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{{Infobox TV|{{PAGENAME}} | {{Infobox TV|{{PAGENAME}} | ||
|name = Spy City | |name = ''Spy City'' | ||
|picture = SpyCityCover.jpg | |picture = SpyCityCover.jpg | ||
|caption = '' '' | |caption = '' '' | ||
|country = [[File:GER.jpg|25px]] Germany<br | |country = [[File:GER.jpg|25px]] Germany<br>[[Image:CZE.jpg|25px]] Czech Republic<br>[[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom | ||
|channel = AMC+<br | |channel = AMC+<br>Magenta TV | ||
|genre = Spy fiction | |genre = Spy fiction | ||
|director = Miguel Alexandre | |director = Miguel Alexandre | ||
|date= December 3, 2020 | |date= December 3, 2020 | ||
|language = English<br | |language = English<br>French<br>German<br>Russian | ||
|seasons = 1 | |seasons = 1 | ||
|episodes = 6 | |episodes = 6 | ||
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|actor1=[[Dominic Cooper]] | |actor1=[[Dominic Cooper]] | ||
|actor2=Romane Portail | |actor2=Romane Portail | ||
|actor3=Leonie Benesch | |actor3=[[Leonie Benesch]] | ||
|actor4=Ben Münchow | |actor4=Ben Münchow | ||
|actor5=Johanna Wokalek | |actor5=Johanna Wokalek | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''''Spy City''''' is a British-German-Czech drama television series written by William Boyd. Berlin in 1961, the construction of the Berlin Wall is about to begin. Berlin is ruled by the four occupying powers; the British MI6, the French SDECE, the Soviet KGB, and the U.S. CIA have their agents stationed all over the city and several double agents have been recruited in all four intelligence services. British Fielding Scott, an agent of MI6, is supposed to escort an East German scientist across the border, but he is killed just before he escapes, along with his family. From now on, Scott has the task of finding the traitor in his own ranks who betrayed that the scientist wants to defect. At the same time, he must avoid | '''''Spy City''''' is a British-German-Czech drama television series written by William Boyd. Berlin in 1961, the construction of the Berlin Wall is about to begin. Berlin is ruled by the four occupying powers; the British MI6, the French SDECE, the Soviet KGB, and the U.S. CIA have their agents stationed all over the city and several double agents have been recruited in all four intelligence services. British Fielding Scott, an agent of MI6, is supposed to escort an East German scientist across the border, but he is killed just before he escapes, along with his family. From now on, Scott has the task of finding the traitor in his own ranks who betrayed that the scientist wants to defect. At the same time, he must avoid a wrong decision on his part triggering a nuclear first strike of the opposite side. | ||
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=Pistols= | =Pistols= | ||
==Webley & Scott | ==Webley & Scott Metropolitan Police== | ||
A suppressed [[Webley & Scott | A suppressed [[Webley & Scott Metropolitan Police]] pistol is used by double agent Mr. S. Haldane (Aleš Košnar) in Ep. 01 "Operation Beethoven". The female assassin Friedericke Stahl (Eugenia Kuzmina) in Ep. 04 "The Flower Market" also uses (possibly the same) Webley & Scott pistol to kill Fielding Scott who also makes use of this pistol. | ||
[[ | [[File:20044530.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley & Scott Metropolitan Police Model - .32 ACP]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-WScott1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Before the meeting with Fielding, Mr. Haldane checks his Webley & Scott pistol in the men's room.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-WScott1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Before the meeting with Fielding, Mr. Haldane checks his Webley & Scott pistol in the men's room.]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-WScott2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After killing the waiter, he goes to the toilette in which Fielding is hiding.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-WScott2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After killing the waiter, he goes to the toilette in which Fielding is hiding.]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-WScott3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A shot is released during the scuffle. Moments before, the pistol is dropped by him while falling but magically returned in the next scene. This is a continuity error (Ep. 01).]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-WScott3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A shot is released during the scuffle. Moments before, the pistol is dropped by him while falling but magically returned in the next scene. This is a continuity error (Ep. 01).]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-WScott4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The assassin Friedericke covers her pistol with a towel (Ep. 04).]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-WScott4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The assassin Friedericke covers her pistol lying on a tray with a towel (Ep. 04).]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-WScott5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mr. Haldane shoots the waiter during a flashback (Ep. 06).]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-WScott5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mr. Haldane shoots the waiter during a flashback (Ep. 06).]] | ||
==Tokarev TT-33== | ==Tokarev TT-33== | ||
The East-German ''Stasi'' agent called Leatherjacket ([[Vaclav Jiracek]]) confronts Fielding Scott and Manfred Ziegler ([[Wanja Mues]]) with a [[Tokarev TT-33]] in Ep. 01 "Operation Beethoven". | The East-German ''Stasi'' agent called Leatherjacket ([[Vaclav Jiracek]]) confronts Fielding Scott and Manfred Ziegler ([[Wanja Mues]]) with a [[Tokarev TT-33]] in Ep. 01 "Operation Beethoven". | ||
