“The Cold War heats up on the German border.”
A British spy helps a Russian scientist to defect from the Soviet Union by taking a perilous journey through the Eastern Bloc.
- Created by
- Gerald Seymour
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 3 episodes
1
A British spy helps a Russian scientist to defect from the Soviet Union by taking a perilous journey through the Eastern Bloc.
- 1S1 E1
Part 1
Jan 3, 198850 min
British intelligence must convince Russian scientist Wilhelm Guttmann to come to the United Kingdom, but with his son in their hands, former soldier Johnny Donoghue is tasked with securing his cooperation amid Cold War tensions.
- 2S1 E2
Part 2
Jan 4, 198853 min
Donoghue goes undercover in Berlin to make contact with Guttmann and persuade him to defect, navigating tense East German surveillance and diplomatic complications between the British and West Germans.
- 3S1 E3
Part 3
Jan 5, 198852 min
Abandoned in East Germany as the operation unravels, Donoghue charges on with a desperate plan to smuggle Guttmann and his daughter across the border into West Germany.
Starring
Kevin McNally
Johnny Donoghue
Bernard Hepton
Henry Carter
James Faulkner
Charles Mawby
Hans Caninenberg
Professor Guttman
Brigitte Karner
Erica Guttman
- S
Stephan Meyer-Kohlhoff
Willi Guttmann
Donald Pickering
Permanent Undersecretary
Robert Lang
Deputy Undersecretary
- B
Bert Parnaby
Adam Percy
- C
Claus-Peter Seifert
Ulf Becker
- H
Hans Schödel
Heini Schalke
Katharina Abt
Jutte Hamburg
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch The Contract?
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- How many seasons of The Contract are there?
- The Contract has 1 season and 3 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of The Contract?
- The Contract has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on January 5, 1988.
- Who stars in The Contract?
- The Contract stars Kevin McNally, Bernard Hepton, James Faulkner, Hans Caninenberg, Brigitte Karner.
