The Glory Boys/ The Contract

In these thrilling dramas by Gerald Seymour (Harry's Game), British intelligence takes on some of its most implacable foes. In The Glory Boys, an international hit team plots to kill an Israeli nuclear scientist (Oscar®- winner Rod Steiger, On the Waterfront)-and a British agent (Anthony Perkins, Psycho) must stop them. Joanna Lumley (Shirley Valentine) also stars. See family loyalties prove more powerful than Cold War politics in The Contract, as a former operative is called back into service to help a Soviet missile scientist escape to the West.

Disc 1
As seen on TBS
THE GLORY BOYS
When an Israeli nuclear scientist (Oscar® winner Rod Steiger, In the Heat of the Night, On the Waterfront) visits London, he becomes the target of an assassination plot by a Palestinian terrorist and an IRA gunman. To hunt down the would-be killers, the British call in one of their own specialists. The man, known simply as "Jimmy" (Anthony Perkins, Psycho), is not universally popular in Whitehall's corridors of power; his reputation is only as good as his latest success. In this case, however, Jimmy learns that "success" can be a matter completely beyond his control.

Joining Steiger and Perkins in this tension-filled thriller is an all-star cast that includes BAFTA winner Joanna Lumley (Shirley Valentine, Absolutely Fabulous) and nominee Alfred Burke (Public Eye).

DVD FEATURES INCLUDE biographies of the cast and of author and espionage expert Gerald Seymour (Harry's Game).

Disc 2
THE CONTRACT
A case of mistaken identity leaves a young East German on the western side of the Iron Curtain and his elderly father-a leading Soviet missile designer-on the other. British Intelligence handpicks one of its former operatives to cross the border to bring the old man and his daughter out. The plans are carefully made, and the political repercussions are assessed. But in the end, everything comes down to the skills and instincts of the agent on the ground-and the loyalties and love of a family.

A sterling cast of British actors delivers superb performances in this edge-of-the-seat Cold War drama. Starring Kevin McNally (Pirates of the Caribbean, Valkyrie), Bernard Hepton (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; Smiley's People), and James Faulkner (The Bank Job, The Good Shepherd).

DVD FEATURES INCLUDE biographies of the cast and of author and espionage expert Gerald Seymour (Harry's Game).

The Glory Boys

Directed by Michael Ferguson
Written by Gerald Seymour
Executive Produced by David Cunliffe, Michael Glynn, Alan Landsburg
Original Music by Alan Parker
Cinematography by Film Editing by
Costume Design by

The Contract

Directed by Ian Toynton
Written by Gerald Seymour
Produced by Keith Richardson
Executive Produced by David Cunliffe
Original Music by Mike Moran
Cinematography by Alan Pyrah
Film Editing by Paul Trevor Bale, Brian Tomkins
Costume Design by John Fraser