Charlie Cox and Romola Garai Join BBC’s ‘Legacy’

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BBC announced the addition of Charlie Cox (Boardwalk Empire), Romola Garai, Andrew Scott, and Simon Russell Beale to the cast of the dramatic thriller Legacy set up with BBC Two. The Cold War thriller will be directed by Pete Travis (Dredd) and is based on the book by Alan Judd as adapted by Paula Milne.

Travis and Milne previously worked together on 2009’s Endgame.

Legacy falls well within the genre of the British spy thriller but has an extraordinary personal twist,” said Milne. “For what is espionage if not betrayal at the most fundamental level of human interactions? When that occurs within a family… It’s dynamite!”

Adds BBC Executive Producer Lucy Richer, ”Charlie is going to make a fantastic Charles Thoroughgood and I’m delighted to have such a talented cast on board. Leading on from the recent success of drama on BBC Two, Paula’s script is guaranteed to make Legacy the most bold and ambitious drama imaginable.”

The cast of Legacy also includes Olivia Grant, Christian McKay, and Tessa Peake Jones.

The Plot: The 90-minute film tells the compelling story of a young spy, Charles Thoroughgood (Cox), who discovers the disturbing truth about his father’s complex past.

Fresh out of the army, Charles has barely begun his training in Britain’s secret intelligence service, MI6, when his university association with a Soviet diplomat lands him on a case.

The diplomat, Viktor Koslov (Scott), has been working in London and his behavior suggests he could be turned. Charles’s bosses hope to exploit Viktor for their own purposes. But when Charles makes contact, Viktor reveals certain information that he would rather not believe.

As he is drawn deeper and deeper into the machinations of international intelligence, Charles finds himself falling in love with someone very close to the dangerous world he inhabits – a forbidden love, which makes it all the more intoxicating…

Romola Garai plays Anna, and Simon Russell Beale plays Hookey.