cover of episode The Illegal | KGB

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Jack Barsky, a KGB agent, lived a double life in the US, balancing his espionage duties with his American family life. When faced with the decision to either return to Russia or stay in the US, he chose to stay, risking exposure and personal safety.

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Hayley Atwell relates the story of a KGB agent embedded deeply, too deeply, in US life, with Jack Barsky, a.k.a. Albrecht Dittrich. After many years undercover in New York, Barsky got the signal that he was compromised, yet by then he had an American wife and children. What would YOU do? From SPYSCAPE, the headquarters of all things spy. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Producer: David Waters. Series producer: Gemma Newby. Music by Nick Ryan.

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