Plot: The head of the Russia Desk at the British Secret Intelligence Service learns a senior British politician could be a potential Russian asset.
Secret Service Television show was disappointing.
Pros: Gemma Arterton as good as the lead MI6 Officer. The acting were good across the bull.
Cons: The main plot was too slow I keep losing investment in it. The willing did felt messed & sour. Ryan Walker MP didn’t work for me as a replacement MP. The storyline not that different than other spy thrillers. There was no action & drama happening & the execution didn’t work.
Directed by James Marsh, Farren Blackburn
Screenplay by Tom Bradby, Jemma Kennedy
Based on Secret Service by Tom Bradby
Starring: Gemma Arterton, Rafe Spall, Mark Stanley, Alex Kingston, Roger Allam, Avi Nash, Amaka Okafor & Khalid Abdalla.
Executive producers: Gail Egan, Andrea Calderwood
Production companies: Potboiler Productions, All3Media
Network: ITVX (United Kingdom), Stan (Australia)
Casts & Characters:
- Gemma Arterton as Kate Henderson, an MI6 officer and head of the Russia Desk
- Rafe Spall as Stuart Henderson, Kate’s husband and a special adviser to Conrad
- Alexander Terentyev as Sergei Malinski, an SVR operative, old friend and informant of Kate, codename “Cyclops”
- Roger Allam as Sir Alan Brabazon, the Chief of MI6, codename “C”
- Avi Nash as Ravindra “Rav” Sangvhi, an MI6 Russia Desk officer working for Kate
- Mark Stanley as the Rt Hon Ryan Walker MP, the Foreign Secretary aligned with the centre-right wing of the Labour Party
- Alex Kingston as Rose Trewen, the Head of Security for MI6
- Amaka Okafor as the Rt Hon Imogen Conrad MP, the Home Secretary aligned with the left wing of the Labour Party
- Khalid Abdalla as Zak Hussein, the Deputy Chief of MI6 and Kate’s superior
- Aoife Hinds as Julie Price, an MI6 Russia Desk officer working for Kate
- Rochenda Sandall as Melissa Morris, a special adviser to Walker
- Lydia Leonard as Amanda Walker, an auctioneer and Ryan’s wife
- Steven Elder as the Rt Hon Anthony Fletcher MP, the Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party
- Alma Prelec as Lena Savic, an MI6 asset and nanny employed by Mikhail Borodin, codename “Echo”
- Galaxie Clear as Fiona Henderson, Kate and Stuart’s teenage daughter
- Harley Barton as Gus Henderson, Kate and Stuart’s son
- Juris Zagars as Lev Amatov, a British–Russian oligarch and political donor
- Michael Tcherepashenets as Mikhail Borodin, Igor’s son and Lena’s employer
- Petar Zekavica
- Miglen Mirtchev as Igor Borodin, the Director of the SVR
- Ben Lloyd-Hughes as Joshua Long
- Ed Balls as himself (cameo role)
- Susanna Reid as herself (cameo role)
I worse skip this series.
Rating: 4 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe