames Television's Storyboard anthology on 23 August 1983. Series 1 consisted of four one-hour episodes, and first aired on Wednesday evenings from 9.00 to 10.00pm, 18 April to 9 May 1984.[2] Series 2 consisted of six one-hour episodes and aired on Tuesdays, again from 9.00 to 10.00pm, 7 May to 11 June 1985. A subsequent play featuring Blair, "A Question of Commitment", by Philip Broadley, was first transmitted in the Storyboard anthology on 23 May 1989.

as Mr Palfrey, the lead character, a Whitehall-based spycatcher

Alec McCowen

as Caroline, Mr Palfrey's secretary

Briony McRoberts

as Blair, Mr Palfrey's more action-orientated assistant

Clive Wood

as Co-Ordinator, head of espionage activities for the British Government

Caroline Blakiston

DVD release[edit]

The complete series, including the pilot episode ("The Traitor") and the 'postscript' play transmitted in 1989 and featuring Clive Wood as Blair, was released on a 3-DVD set by Network Distributing Ltd.[3] on 16 August 2010.[4]

at IMDb

Mr Palfrey of Westminster