Confessional (TV series)

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
Running time52 minutes
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.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateUK viewers
(millions)
1"Episode 1"Gordon FlemyngJames Mitchell4 October 1989 (1989-10-04)N/A
In American two young men meet and become friends. One is Irish/American Liam Devlin, the other is Irish/Russian Thomas Kelly. Their destinies take them to Ireland, where their friendship is put to the test.[1]
2"Episode 2"Gordon FlemyngJames Mitchell11 October 1989 (1989-10-11)N/A
Irish-American Liam Devlin has been blackmailed by British Intelligence to track down a Russian assassin. The only person in the West who can identify him is a young Russian woman, Tanya Maslovskaya. He killed her father. Subsequently she was adopted by Ivan Maslovksy. Tanya is now a famous concert pianist currently performing in Paris. Devlin is told to persuade her to defect.[2]
3"Episode 3"Gordon FlemyngJames Mitchell18 October 1989 (1989-10-18)N/A
Irish-American Liam Devlin has persuaded Russian concert pianist Tanya Maslovskaya to defect in order to identify a Russian assassin who is operating in Ireland. When the killer learns of her arrival he tries to stop her.[3]
4"Episode 4"Gordon FlemyngJames Mitchell25 October 1989 (1989-10-25)N/A
Tanya, a defecting Russian pianist, has helped Liam Devlin to identify a Russian assassin. But before the man can be arrested her escapes from Ireland to England to seek revenge on all those he believes have betrayed him.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Confessional Part 1". BFI. 4 October 1989. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Confessional Part 2". BFI. 11 October 1989. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Confessional Part 3". BFI. 18 October 1989. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Confessional Part 4". BFI. 25 October 1989. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
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