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The Piglet Files

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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.

Sep 7, 19903 seasons21 episodesEndedEN

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Nicholas Lyndhurst

Peter 'Piglet' Chapman

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Clive Francis

Morris Drummond

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Seasons

Season 1

7 episodes

Premiered Sep 7, 1990

Season 2

7 episodes

Premiered May 3, 1991

Season 3

7 episodes

Premiered Mar 29, 1992

Episodes

1–6 of 7

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Ep 1

A Question of Intelligence

Sep 7, 1990

25m

MI5 needs a new electronics expert, and Peter Chapman is the one they want. After unexpectedly losing his lecturing job at the polytechnic, Peter is left with little option but to accept MI5's offer, and become Piglet.

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Ep 2

Fair Exchange

Sep 14, 1990

25m

Piglet is tricked into temporarily housing a recently defected electronics specialist. Agents are sent to kidnap and return her. However, they take Piglet's wife instead.

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Ep 3

A Room with a View

Sep 21, 1990

25m

The team is assigned to monitor a couple suspected of transmitting information to East Germany. But are they watching the right people?

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Ep 4

The Ice-Man Cometh

Sep 28, 1990

25m

Piglet is the victim of mistaken identity, with potentially fatal consequences.

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Ep 5

The Beagle Has Landed

Oct 5, 1990

25m

Piglet must use all his espionage skills to infiltrate an activist group and plant bugs.

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Ep 6

Now You See It

Oct 12, 1990

25m

The French have developed a top secret device for use on their military aircraft. During a test flight, the plane crashes. Everybody wants to get their hands on the device when the debris is recovered.

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