Sleepers: The Awakening (S1EP1 BBC 10 Apr 1991, Joanna Kanska)

The Awakening: In 1990, the Russians discover a secret room in the Kremlin that is a meticulous re-creation of London life in the 1960s. After savvy KGB agent Nina Grishina figures out that the room was used to train two agents who haven’t been heard from since 1966, she sets off for England to lead the hunt.

Cast: Nigel Havers (Jeremy Coward), Warren Clarke (Albert Robinson), Joanna Kanska (Major Nina Grishina), David Calder (Viktor Chekhov), Angus MacInnes (Bill Sullivan), Jane Nash (Serena), Michael Gough (Andrei Zorin), Richard Huw (Igor Kostov), Annie Hulley (Sandra Robinson), Christopher Rozycki (Colonel Oleg Petrovski), Alan David (K1), William Chubb (George Wetherby), Ricco Ross (Karl Richfield), Candida Gubbins (Alison), Andrzej Borkowski (Doctor), Denica Fairman, James Smith, Timothy Kightley, Tomek Bork, Bill Rodgers

Writer: John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch / Director: Geoffrey Sax

Original Airdate: 10 Apr 1991 on BBC
Series: Sleepers Season 1 Episode 1

• Soldier: Documentary Series Going Inside the British Army – Premieres on BBC One, 5 October

• THE FIRM: Sneak Peek of BBC’s Gripping Legal Docuseries – This October on BBC Scotland

• Freely: Revolutionising Free UK TV for the Digital Streaming Era

• BBC One Comedy HERE WE GO Series 2 Now Filming

• Popular Comedy Drama Series from the 1990s Now Streaming on BBC iPlayer

• Miriam Margolyes Joins Doctor Who for 60th Anniversary Specials in November

• New Images Revealed for “Men Up” Premiering This Year on BBC One

• Otto Baxter: Not a F***ing Horror Story (Sky Documentaries Saturday 23 September 2023)

• James Martin’s Saturday Morning: Carly Paoli, Lesley Waters, Paul Rankin (ITV Saturday 23 September 2023)

• Bali 2002: Operation Alliance (ITV Saturday 23 September 2023)

• The Windsors: Secrets of the Royal Tours (Channel 4 Saturday 23 September 2023)

• A Royal Guide to… Parenting: Series 2 Premiere (Channel 4 Saturday 23 September 2023)

• TV’s 30 Most Complained About Moments: TV’s 30 Most Complained About Moments (Channel 5 Saturday 23 September 2023)

• Oti Mabuse’s Breakfast Show: Jenny Ryan, Hayley Morris (ITV Saturday 23 September 2023)