Defence Of The Realm - 1986 - 7/10
British reporters get wind of a scandal involving a member of Parliament.
Is the MP having an affair? Is he a KGB operative?
Not that it matters, it’s too good a story and run it.
Only later, do they realize the man may have been framed – and they were manipulated.
Clandestine agencies, stonewalling, and mounting threats to cease investigating.
Tight thriller encompasses all, along with a message that is still relevant.