Synopsis
Spyder's Web was a British crime drama television series aired in 1972. It starred Anthony Ainley as Clive Hawksworth and Patricia Cutts as Charlotte "Lottie" Dean as two secret agents working for the mysterious Spyder organisation in the interests of the British government.
Episodes
Season 11E1Spyder Secures a Main StrandAfter a British agent fleeing across a Communist border is picked up by car, and shot, the Web weaves its way into the hunt for a traitor. A reshuffle of British security is called for and Charlotte accepts the challenge.2E2The ExecutionersHawksworth infiltrates a wealthy group of men who imprison, and aim to re-educate, degenerate members of society.52m3E3Romance on WheelsLottie and Hawksworth join members of a dating agency on a trip behind the Iron Curtain to discover how certain candidates are being replaced by Soviet agents.51m4E4The Hafiz AffairThe Spyder team are manipulated into a plot against the election of a new president in an emergent African state.50m5E5Life at a PriceThe Spyder agents uncover murder and fraud in an exclusive maternity home.48m6E6Emergency ExitSpyder's Web (1972)
A Spyder agent is substituted for one of the opposition's to discover how the enemy escape route works. The trail leads to the Viscount Employment Agency run by Kalashnkov - whom adores the British aristocracy.50m7E7Red AdmiralOn the pretext of making a film, Lottie and Hawksworth investigate Admiral Manders. Could he be falling under Soviet influence?52m8E8Lies and DollsSpyder's Web (1972)
A message from a myna bird alerts Lottie to the death of an MP, which then leads to Eastern European puppeteers who are the front for a people-smuggling organization.48m9E9Things That Go Bang in the NightAn inventor of bizarre killing-machines leaves a lethal legacy, which his eccentric relations compete to get their hands on.51m10E10An Almost Modern ManLottie and Hawksworth endeavour to protect the president of a Central American republic from assassination.51m11E11Nobody's Strawberry FoolA bizarre story of a body preserved in the Swiss snow since 1914 - which has now gone missing in transit.51m12E12The Prevalence of SkeletonsWhat is behind the killing of a number of prominent individuals, why did they withdraw their life savings on the day of their deaths, and why have their corpses aged so dramatically? Lottie and Hawksworth investigate.51m13E13Rev CounterLottie and Hawksworth infiltrate an eccentric group led by a vicar who aim to liberate the Isle of Wight from the English - by armed force.52m
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