7. Gambit (1983)
1918: Back in Russia, Reilly is tasked with appealing with the Bolsheviks to end their peace treaty with Germany and return to the war. When Lenin refuses, he sets in motion a plan to overthrow the government and place himself in power.
Release date: 1983-10-12
Season number: 1
Episode number: 7
Runtime: 50 minutes
Director: Jim Goddard
Writer: Troy Kennedy Martin
Guest stars
Derek Smith
as Count Mirbach
Alfred Molina
as Blumkin
Brian Protheroe
as Grammaticoff
Michael Aldridge
as Orlov
Bill Wallis
as Bonch-Brouevich
Jack Klaff
as Karachan
Jan Chappell
as Marie Friede
Barry Stokes
as Cromie
Kenneth Cranham
as Lenin
Ian Charleson
as Lockhart
Bogdan Kominowski
as Peters
Clive Merrison
as Savinkov
Frances Barber
as Dagmara
Norman Rodway
as Cummings
Tom Bell
as Dzerzhinsky
Hugh Fraser
as Hill
Michael Bryant
as Narrator (voice)
Rest of guest stars - click here to expand
David Markham - Balfour, William Wilde - Friede, Christopher Douglas - Alex Alexandrovich, Alec Linstead - Aide, Shevaun Briars - Telephonist, Richard Albrecht - Operator, Kenneth Midwood - Banker, Alan Downer - Berzin, Judy Elrington - Elena Petrovna, Anna Nygh - Moura, Victoria Harwood - Natalia, Frank Baker - Smidchen, Steve Dixon - Guard