Reilly: Ace of Spies

Superspy fans, your wait is over. Finally, the espionage master who became a stateside favorite as part of the PBS series Mystery! makes his long-awaited DVD debut in this action-packed four-disc collection. Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, The Horse Whisperer) stars as master spy Sidney Reilly, a subtly romantic yet sinister trickster and true-life British agent from the early 1900s. Brave, clever, murderous and adulterous, Reilly was Ian Fleming’s model for James Bond. Dim the lights and lose yourself in international wrangling as this cold-blooded operator transforms the British secret service into a ruthless professional espionage agency.

Lavishly filmed on location in several European countries, Reilly features an extraordinarily rich cast including Leo McKern (Rumpole of the Bailey), David Suchet and Hugh Fraser (both of Poirot) and David Burke (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes). Based on the book by Robin Bruce Lockhart.

This 4-volume DVD set includes all 12 original episodes.

Nigel Neill acquired the nickname Sam as a boy because, he recalls, “Nigel was a little effete for the rigors of a New Zealand playground.” Sam stuck.