[[ | [[File:TT-33.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-TT1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leatherjacket | [[File:SpyCityS1-TT1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leatherjacket immediately draws his TT-33 as Fielding Scott reaches for his pocket.]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-TT2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He points his pistol at approached Fielding.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-TT2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He points his pistol at approached Fielding.]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-TT3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fielding now in control of Leatherjacket's Tokarev uncocks the hammer. Note the finer cocking serrations; a clear indication of a Post-1947 version.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-TT3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fielding now in control of Leatherjacket's Tokarev uncocks the hammer. Note the finer cocking serrations; a clear indication of a Post-1947 version.]] | ||
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==Walther PP== | ==Walther PP== | ||
Fielding Scott's ([[Dominic Cooper]]) duty sidearm is a [[Walther PP]] which he uses in Ep. 01 "Operation Beethoven", Ep. 05 "Dark Imaginings" and Ep. 06 "The Wall". | Fielding Scott's ([[Dominic Cooper]]) duty sidearm is a [[Walther PP]] which he uses in Ep. 01 "Operation Beethoven", Ep. 05 "Dark Imaginings" and Ep. 06 "The Wall". | ||
[[File:Walther-PP-Post-War.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Post war Walther PP - .32 ACP | [[File:Walther-PP-Post-War.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Post war Walther PP - .32 ACP]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-WaltherPP1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fielding secures the entrance of Manfred's apartment after breaching in.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-WaltherPP1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fielding secures the entrance of Manfred's apartment after breaching in.]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-WaltherPP2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A distant view of the left left side (Ep. 01)]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-WaltherPP2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A distant view of the left left side (Ep. 01)]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-WaltherPP3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He draws his PP during the trespassing in the West German police archive.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-WaltherPP3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He draws his PP during the trespassing in the West German police archive.]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-WaltherPP4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view while lowering his Walther.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-WaltherPP4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view while lowering his Walther.]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-WaltherPP5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He holds Torrance Dunn (Brian Caspe) at | [[File:SpyCityS1-WaltherPP5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He holds Torrance Dunn (Brian Caspe) at gunpoint (Ep. 06)]] | ||
==FN Model 1900== | ==FN Model 1900== | ||
The French female SDECE-Agent Severine Bloch ([[Romane Portail]]) carries an [[FN Model 1900]] pistol. | The French female SDECE-Agent Severine Bloch ([[Romane Portail]]) carries an [[FN Model 1900]] pistol. | ||
[[ | [[File:FNM1900.jpg|thumb|none|300px|FN Model 1900 - .32 ACP]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-FN1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Severine holds her FN Model 1900 at the ready (Ep. 01).]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-FN1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Severine holds her FN Model 1900 at the ready (Ep. 01).]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-FN2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|She shoots at Klaus Fiesler.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-FN2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|She shoots at Klaus Fiesler.]] | ||
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==Colt M1911A1== | ==Colt M1911A1== | ||
A [[Colt M1911A1]] is seen lying in the safe room's floor hiding place in Ep. 02 "Out of the Past". | A [[Colt M1911A1]] is seen lying in the safe room's floor hiding place in Ep. 02 "Out of the Past". | ||
[[ | [[File:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-ColtandRuby.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-ColtandRuby.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
==Ruby== | ==Ruby== | ||
The floor hiding place includes | The floor hiding place also includes a [[Ruby]]. | ||
[[File:Garate Ruby L.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Garate, Anitua y Cia Ruby-Type | [[File:Garate Ruby L.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Garate, Anitua y Cia Ruby-Type - .32 ACP]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-ColtandRuby.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-ColtandRuby.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
==Sauer Model 1913== | ==Sauer Model 1913== | ||
A [[Sauer 1913]] is the third and last pistol hidden beneath the floor. | A [[Sauer 1913]] is the third and last pistol hidden beneath the floor. | ||
[[ | [[File:Sauer_1913.jpg|thumb|none|300px|J.P. Sauer & Sohn Model 1913 - .32 ACP]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-Sauer1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-Sauer1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
==Walther PPK== | ==Walther PPK== | ||
The Walther pistol of Fielding Scott changes in Ep. 02 into a more compact [[PPK]]. | The Walther pistol of Fielding Scott changes in Ep. 02 into a more compact [[PPK]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:Ppk 1960s.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther PPK - .32 ACP]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-WPPK1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fielding knocked out the hitmen. Note the shorter barrel.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-WPPK1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fielding knocked out the hitmen. Note the shorter barrel.]] | ||
