Jemima Shore is a fictional character, an investigative reporter, in a series of books published between 1977 and 1995 and written by Antonia Fraser.
The first television adaptation , based on the first novel Quiet As A Nun, appeared as 6 episodes of Armchair Thriller in 1978 with Maria Aitken as Jemima.
This adaptation, from 1983, ran for 12 episodes with veteran actor Patricia Hodge in the lead role.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jemima_Shore
A Perfect Spy was produced by BBC with funding from the US and Australia for broadcasts in those countries.
Based on the John Le Carré spy novel of the same name, it's about MI6 agent Magnus Pym from his schoolboy days until his.......well, I don't want to spoil it for anyone and you may want to avoid the wiki page.
Featuring Peter Egan who's probably best known for his comedy work in Ever Decreasing Circles and Joint Account as well as drama roles in Cold Comfort Farm, Lillie, Dark Side of the Sun and Reilly Ace of Spies.
It also stars the late Irish actor Ray McAnally.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Perfect_Spy_%28TV_series%29
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