Codename

• Drama

Codename, which premiered in April 1970, was about the secretive MI17 Spy Organisation of the same name based in the residential hall of a Cambridge College. Eventually the series attained a more international flavour, although its base was always in Great Britain. Primarily Codename dealt with the themes of espionage and counter-espionage at the time of the Cold War of the sixties. Its cast contained many of Great Britain's most versatile and talented actors.

Created by

Bill Hays, David Sullivan Proudfoot

First aired

Apr 7, 1970

Status

Ended

Network

BBC Two

Episodes

13

Country

GB