The Mask of Janus

1965 - 1965

Them Is Anyone That Isn't Us

8th October 1965

Episode 1

Henry Lane is arrested and accused of spying in Amaria. Cmr. Hastings tells his wife that Henry is a Russian spy and a trial will be embarrassing. The USSR says he is British spy. Almaria decide he is too hot to handle and release him.

And the Fish Are Biting

15th October 1965

Episode 2

Almarian Anton Werner is a British spy who is getting fake letters, from his sister, needing money. Richard Cadell arranges to bring a lookalike but walks into a trap. The Americans have used him to make a swap for their agent.

The Sleeper

22nd October 1965

Episode 3

The Embassy are struggling to break a new cipher. They ask for Mark Cavelet from the Hungarian Consul. Cadell's meets Victor Tridy but he doesn't want to be Calvet after 20 years of inactivity. Cadell is told to get him back or kill him.

Rendezvous

29th October 1965

Episode 4

Richard Cadell is part of an East European trade mission visiting Amalia, taking the role of press officer. His task is to contact a member of the other side's delegation but the question is which one.

The Public Interest

5th November 1965

Episode 5

Britain and the Soviet Union agree to exchange captured agents and use Amalia as the site of the transfer.

The Devil You Know

12th November 1965

Episode 6

It is not unusual for people to visit Amalia as a tourist but when a British government mathematician visits, his trip is particularly interesting considering he is fond of gambling and deeply in debt.

The Rack

19th November 1965

Episode 7

The eye is a camera, but the mind is a distorting lens.

The Cold Equation

26th November 1965

Episode 8

Is a dangerous game the only game worth playing?

The Arranger

3rd December 1965

Episode 9

Both the UK agent and US agent are very interested in the sculptor named Milo, a man who molds clay into incredible figures. He also is known to handle plastic explosives quite well.

Why Not Call Me Kruschev?

10th December 1965

Episode 10

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Arms and the Men

17th December 1965

Episode 11

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In the fictional European country of Amalia, the political interests of the British, American and Communist espionage communities are explored. Eschewing the action formula of its ITV contemporaries, the series dealt more politically oriented plots such as defections to the west, awakening "sleeper" agents and the leaking of official secrets.

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