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The Piglet Files

The Piglet Files

★ 7.8/10•1990•25m•12•Comedy
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The Piglet files is a British espionage satire produced by LWT. The show consisted of three series totalling 21 episodes broadcast from 7 September 1990 to 10 May 1992. The programme follows the life of reluctant MI5 agent Peter 'Piglet' Chapman as he tries to instruct his fellow agents on the finer points of spy gadgetry while keeping his wife Sarah in the dark about his new career.

Robin Carr · Director

Paul Minett · Writer

Brian Leveson · Writer

StatusEnded
Runtime25m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 7, 1990

Episodes

E125m

A Question of Intelligence

MI5 needs a new electronics expert, and Peter Chapman is the one they want. After unexpectedly losing his lecturing job at the polytechnic, Peter is left with little option but to accept MI5's offer, and become Piglet.

Sep 7, 1990

E225m

Fair Exchange

Piglet is tricked into temporarily housing a recently defected electronics specialist. Agents are sent to kidnap and return her. However, they take Piglet's wife instead.

Sep 14, 1990

E325m

A Room with a View

The team is assigned to monitor a couple suspected of transmitting information to East Germany. But are they watching the right people?

Sep 21, 1990

E425m

The Ice-Man Cometh

Piglet is the victim of mistaken identity, with potentially fatal consequences.

Sep 28, 1990

E525m

The Beagle Has Landed

Piglet must use all his espionage skills to infiltrate an activist group and plant bugs.

Oct 5, 1990

E625m

Now You See It

The French have developed a top secret device for use on their military aircraft. During a test flight, the plane crashes. Everybody wants to get their hands on the device when the debris is recovered.

Oct 12, 1990

E725m

A Private Member's Bill

Sir Desmond wants to make budget cuts by amalgamating MI5, MI6 and other agencies. Piglet and his colleagues use their espionage skills to try to find the skeletons which might persuade Sir Desmond to reconsider.

Oct 19, 1990

Actors

Nicholas Lyndhurst

Nicholas Lyndhurst

Peter 'Piglet' Chapman

Louise Catt

Flint

Clive Francis

Clive Francis

Morris Drummond

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