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|director = Miguel Alexandre | |director = Miguel Alexandre | ||
|date= December 3, 2020 | |date= December 3, 2020 | ||
|language = English | |language = English<br>French<br>German<br>Russian | ||
|seasons = 1 | |seasons = 1 | ||
|episodes = 6 | |episodes = 6 | ||
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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. | '''''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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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: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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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.
