Genre: Drama, Espionage, Spy thriller
Directed by Nick Murphy
Written by Alexander Cary
Based on A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre
Starring: Damian Lewis & Guy Pearce.
Executive producers: Alexander Cary, Bob Bookman, Alan Gasmer, Peter Jaysen, Patrick Spence, Nick Murphy
Producers: Chrissy Skinns, Damian Lewis
Production companies: Sony Pictures Television, ITV Studios, Veritas Entertainment Group, Ginger Biscuit Entertainment
Distributor: Sony Pictures Television
Network: ITVX, MGM+
Plot: Nicholas Elliott, an MI6 intelligence officer, learns about his close friend Kim Philby’s role as a double agent for the Soviet Union.
The spy among friends miniseries was very good.
Pros: Both performances from Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis were so good. I liked the setting it looked perfect in the period the show was set in. You will feel for the betrayal, lies and backstabbing that goes on in the middle of the series and you need a lot of patience to get through this series.
Cons: Each episode does drag on forever and some dialogue scenes were difficult to understand at times.
Casts & Characters:
- Guy Pearce as Kim Philby
- Damian Lewis as Nicholas Elliott
- Anna Maxwell Martin as Lily Thomas
- Adrian Edmondson as Sir Roger Hollis
- Stephen Kunken as James Jesus Angleton
- Nicholas Rowe as Anthony Blunt
- Edward Baker-Duly as Ian Fleming
- Anastasia Hille as Flora Solomon
- Radoslaw Kaim as Konstantin Dmitrievich Volkov
I highly recommend watching on their ITVX streaming service.
Rating: 8 out of 10 Stars
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