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COLLECTION · Series · 1990

The Piglet Files

The Piglet files is a British espionage satire produced by LWT. The show consisted of three series totalling 21 episodes broadcast from 7 September 1990 to 10 May 1992. The programme follows the life of reluctant MI5 agent Peter 'Piglet' Chapman as he tries to instruct his fellow agents on the finer points of spy gadgetry while keeping his wife Sarah in the dark about his new career.

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* 7.8 (8)ComedyUnited Kingdom
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Directors
Robin Carr
Creators
Paul Minett · Brian Leveson
Countries
United Kingdom
Studios
ITV1 · LWT
Runtime
25 min/ep
Release
07/09/1990
Score
7.8 / 10 (8)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
7 episodes · 1990
Episode 1. A Question of Intelligence
1990-09-07 · 25 min

MI5 needs a new electronics expert, and Peter Chapman is the one they want. After unexpectedly losing his lecturing job at the polytechnic, Peter is left with little option but to accept MI5's offer, and become Piglet.

Episode 2. Fair Exchange
1990-09-14 · 25 min

Piglet is tricked into temporarily housing a recently defected electronics specialist. Agents are sent to kidnap and return her. However, they take Piglet's wife instead.

Episode 3. A Room with a View
1990-09-21 · 25 min

The team is assigned to monitor a couple suspected of transmitting information to East Germany. But are they watching the right people?

Episode 4. The Ice-Man Cometh
1990-09-28 · 25 min

Piglet is the victim of mistaken identity, with potentially fatal consequences.

Episode 5. The Beagle Has Landed
1990-10-05 · 25 min

Piglet must use all his espionage skills to infiltrate an activist group and plant bugs.

Episode 6. Now You See It
1990-10-12 · 25 min

The French have developed a top secret device for use on their military aircraft. During a test flight, the plane crashes. Everybody wants to get their hands on the device when the debris is recovered.

Episode 7. A Private Member's Bill
1990-10-19 · 25 min

Sir Desmond wants to make budget cuts by amalgamating MI5, MI6 and other agencies. Piglet and his colleagues use their espionage skills to try to find the skeletons which might persuade Sir Desmond to reconsider.

Season 2
7 episodes · 1991
Episode 1. The Wright Stuff
1991-05-03 · 25 min

A book 'The Coldest of Wars' is due to be published about 'Cold War' espionage. When Piglet reveals that his wife Sarah, who works for a publisher, has just been reading a manuscript by the same name, he and Dexter are ordered to…

Episode 2. Red Spy at Night
1991-05-10 · 25 min

Questions of loyalty are asked when a former agent returns and points the finger of suspicion at Maxwell.

Episode 3. Piglet in a Trough
1991-05-17 · 25 min

All of a sudden, Piglet has a drinking problem...and a gambling problem...and financial difficulties...and marital strain. What's going on? Well, Drummond has ordered him to put on the show as a ploy to see if Maxwell is a KGB mole.

Episode 4. The Wrong Combination
1991-05-24 · 25 min

Which is better, MI5 or MI6? After a disastrous training exercise, Drummond is challenged by his MI6 counterpart to answer that very question.

Episode 5. The Hunt for Red Decoder
1991-05-31 · 25 min

MI5 has acquired a Russian decoding device, but it won't work. Piglet uses his electronics skills to try to understand why.

Episode 6. Under Cover Activity
1991-06-07 · 25 min

Piglet has been encouraged to get very close to a female KGB operative. What steps must he take to make sure his wife doesn't find out?

Episode 7. Trouble with Reception
1991-06-14 · 25 min

Piglet and his colleagues are attending a foreign Embassy reception. As they attempt to plant some bugs, terrorists storm the party and take guests hostage. Can Piglet and Dexter save the day?

Season 3
7 episodes · 1992
Episode 1. Guerrilas in the Mist
1992-03-29 · 25 min

Piglet discovers an arms stash in a remote farmhouse. When caught, he's taken to the manor house, and is surprised to find Drummond already there.

Episode 2. Sweet and Sour Piglet
1992-04-05 · 25 min

The Chinese have used advanced surgical techniques to create a perfect copy of Piglet.

Episode 3. Sex, Spies and Videotape
1992-04-12 · 25 min

Flint finds a new boyfriend, while Maxwell and Drummond prepare a promotional video.

Episode 4. In Which We Serve
1992-04-19 · 25 min

Piglet is undercover in a hotel, when Sarah appears with her colleagues.

Episode 5. The Plane Truth
1992-04-26 · 25 min

No synopsis

Episode 6. Under New Mangement
1992-05-03 · 25 min

No synopsis

Episode 7. With Friends Like These
1992-05-10 · 25 min

No synopsis

Cast by season
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Peter 'Piglet' Chapman
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Louise Catt
Flint
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