what an achievement someone take the time and bother to make a tvm i enjoy and this be probably down to someone come up the shattering and radical idea of bring an interesting involve story and make it into a feature length television movie . mild spoiler . aldrich rick ames decide he not get a big enough slice of pie for work at the cia for so many long year so decides he go to get his own back by sell secret to the soviet and and the best thing be that it base on fact . i do notice that one of the reviewer take issue about the accuracy of this tale and i do see a documentary on the ames case on the history channel and while it didn ` t mention he fly to geneva think it be zurich ( yeah this be probably invention ) it do state he do have a severe drink problem and turn up for work in brand new car and something his colleague at the cia never ever notice you ` ve get to worry why it call the central intelligence agency . there be a minor flaw with the screenplay and that be it look like it go to turn into poor old aldrich only become a traitor because he want to give his family the best out of life and but it doesn ` t really turn into an excuse and so why do we have to learn about his sick mother in law and his wife want to go to university and get final demand leave right and centre . . but like i say it only a minor flaw a good tvm and it interest to note the director be john mackenzie the same man who bring u the brit gangster classic the long good friday and who also direct deadly voyage one of the great make for television film ever . .