Spyder's Web

Spyder's Web

1972 · Crime, Drama · 1 Season · 13 Episodes · 7.3

Spyder's Web was a British crime drama television series aired in 1972. It starred Anthony Ainley as Clive Hawksworth and Patricia Cutts as Charlotte "Lottie" Dean as two secret agents working for the mysterious Spyder organisation in the interests of the British government.

Episodes

E11. Spyder Secures a Main Strand1972-01-21After a British agent fleeing across a Communist border is picked up by car, and shot, the Web weaves its way into the hunt for a traitor. A reshuffle of British security is called for and Charlotte accepts the challenge.E22. The Executioners52m · 1972-01-28Hawksworth infiltrates a wealthy group of men who imprison, and aim to re-educate, degenerate members of society.E33. Romance on Wheels51m · 1972-02-04Lottie and Hawksworth join members of a dating agency on a trip behind the Iron Curtain to discover how certain candidates are being replaced by Soviet agents.E44. The Hafiz Affair50m · 1972-02-11The Spyder team are manipulated into a plot against the election of a new president in an emergent African state.E55. Life at a Price48m · 1972-02-18The Spyder agents uncover murder and fraud in an exclusive maternity home.E66. Emergency Exit50m · 1972-02-25Spyder's Web (1972) A Spyder agent is substituted for one of the opposition's to discover how the enemy escape route works. The trail leads to the Viscount Employment Agency run by Kalashnkov - whom adores the British aristocracy.E77. Red Admiral52m · 1972-03-03On the pretext of making a film, Lottie and Hawksworth investigate Admiral Manders. Could he be falling under Soviet influence?E88. Lies and Dolls48m · 1972-03-10Spyder's Web (1972) A message from a myna bird alerts Lottie to the death of an MP, which then leads to Eastern European puppeteers who are the front for a people-smuggling organization.E99. Things That Go Bang in the Night51m · 1972-03-17An inventor of bizarre killing-machines leaves a lethal legacy, which his eccentric relations compete to get their hands on.E1010. An Almost Modern Man51m · 1972-03-24Lottie and Hawksworth endeavour to protect the president of a Central American republic from assassination.E1111. Nobody's Strawberry Fool51m · 1972-03-31A bizarre story of a body preserved in the Swiss snow since 1914 - which has now gone missing in transit.E1212. The Prevalence of Skeletons51m · 1972-04-07What is behind the killing of a number of prominent individuals, why did they withdraw their life savings on the day of their deaths, and why have their corpses aged so dramatically? Lottie and Hawksworth investigate.E1313. Rev Counter52m · 1972-04-14Lottie and Hawksworth infiltrate an eccentric group led by a vicar who aim to liberate the Isle of Wight from the English - by armed force.

Cast

Roger Lloyd Pack

Roger Lloyd Pack

Veronica Carlson

Veronica Carlson

Charlotte 'Lottie' Dean

Clive Hawksworth