About this season
The Piglet files is a British espionage satire produced by LWT. The show consisted of three series totalling 21 episodes broadcast from 7 September 1990 to 10 May 1992. The programme follows the life of reluctant MI5 agent Peter 'Piglet' Chapman as he tries to instruct his fellow agents on the finer points of spy gadgetry while keeping his wife Sarah in the dark about his new career.
Episodes (7)
1. The Wright Stuff
Aired 3 May 1991 • 25 min
A book 'The Coldest of Wars' is due to be published about 'Cold War' espionage. When Piglet reveals that his wife Sarah, who works for a publisher, has just been reading a manuscript by the same name, he and Dexter are ordered to intercept before it hits the shops.
2. Red Spy at Night
Aired 10 May 1991 • 25 min
Questions of loyalty are asked when a former agent returns and points the finger of suspicion at Maxwell.
3. Piglet in a Trough
Aired 17 May 1991 • 25 min
All of a sudden, Piglet has a drinking problem...and a gambling problem...and financial difficulties...and marital strain. What's going on? Well, Drummond has ordered him to put on the show as a ploy to see if Maxwell is a KGB mole.
4. The Wrong Combination
Aired 24 May 1991 • 25 min
Which is better, MI5 or MI6? After a disastrous training exercise, Drummond is challenged by his MI6 counterpart to answer that very question.
5. The Hunt for Red Decoder
Aired 31 May 1991 • 25 min
MI5 has acquired a Russian decoding device, but it won't work. Piglet uses his electronics skills to try to understand why.
6. Under Cover Activity
Aired 7 June 1991 • 25 min
Piglet has been encouraged to get very close to a female KGB operative. What steps must he take to make sure his wife doesn't find out?
7. Trouble with Reception
Aired 14 June 1991 • 25 min
Piglet and his colleagues are attending a foreign Embassy reception. As they attempt to plant some bugs, terrorists storm the party and take guests hostage. Can Piglet and Dexter save the day?