Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs (1996)
MI5 operative Neil is asked to meet with retired KGB officer Alexander Petrov, who has approached MI5 claiming that he has highly classified information that he wishes to sell to pay for a triple heart bypass.
Director: Alan Grint
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Dennis Waterman as John Neil |
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Leo McKern as Alexander Petrov |
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Frances Barber as Annie Shepherd |
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Paul Freeman as Armitage |
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Nicholas Jones as Schroeder |
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Susan Jameson as Controller |
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William Armstrong as Bill Roper |
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Lalor Roddy as Mark Grady |
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Ian Fitzgibbon as Tony Lynch |
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James Aubrey as George Grant |
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Dave Hill as Andy |
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Peter Armitage as Eddie Harris |
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Diane Bull as Mrs. Grant |
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James Duggan as Dempsey |
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Emer Gillespie as IRA Woman |
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Richard Sinnott as Waiter |
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Norman Wan as Chinese Takeaway Man |
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Josh Moran as French Bar Patron |
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Chris Bisson as French Barman |
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Anthony Schaeffer as Senior Policeman |
| Directing | Alan Grint | Director |
| Writing | John Brown | Writer |
| Production | Andrew Benson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Edwina Craze | Associate Producer |
| Production | Simon Lewis | Producer |
| Sound | John E. Keane | Music |
| Camera | Alan Pyrah | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Robert Hough | Editor |
| Editing | Clive Trist | Editor |
| Writing | Jill Arlon | Original Story |