Paul Minett
Director
The Piglet Files (1990)
Season 2
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.
Released Sept. 7, 1990
Episode 25 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: imdb.spy, imdb.laugh-track, tmdb.secret-agent, tmdb.spoof, tmdb.sitcom
Production Companies: LWT
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S2E1 - The Wright Stuff
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 intercept before it hits the shops.
May 3, 1991, midnight
S2E2 - Red Spy at Night
Questions of loyalty are asked when a former agent returns and points the finger of suspicion at Maxwell.
May 10, 1991, midnight
S2E3 - Piglet in a Trough
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.
May 17, 1991, midnight
S2E4 - The Wrong Combination
Which is better, MI5 or MI6? After a disastrous training exercise, Drummond is challenged by his MI6 counterpart to answer that very question.
May 24, 1991, midnight
S2E5 - The Hunt for Red Decoder
MI5 has acquired a Russian decoding device, but it won't work. Piglet uses his electronics skills to try to understand why.
May 31, 1991, midnight
S2E6 - Under Cover Activity
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?
June 7, 1991, midnight
S2E7 - Trouble with Reception
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?
June 14, 1991, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 525 min.
Released: Sept. 7, 1990
Last Air Date: May 10, 1992, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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