Category: Media
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Damian Lewis Set to Receive Royal Honours
Royal Honours for FeedNHS by Danny Halpin | Evening Standard | December 13, 2022 Damian Lewis, William Roache and AstraZeneca’s chief executive Sir Pascal Soriot are among a number of people due to be recognised with honours at an investiture ceremony on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. Lewis, star of the award-winning shows Homeland and Band…
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VIDEO: Nick Murphy Explains Why A Spy Among Friends Deliberately Jumps Around
“The Jump-Around Is Part Of The Point” by Brenna Cooper and David Opie | Digital Spy | December 12, 2022 A Spy Among Friends director Nick Murphy has has explained his reason for the show’s confusing narrative, saying it was a deliberate choice to “discombobulate” viewers. Throughout the series, the show jumps between several locations…
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VIDEO: Damian Lewis and Alex Cary Discuss A Spy Among Friends’ Saddest Scene
It Is Even More Heartbreaking Than You Think by Jacob Sarkisian and David Opie | Digital Spy | December 11, 2022 A Spy Among Friends‘ first episode ends with a heartbreaking scene, but the makers of the show have explained the personal connection that makes it sadder than you think. In the scene, Damian Lewis’…
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Backstage With…Damian Lewis and the Cast of New ITVX Thriller A Spy Among Friends
– Secrecy and Treachery – by Robyn Salt | Sky News | December 10, 2022by Chris Lockyer | Backstage With Podcast | December 10, 2022 The show, written by former Scots Guard Alex Cary, is based on the book of the same name, and sees Lewis play Nicholas Elliot, an MI5 agent in the 1960s,…
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REVIEW: TV – A Spy Among Friends
Superb Cast and Top Drawer Script by Alison Rowat | Herald Scotland | December 10, 2022 When the TV adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy appeared in 1979 it was judged unsurpassable in its field. Alec Guinness as George Smiley? Only a fool would try to match that. Then came the 2011 film with Gary…
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REVIEW: Stunning Spy Thrillers on the Streaming Services
Brilliantly Constructed by David Pollock | The Courier | December 10, 2022 Christmas has come early for fans of high-quality British spy thrillers, with two excellent and very different espionage series now up on streaming television. The new kid on the block is the one with the classic feel, a six-part adaptation of Ben Macintyre’s…
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VIDEO: Nick Murphy and Anna Maxwell Martin Delve Into Intense Interrogation Scenes With Damian Lewis
Meeting of the Minds by Sabrina Barr | The Metro | December 10, 2022 In the newly-released ITVX drama, Lewis stars as Nicholas Elliott, a MI6 agent who was duped for years by his friend and close colleague, Kim Philby (Guy Pearce). It turns out that during the Second World War and early years of…
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REVIEW: A Spy Among Friends-M16 Poshos and the Club That is Britain’s Old Elite
Posh Omerta by Hugo Rifkind | The Times | December 9, 2022 Posh omerta. Let’s talk about that. It’s at the heart, pretty much, of A Spy Among Friends, a tremendous new espionage thriller on ITVX. And no, I’m not wholly clear what ITVX is either, but let’s move on. An adaptation — like so…