THE SPY WHO DIED TWICE

THE SPY WHO DIED TWICE

09 May 2022

Labour MP and former minister John Stonehouse faked his own death in the 1970s and went to jail. But did the high-profile MP also spy for the Soviet bloc? And why was he never charged? This single film for Channel 4, co-produced with Typer Productions, examines how Prime Ministers from Wilson to Thatcher chose not to investigate the allegations that Stonehouse was a spy.

Keely Winstone’s revealing film shows how Stonehouse colluded with the Czech security service while he was a government minister and – most remarkably – how three prime minister chose not to investigate the spying allegations

Daily Telegraph

The extraordinary story of John Stonehouse reveals that politicians ignored rumours of his collusion with the Soviet authorities

Mail On Sunday

An intriguing documentary telling one of the stranger postwar political stories

The Guardian

A real-life Reggie Perrin story more bizarre than the chap with the kayak

Sunday Times

Political scandal, deceit, lies and an unexpected spy story… A fascinating documentary you need to watch

The Stylist