Description
The Courier tells the “true story of a British businessman who assisted MI6 in breaking into the Soviet nuclear programme during the Cold War.” Wynne and his Russian source, Oleg Penkovsky (codenamed Ironbark), provided critical intelligence that helped bring the Cuban Missile Crisis to a close.
Creator: Dominic Cooke
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley, Angus Wright