The Assets (2014)

7.9/10 Thriller
The Assets

Quick Facts

Premiered
Jan 2014
Runtime
60 mins
Language
English
Status
Ended

Networks

ABC

Storyline

The Assets is an eight-part limited series based on the real life events of CIA counter-intelligence officer Sandy Grimes. The year 1985 serves as the backdrop to the final showdown of the Cold War when Sandy and her partner Jeanne Vertefeuille vowed to find the mole who would turn out to be the most notorious traitor in US History, Aldrich Ames. Sandy is in a race against time to save the Soviet intelligence officers from being caught and killed. Living her own double life at home, this beautiful wife and mother vowed to stop at nothing until she uncovered the truth.

Cast

Jodie Whittaker
Jodie Whittaker
Sandy Grimes
Paul Rhys
Paul Rhys
Aldrich Ames
Stuart Milligan
Stuart Milligan
Arthur O'Neill
Christina Cole
Christina Cole
Louisa Tilton
Lex Shrapnel
Lex Shrapnel
Mitch Weaver
Julian Ovenden
Julian Ovenden
Gary Grimes
Harriet Walter
Harriet Walter
Jeanne Vertefeuile
Ralph Brown
Ralph Brown
Lawrence Winston
Amelia Clarkson
Amelia Clarkson
Kelly Grimes
Trystan Gravelle
Trystan Gravelle
John P
Nicholas Woodeson
Nicholas Woodeson
Volkov