==Beretta M1934== | ==Beretta M1934== | ||
Near the end of Ep. 02, a [[Beretta M1934]] is seen lying in | Near the end of Ep. 02, a [[Beretta M1934]] is seen lying in the case of a French hitman. Another suppressed Beretta is seen with an MI6 operator in Ep. 05 "Dark Imaginings". | ||
[[ | [[File:Beretta Model 1934 Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta M1934 - .380 ACP]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-SniperandBeretta1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-SniperandBeretta1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[ | [[File:M1934.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta M1934 with a suppressor - .380 ACP]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-Beretta1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close-up of the suppressed Beretta (Ep. 05).]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-Beretta1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close-up of the suppressed Beretta (Ep. 05).]] | ||
==Makarov PM== | ==Makarov PM== | ||
The Soviet General Victor Kovrin ([[Mark Zak]]) is seen with a [[Makarov PM]] in Ep. 03. An assassin is seen using a suppressed Makarov in Ep. 04 and in Ep. 06 during a flashback. Kovrin's adjutant (Anton Tataru) draws a Makarov in Ep. 06 "The Wall". | The Soviet General Victor Kovrin ([[Mark Zak]]) is seen with a [[Makarov PM]] in Ep. 03. An assassin is seen using a suppressed Makarov in Ep. 04 and in Ep. 06 during a flashback. Kovrin's adjutant (Anton Tataru) draws a Makarov in Ep. 06 "The Wall". | ||
[[ | [[File:MakarovPM.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Makarov PM silenced.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Suppressed Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-Makarov1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The just awaken Victor Kovrin took his Makarov out of his bedside cabinet (Ep. 03).]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-Makarov1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The just awaken Victor Kovrin took his Makarov out of his bedside cabinet (Ep. 03).]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-Makarov2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An assassin brandishes his suppressed Makarov.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-Makarov2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An assassin brandishes his suppressed Makarov during a flashback.]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-Makarov3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The adjutant holds a | [[File:SpyCityS1-Makarov3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The adjutant in front of the car holds a Makarov (Ep. 06).]] | ||
==Unknown Pistol== | ==Unknown Pistol== | ||
A few French soldiers are briefly seen with | A few French soldiers are briefly seen with holstered pistols in Ep. 04 "The Flower Market". An [[MAS M1935S]] is a possible guess. | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-FrenchPistol1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-FrenchPistol1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The pistol's grip is seen in the holster of the left soldier.]] | ||
==CZ 27== | ==CZ 27== | ||
August Froben ([[Tonio Arango]]) uses a suppressed [[CZ 27]] pistol in Ep. 05 "Dark Imaginings" and Ep. 06 "The Wall". | August Froben ([[Tonio Arango]]) uses a suppressed [[CZ 27]] pistol in Ep. 05 "Dark Imaginings" and Ep. 06 "The Wall". | ||
[[ | [[File:CzechCZ27Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|CZ 27 - .32 ACP]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-CZ1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A front view of the CZ while shooting (Ep. 05).]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-CZ1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A front view of the CZ while shooting (Ep. 05).]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-CZ2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|August | [[File:SpyCityS1-CZ2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|August threatens Fielding with his CZ 27 (Ep. 06).]] | ||
=Revolvers= | =Revolvers= | ||
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==Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless== | ==Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless== | ||
Ulrike Farber ([[Johanna Wokalek]]) owns a [[Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless]] seen in Ep. 04 "The Flower Market" which is never used. | Ulrike Farber ([[Johanna Wokalek]]) owns a [[Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless]] seen in Ep. 04 "The Flower Market" which is never used. | ||
[[ | [[File:S&Wsafetyhammerless.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless "Lemon Squeezer" - .38 S&W]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-SWRevolver1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The revolver is seen in the opened drawer.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-SWRevolver1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The revolver is seen in the opened drawer.]] | ||
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==Sten Mk. II== | ==Sten Mk. II== | ||
An unused [[Sten Mk II]] is briefly seen in Ep. 01 "Operation Beethoven" lying on the monitors of the Alfriston Club's gatekeeper. | An unused [[Sten Mk II]] is briefly seen in Ep. 01 "Operation Beethoven" lying on the monitors of the Alfriston Club's gatekeeper. | ||
[[ | [[File:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mark II (Canadian) - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-Sten1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-Sten1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-Sten2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-Sten2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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==PPD-40== | ==PPD-40== | ||
