London, 1886: The owner of a seedy Soho shop doubles as a spy for the Russian embassy, dragging his family into a tragic terror plot in this thriller based on Joseph Conrad's classic novel.
EPISODE 1
Episode 1
London, 1886. Soho shopkeeper Verloc is paid by the Russian Embassy to spy on an anarchist cell. The Russians demand that Verloc orchestrates a bomb attack that will be blamed on the anarchists and provoke a British crackdown.
EPISODE 2
Episode 2
Michaelis' suspicions threaten to scupper Verloc's plans. Back in London, Heat faces the Professor's madness, and Winnie finds herself alone with Ossipon.
EPISODE 3
Episode 3
While Chief Inspector Heat struggles to makes sense of the plot behind the Greenwich bomb, Verloc returns home and attempts to hide the truth from Winnie.
EPISODE 4
Episode 4
With nowhere else to turn, Winnie seeks out Ossipon and places her trust in him. Heat and Stone go to Verloc's home to make an arrest.
Stephen Graham
Tom Goodman-Hill
Marie Critchley
Vicky McClure
Ian Hart
Toby Jones
George Costigan
Charles McDougall
Tony Marchant