Summary
"Spies of Warsaw" is Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais's two-part adaptation of Alan Furst's novel about espionage between major nations in the years leading up to the Second World War. Colonel Jean-Francois Mercier (David Tennant), a highly decorated solder from the First World War, is the military attaché stationed in Warsaw, Poland. He sets out on a mission with his trusted accomplice, Marek (Miroslaw Zbrojewicz), to discover Germany's military intentions in relation to Poland. They almost get caught and killed in the process, irking French bureaucrat Jourdain (Burn Gorman), who is keen to avoid increasing diplomatic tension. Amid the threat of war, Mercier is also vying for the affections of Parisian lawyer Anna Skarbek (Janet Montgomery), who is already in a relationship with political journalist Maxim (Piotr Baumann). As Mercier and Anna's relationship develops, it is clear she must choose between both men. It premiered on BBC Four in January 2013.