East German ''Volkspolizei'' and some members of ''Kampfgruppen der Arbeiterklasse'' (Combat Groups of the Working Class; a paramilitary organization in the GDR) can be seen carrying [[PPD-40]]s. | East German ''Volkspolizei'' and some members of ''Kampfgruppen der Arbeiterklasse'' (Combat Groups of the Working Class; a paramilitary organization in the GDR) can be seen carrying [[PPD-40]]s. | ||
[[ | [[File:PPD40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPD-40 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-PPD1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A ''Volkspolizist'' carries his PPD-40 (Ep. 01).]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-PPD1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A ''Volkspolizist'' behind the traffic sign carries his PPD-40 (Ep. 01).]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-PPD2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another police officer | [[File:SpyCityS1-PPD2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another police officer slings his PPD while watching East Berlin citizens (Ep. 03).]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-PPD3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A PPD is seen carried by another police officer at the English border checkpoint (Ep. 04).]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-PPD3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A PPD is seen carried by another police officer at the English border checkpoint (Ep. 04).]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-PPD4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A picture taken by Ulrike shows a detailed view of | [[File:SpyCityS1-PPD4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A picture taken by Ulrike shows a detailed view of one PPD shouldered by a young militiaman (Ep. 06).]] | ||
==PPSh-41== | ==PPSh-41== | ||
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[[File:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPSh-41 with 71-round drum magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | [[File:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPSh-41 with 71-round drum magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-PPSh1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eliza approaches an NVA soldier (Felix von Bredow) guarding the border.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-PPSh1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eliza approaches an NVA soldier (Felix von Bredow) guarding the border.]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-PPSh2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closer view of the same soldier.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-PPSh2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closer view of the same soldier telling them that the border is now closed.]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-PPSh3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two soldiers patrolling the border.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-PPSh3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two soldiers patrolling the border.]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-PPSh4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier forces Ulrike to return to the east sector.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-PPSh4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier forces speechless Ulrike to return to the east sector.]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
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==L1A1 SLR== | ==L1A1 SLR== | ||
British troops are armed with [[L1A1 SLR]]s, the British variant of the [[FN FAL]]. It can be seen in every episode; notably with two soldiers standing in front of the British HQ in West Berlin. | British troops are armed with [[L1A1 SLR]]s, the British variant of the [[FN FAL]]. It can be seen in every episode; notably with two soldiers standing in front of the British HQ in West Berlin. | ||
[[File:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Late L1A1 | [[File:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Late L1A1 SLR with black fiberglass furniture - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-SLRPromo.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A promotional image showing two British soldiers with L1A1 | [[File:SpyCityS1-SLRPromo.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A promotional image showing two British soldiers with L1A1 SLRs. Note the Mk. V "Turtle" helmets worn by them.]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-SLR1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two British soldiers on the left resting with their L1A1 SLR at the border crossing.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-SLR1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two British soldiers on the left resting with their L1A1 SLR at the border crossing.]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-SLR2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A slightly better view of one L1A1 SLR (Ep. 01).]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-SLR2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A slightly better view of one L1A1 SLR (Ep. 01).]] | ||
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[[File:SpyCityS1-SKS1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A police officer in the distant carries an SKS over his back (Ep. 01).]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-SKS1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A police officer in the distant carries an SKS over his back (Ep. 01).]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-SKS2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of an SKS carried by a police officer at a border crossing (Ep. 03).]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-SKS2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of an SKS carried by a police officer at a border crossing (Ep. 03).]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-SKS3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A militiaman with his SKS on the left while his comrades | [[File:SpyCityS1-SKS3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A militiaman with his SKS on the left while his comrades unload barbed wire on August 13, 1961 (Ep. 06).]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-SKSPromo.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Two militiamen are seen on a promotional picture.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-SKSPromo.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Two militiamen with SKS rifles are seen on a promotional picture.]] | ||
