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Confessional (TV series)

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Confessional
GenreDrama
Thriller
Espionage
Based onConfessional by Jack Higgins
Written byJames Mitchell
Directed byGordon Flemyng
StarringRobert Lindsay
Keith Carradine
Simon Chandler
Robert Lang
Valentina Yakunina
Arthur Brauss
David de Keyser
Stephen Holland
Helen Rappaport
Niall Toibin
ComposerJohn Cacavas
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
ProducersGordon Flemying
Richard Everitt
Production companyGranada Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release4 October (1989-10-04) –
25 October 1989 (1989-10-25)

Confessional is a British espionage thriller television miniseries starring Robert Lindsay, Keith Carradine, Simon Chandler, Robert Lang, Valentina Yakunina and Arthur Brauss. This series based on the 1985 spy novel of the same name by Jack Higgins and adapted for the television by James Mitchell and directed by Gordon Flemyng, it was produced by Granada Television for the ITV network and originally aired in four parts from 4 to 25 October 1989. The plot follows a rogue terrorist turned Soviet assassin, code named Cuchulain, trying to prevent a peace agreement between the parties involved in Northern Ireland.

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Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
1"Episode 1"Gordon FlemyngJames Mitchell4 October 1989 (1989-10-04)N/A
2"Episode 2"Gordon FlemyngJames Mitchell11 October 1989 (1989-10-11)N/A
3"Episode 3"Gordon FlemyngJames Mitchell18 October 1989 (1989-10-18)N/A
4"Episode 4"Gordon FlemyngJames Mitchell25 October 1989 (1989-10-25)N/A

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