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The Assets: With Jodie Whittaker, Paul Rhys, Harriet Walter, Ralph Brown. CIA counter-intelligence officer Sandy Grimes works to save Soviet intelligence officers from being exposed by a mole inside her organization.
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The Assets is an eight-part American drama television miniseries that aired on ABC in 2014. The series was based on the book Circle of Treason: A CIA Account of Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed by retired CIA officers Sandra Grimes and Jeanne Vertefeuille.
No.TitleDirected ByWritten By1"My Name Is Aldrich Ames"Drew Chapman2"Jewel in the Crown"Jeff T. ThomasDrew Chapman3"Trip to Vienna"Adam Lucas FeinsteinAlex Berger4"What's Done Is Done"Rudy BednarBruce TerrisHow can I watch The Assets on TV in the UK? The Assets airs on UKTV-owned channel Alibi on Mondays at 10pm, beginning Monday 10th September. The series will run for eight weeks.
This dramatic series goes back to 1985 to chronicle the real-life pursuit of Aldrich Ames, a man who turned out to be one of the most notorious traitors in U.S. history.
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A high-ranking KGB officer, Vitaly Yurchenko, defects to the United States. The CIA and the FBI mobilize to bring Edward Lee Howard to justice. Sandy butts heads with an officer reviewing their operations. Sandy and Jeanne clash; Ames gets approval to go to Rome.
This dramatic series goes back to 1985 to chronicle the real-life pursuit of Aldrich Ames, a man who turned out to be one of the most notorious traitors in U.S. history.
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As the Cold War enters its final act, the CIA is sent scrambling when a rendezvous with a prized asset goes horribly awry. CIA officer Sandy Grimes begins her investigation into the source of the problem and quickly discovers that this lost asset is just the tip of the iceberg.