==Takedown Sniper Rifle== | ==Takedown Sniper Rifle== | ||
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[[File:AKS-47.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 3 AKS-47 with stock folded - 7.62x39mm]] | [[File:AKS-47.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 3 AKS-47 with stock folded - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-AKSPromo.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A blurred view of an AKS-47 in the background of a promotional image.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-AKSPromo.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A blurred view of an AKS-47 in the background of a promotional image.]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-AKS1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldiers standing in the background.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-AKS1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldiers standing on each side of the entrance in the background.]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-AKS2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the soldiers opens the door for Severine Bloch.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-AKS2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the soldiers opens the door for Severine Bloch.]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-AKS3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close-up of the unhooded front sight.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-AKS3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close-up of the unhooded front sight.]] | ||
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[[MAS-36]] are briefly seen wielded by French soldiers in Ep. 04 "The Flower Market" and Ep. 06. "The Wall". | [[MAS-36]] are briefly seen wielded by French soldiers in Ep. 04 "The Flower Market" and Ep. 06. "The Wall". | ||
[[File:MAS36.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm French]] | [[File:MAS36.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm French]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-MAS1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two French soldiers cover a refugee's escape with their MAS-36]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-MAS1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two French soldiers cover a refugee's escape with their MAS-36.]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1- | [[File:SpyCityS1-MAS2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''End of the democratic sector of greater Berlin'''<br>They show the East Germans a reason not to go further (Ep. 04).]] | ||
==Unknown Rifles== | ==Unknown Rifles== | ||
Four unknown rifles can be seen in Ep. 02 hanging on walls in the hunting club. | Four unknown rifles can be seen in Ep. 02 hanging on walls in the hunting club. | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-Rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The first three rifles are seen. The two on the left appear to be flintlock muskets.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-Rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The first three rifles are seen. The two on the left appear to be flintlock muskets.]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-Rifle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-Rifle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The buttstock of a rifle is seen on the right.]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-Rifle3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same rifle from above seen in the background.]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-Rifle3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same rifle from above seen in the background; between the heads.]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
==1937 | ==1937 Canvas Holster== | ||
A British soldier is very briefly seen with a 1937 Canvas Holster for a [[Webley Revolver]]. | |||
[[File:SpyCityS1-BritishHolster.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-BritishHolster.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== | ==Double barreled Shotgun== | ||
At a wall of the hunters club in Ep. 02, a Double-barreled Shotgun can be seen. | At a wall of the hunters club in Ep. 02, a Double-barreled Shotgun can be seen. | ||
[[File:StevesSBS1960s.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 gauge]] | [[File:StevesSBS1960s.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 gauge]] | ||
[[File:SpyCityS1-Shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:SpyCityS1-Shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The shotgun is seen behind Fielding to the left.]] | ||
[[Category: Television]] | [[Category: Television]] | ||
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Spy City is a British-German-Czech drama television series written by William Boyd. Berlin in 1961, the construction of the Berlin Wall is about to begin. Berlin is ruled by the four occupying powers; the British MI6, the French SDECE, the Soviet KGB, and the U.S. CIA have their agents stationed all over the city and several double agents have been recruited in all four intelligence services. British Fielding Scott, an agent of MI6, is supposed to escort an East German scientist across the border, but he is killed just before he escapes, along with his family. From now on, Scott has the task of finding the traitor in his own ranks who betrayed that the scientist wants to defect. At the same time, he must avoid a wrong decision on his part triggering a nuclear first strike of the opposite side.
