More Espionage on BBC America

Tonight BBC America broadcasts The Game, a new spy series set in the 1970s London.  All I had to hear was that Brian Cox was one of the actors in this miniseries and I was hooked, but here is a little more from BBC America for those who need some convincing:

London: 1972. When a defecting KGB officer, Arkady Malinov, reveals Operation Glass, a devastating Soviet plot that could change the course of the cold war, Daddy, the head of MI5, assembles a secret team to investigate. 

As the Soviets awaken a list of sleeper agents all over Britain, Daddy’s team must move swiftly to gain information about the plot. But when Joe Lambe, Daddy’s prized agent, becomes obsessed with the reappearance of a dangerous nemesis, a Soviet agent codenamed ‘Odin’, he risks letting his personal vendetta jeopardize the operation. 

Variety notes:
 
"The Game” is hardly the James Bond version of British espionage, even with the nicknames and nerdy sidekicks. But the show does capture an era when these agents could genuinely worry about a scenario where the Soviets might engage in a nuclear first strike, which certainly ups the ante beyond current leader Vladimir Putin’s recent border incursions.

The series was created by Toby Whithouse, who brought us Being Human, a fun combination of horror and drama that was later remade in a lesser form for American viewers.  I would not be surprised if the same thing happens with this series.  You can view the trailer for the series here.