Toby jones vicky mc clure and stephen graham star in this three part bbc adaptation of joseph conrads novel set in victorian london the drama follows soho shopkeeper verloc jones as he becomes increasingly involved in espionage and terrorism unknown to his wife winnie mc clure verloc is employed by the russian embassy to spy on a dangerous anarchist group and is tasked with bombing greenwich observatory so it can be blamed on the anarchists as chief inspector heat graham becomes mor