An Englishman Abroad | |
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Written by | Alan Bennett |
Directed by | John Schlesinger |
Starring | Alan Bates Coral Browne Charles Gray |
Composer | George Fenton |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Innes Lloyd |
Running time | 60 min. |
Production company | BBC |
Original release | |
Network | BBC 1 |
Release | 29 November 1983 |
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An Englishman Abroad is a 1983 BBC television drama film based on the true story of a chance meeting of actress Coral Browne with Guy Burgess, a member of the Cambridge spy ring who spied for the Soviet Union while an officer at MI6. The production was written by Alan Bennett and directed by John Schlesinger. Browne stars as herself.