The secret agent 1h drama thriller tv mini series 2016 episode guide 3 episodes 041 trailer 3 videos 11 images verloc the owner of a seedy shop in victorian soho plays a dangerous game spying on an agitating anarchist group that will prove useful to the foreign power he is secretly working for. The secret agent a simple tale is a novel by joseph conrad first published in 1907 the story is set in london in 1886 and deals with mr adolf verloc and his work as a spy for an unnamed country presumably russia the secret agent is one of conrads later political novels in which he moved away from his former tales of seafaring. The secret agent is a three part british espionage television drama serial based on the 1907 novel the secret agent by joseph conrad the show stars toby jones vicky mcclure stephen graham david dawson and ian hart the three part series began airing on bbc one on 17 july 2016. The secret agent r 1h 35min drama thriller 8 november 1996 usa london of the late 19th century is a haven for political exiles of all sorts refugees partisans anarchists