Red Joan
Mother. Lover. Traitor. Spy.
The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the KGBs longest-serving British spy. The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the KGB's longest-serving British spy. English born Joan Stanley, a Soviet and communist party sympathizer, becomes employed as a British government civil servant, and gets recruited by the KGB in the mid 1930s. She successfully transfers nuclear bomb secrets to the Soviet Union (Russia), which enables them to keep up with the West in the development of atomic weapons, and remains undetected as a spy for over a half a century.
Critic Reviews:
- " For all the faults of editing and storytelling, Cookson still gives a striking performance. " – Mike Massie
- " The music… is enough to keep the viewer's curiosity. " – Pablo O. Scholz
- " It is not about spy craft; it is about saving mankind from itself. " – Ron Wilkinson