1. Defection! The Case of Colonel Petrov (1966)
A dramatisation of the defection of Soviet intelligence officer Vladimir Petrov, who, fueled by disillusionment with the Soviet system and his fear of returning, led to a Royal Commission investigating Soviet espionage in Australia, marking a significant impact on Australian politics.
Release date: 1966-09-27
Season number: 2
Episode number: 1
Runtime: 100 minutes
Director: Bill Hays
Writer: Donald Bull
Guest stars
Lee Montague
as Michael Bialoguski
Nigel Stock
as Col. Vladimir Petrov
Charles Tingwell
as Johnson
Jerome Willis
as Zaryezov
Colin Jeavons
as Kislytsin
Walter Sparrow
as Roberts
George Pastell
as Pakhomev
James Bree
as Lifanov
Kenneth Colley
as Yolinichev
Alec Mango
as Prudnikov
Willoughby Gray
as Col. Trex
Lloyd Lamble
as Beckett
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Madge Ryan - Dusya, George Roubicek - Bradley, Lyndel Rowe - Jessie, Honora Burke - Sonya, Robert Marsden - Koukharenko, Lala Lloyd - Lily Klodnitsky, Peter van Dissel - Chomentowski, John Kidd - Mackenzie, Michael Golden - Generalov, David Joel - Reporter, Deirdre Denham - Air Hostess, William Bryan Curran - Thompson, Charles Rea - Narrator (voice)