London, May 17, 1985: Oleg Gordiev­sky was at the pinnacle of his career. A skilled intelligence officer, he had been promoted a few months before to rezident, or chief, of the KGB station in the British capital. Moscow seemed to have no clue he’d been secretly working for MI6, the British secret intelligence service, for 11 years. You're listening to Casual History..  New episodes every week!  Find us on social media @CasualxHistory  - CH  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/casualhistory/support