The Americans
The Clock
Season 1, Episode 2 · Aired 2013-02-06
Synopsis
When Philip and Elizabeth are given an urgent task to plant a bug in Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger's office, they risk exposure when an unwilling maid of the Weinberger home refuses to cooperate. Stan closes in on a member of the Soviet Rezidentura in an effort to uncover the identities of deep cover Directorate S operatives.
In the series
This episode is part of The Americans (2013–2018) on FX.
Soviet spies as suburban parents — marriage, tradecraft, and Reagan-era dread.
Key cast
- Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings
- Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings
- Noah Emmerich as Stan Beeman
- Holly Taylor as Paige Jennings
- Keidrich Sellati as Henry Jennings
- Costa Ronin as Oleg Burov