Reilly: Ace of Spies
Seen it?1983 | 1 seasons | 50 min | Crime, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Burn Notice, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 10 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Reilly, Ace of Spies is a 1983 television miniseries dramatising the life of Sidney Reilly, a Russian Jew who became one of the greatest spies ever to work for the British. Among his exploits, in the early 20th-century, were the infiltration of the German General Staff in 1917 and a near-overthrow of the Bolsheviks in 1918. His reputation with women was as legendary as his genius for espionage.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Limited series that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 91K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by Troy Kennedy Martin
- Sam NeillSidney Reilly