I, Spry

Set during Prime Minister Menzies' tenure throughout the Cold War and based on the events surrounding the rise and fall of master spy Charles Spry "I Spry" delivers a fresh critical eye on the ASIO's early history. The documentary provides a detailed timeline from the agency's first fumbling counter-espionage operations to its evolution beyond government scrutiny and infiltration by the KGB. Based on newly declassified information including Spry's secret testimony at the 1974 Royal Commission into Intelligence and Security "I Spry" features ASIO surveillance footage and candid interviews with former intelligence officers.