Codename (1970)

Codename, which premiered in April 1970, was about the secretive MI17 Spy Organisation of the same name based in the residential hall of a Cambridge College. Eventually the series attained a more international flavour, although its base was always in Great Britain. Primarily Codename dealt with the themes of espionage and counter-espionage at the time of the Cold War of the sixties. Its cast contained many of Great Britain's most versatile and talented actors.

• First Air Date: 1970-04-07
• Last Air Date: 1970-06-30
• Total Seasons: 1
• Total Episodes: 13
• Episode Runtime: 50 min.
• Network: BBC Two
• Creator: David Sullivan Proudfoot, Bill Hays