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The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl

Seduction. Manipulation. Betrayal. Never trust a spy.

20187.11 Season6 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Brilliant young actress Charlie strikes up an acquaintance with an intriguing stranger while on holiday in Greece, but it rapidly becomes apparent that his intentions are far from romantic.

Created by Stephen Cornwell
Written by John le Carré
Produced by Laura Hastings-Smith
NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Martin Kurtz

Alexander Skarsgård

Alexander Skarsgård

Gadi Becker

Florence Pugh

Florence Pugh

Charmian 'Charlie' Ross

Michael Moshonov

Michael Moshonov

Shimon Litvak

Kate Sumpter

Kate Sumpter

Rose

Simona Brown

Simona Brown

Rachel

Clare Holman

Clare Holman

Miss Bach

G

Gennady Fleyscher

Schwilli

Amir Khoury

Amir Khoury

Michel / Salim Al-Khadar

Themes & Keywords

spybased on novel or bookmossadsuitcaseespionagepoliticsremakeminiseriesfemale spybombingstage actress

About The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of spy, based on novel or book, mossad, suitcase, espionage, politics. Created by Stephen Cornwell, it stars Michael Shannon, Alexander Skarsgård, Florence Pugh. Brilliant young actress Charlie strikes up an acquaintance with an intriguing stranger while on holiday in Greece, but it rapidly becomes apparent that his intentions are far from romantic.

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