Secrets of the Dead Umbrella Assassin (Season 5, Episode 5)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 56 min | Documentary, History, War

Secrets of the Dead

Umbrella Assassin (Season 5, Episode 5)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 56 min | Documentary, History, War

The mysteries behind the apparent Cold War murder of political dissident and author, Georgi Markov, a vocal anti-communist Bulgarian defector assassinated in London in 1979, are revealed.

Director

Mark Radice

Writer

Mark Radice

Producers

Brian Brunius | Mark Radice

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 4, 2006

Release date

Oct 4, 2006 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

7 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
16 cast members

Name	Known for
Dimitar Botschev Self - Georgi Markov's Editor, Radio Free Europe Self - Georgi Markov's Editor, Radio Free Europe See fewer	Revealed (2002)
Rufus Crompton Self - U.K. Home Office Pathologist Self - U.K. Home Office Pathologist See fewer	Real Crime (2001)
Ole Damkjær Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	Revealed (2002)
Christopher Green Self - Senior Division Analyst, CIA (as Dr. Christopher Green) Self - Senior Division Analyst, CIA (as Dr. Christopher Green) See fewer	Mirage Men (2013)
John Hamilton Self - Journalist (as Jack Hamilton) Self - Journalist (as Jack Hamilton) See fewer	Revealed (2002)
Bogdan Karayotov Self - Bulgarian State Investigator Self - Bulgarian State Investigator See fewer	Revealed (2002)
Robin Keeley Self - Forensics Scientist, Metropolitan Police Service Self - Forensics Scientist, Metropolitan Police Service See fewer	Revealed (2002)
Vladimir Kostov Self - Poison Pellet Victim Self - Poison Pellet Victim See fewer	Revealed (2002)
Annabel Markov Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Georgi Markov Self - Assassination Victim (voice) (archive footage) Self - Assassination Victim (voice) (archive footage) See fewer
Lyuben Markov Self - Georgi Markov's Cousin Self - Georgi Markov's Cousin See fewer	Revealed (2002)
H. Keith Melton Self - Espionage Historian (as Keith Melton) Self - Espionage Historian (as Keith Melton) See fewer	The Sum of All Fears (2002)
David Phillips Self - Friend of Georgi Markov Self - Friend of Georgi Markov See fewer	Revealed (2002)
Bernard Riley Self (as Dr. Bernard Riley) Self (as Dr. Bernard Riley) See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
Liev Schreiber Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	Spotlight (I) (2015)
Todor Zhivkov Self - Bulgarian Dictator (archive footage) Self - Bulgarian Dictator (archive footage) See fewer	Vremya (1968)