The following weapons were used in the miniseries Spy City:
Pistols
Webley & Scott Metropolitan Police
A suppressed Webley & Scott Metropolitan Police pistol is used by double agent Mr. S. Haldane (Aleš Košnar) in Ep. 01 "Operation Beethoven". The female assassin Friedericke Stahl (Eugenia Kuzmina) in Ep. 04 "The Flower Market" also uses (possibly the same) Webley & Scott pistol to kill Fielding Scott who also makes use of this pistol.
Tokarev TT-33
The East-German Stasi agent called Leatherjacket (Vaclav Jiracek) confronts Fielding Scott and Manfred Ziegler (Wanja Mues) with a Tokarev TT-33 in Ep. 01 "Operation Beethoven".
Walther PP
Fielding Scott's (Dominic Cooper) duty sidearm is a Walther PP which he uses in Ep. 01 "Operation Beethoven", Ep. 05 "Dark Imaginings" and Ep. 06 "The Wall".
FN Model 1900
The French female SDECE-Agent Severine Bloch (Romane Portail) carries an FN Model 1900 pistol.
Colt M1911A1
A Colt M1911A1 is seen lying in the safe room's floor hiding place in Ep. 02 "Out of the Past".
Ruby
The floor hiding place also includes a Ruby.
Sauer Model 1913
A Sauer 1913 is the third and last pistol hidden beneath the floor.
Walther PPK
The Walther pistol of Fielding Scott changes in Ep. 02 into a more compact PPK.
Beretta M1934
Near the end of Ep. 02, a Beretta M1934 is seen lying in the case of a French hitman. Another suppressed Beretta is seen with an MI6 operator in Ep. 05 "Dark Imaginings".
Makarov PM
The Soviet General Victor Kovrin (Mark Zak) is seen with a Makarov PM in Ep. 03. An assassin is seen using a suppressed Makarov in Ep. 04 and in Ep. 06 during a flashback. Kovrin's adjutant (Anton Tataru) draws a Makarov in Ep. 06 "The Wall".
Unknown Pistol
A few French soldiers are briefly seen with holstered pistols in Ep. 04 "The Flower Market". An MAS M1935S is a possible guess.
CZ 27
August Froben (Tonio Arango) uses a suppressed CZ 27 pistol in Ep. 05 "Dark Imaginings" and Ep. 06 "The Wall".
Revolvers
Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless
Ulrike Farber (Johanna Wokalek) owns a Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless seen in Ep. 04 "The Flower Market" which is never used.
Submachine Guns
Sten Mk. II
An unused Sten Mk II is briefly seen in Ep. 01 "Operation Beethoven" lying on the monitors of the Alfriston Club's gatekeeper.
PPD-40
East German Volkspolizei and some members of Kampfgruppen der Arbeiterklasse (Combat Groups of the Working Class; a paramilitary organization in the GDR) can be seen carrying PPD-40s.
PPSh-41
Soldiers of the Nationale Volksarmee in Ep. 06 are armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns.
Rifles
L1A1 SLR
British troops are armed with L1A1 SLRs, the British variant of the FN FAL. It can be seen in every episode; notably with two soldiers standing in front of the British HQ in West Berlin.
SKS
Some East German policemen can be seen with SKS rifles.
Takedown Sniper Rifle
At the end of Ep. 02, an unknown scoped takedown rifle is seen.
AKS-47
Two Soviet soldiers guarding the Soviet KGB HQ entrance in Ep. 04 "The Flower Market" have AKS-47.
MAS-36
MAS-36 are briefly seen wielded by French soldiers in Ep. 04 "The Flower Market" and Ep. 06. "The Wall".
They show the East Germans a reason not to go further (Ep. 04).
Unknown Rifles
Four unknown rifles can be seen in Ep. 02 hanging on walls in the hunting club.
Other
1937 Canvas Holster
A British soldier is very briefly seen with a 1937 Canvas Holster for a Webley Revolver.
Double barreled Shotgun
At a wall of the hunters club in Ep. 02, a Double-barreled Shotgun can be seen.
