Tag: A Spy Among Friends
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REVIEW: A Spy Among Friends – A New Spin on a Well-Documented Scandal
“Lewis and Pearce Especially Share Phenomenal Chemistry” by Chris Connor | Yahoo! Entertainment | December 8, 2022 A Spy Among Friends, the most high profile launch title for new UK streaming platform ITVX, retells the well-trodden story of the Cambridge Five. The spy ring — comprised of Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, Kim Philby, Anthony Blunt,…
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REVIEW: A Spy Among Friends – Don’t Take Your Eyes Off This Star-Packed Espionage Thriller
The Enigma and His Charismatic Traitor by Rebecca Nicholson | The Guardian | December 8, 2022 ★★★☆☆ The story of the notorious MI6 agent and Soviet spy Kim Philby has been told numerous times before, but A Spy Among Friends (ITVX) has a fresh bash at it, using Ben Macintyre’s book of the same name…
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Guy Pearce Chats About ‘A Spy Among Friends’ on Pilot Podcast
A Decorated Folder for Kim Philby by Damianista | damian-lewis.com | December 6, 2022 Guy Pearce was Amon Warmann’s guest on Pilot Podcast to chat about A Spy Among Friends, the six-part mini-series arriving on the new streaming platform ITVX on December 8. You can see a glimpse from the podcast in Amon Warmann’s tweet…
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Damian Lewis on Being Devoted, Loyal and Blinkered in His Latest Role
A Beautiful and Sort of Tragic, Sad Relationship by Rachael Davies | Herald Scotland | December 6, 2022 A Spy Among Friends’ Damian Lewis and Anna Maxwell Martin tell Rachael Davis about the ITVX series’ true story of espionage and betrayal. It’s 1963: the height of the Cold War. International politics is fueled by secrecy…
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A Spy Among Friends In Dramatic First Look
Exclusive First-Look Clip by James Hibbs | Radio Times | December 5, 2022 The launch of ITVX is bringing with it a host of new drama series, with one of the most highly anticipated being the espionage thriller A Spy Among Friends. The series stars Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce, and dramatises the true story…
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SpyHards Podcast: A Spy Among Friends
Declassified Preview by SpyHards Podcast | Twitter | December 5, 2022 This week’s episode of SpyHards Podcast has Agent Scott and guest operative Jeff Quest from the Spy Write website engage in a little old school espionage while delivering an exclusive declassified preview of the ITVX limited series A Spy Among Friends. In addition to…
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A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby’s Greatest Betrayal?
A Ruthless MI6 Traitor Ruined the Life of His Closest Colleague by Ben Macintyre | The Times | December 5, 2022 One winter morning a decade ago, I took a walk on Hampstead Heath with my friend David Cornwell, better known as the novelist John le Carré. I was suffering from what David called “post…
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REVIEW: Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis In a Poised Tale of Betrayal
A Spy Among Friends ITV Review: Four Stars by Dan Einav | Financial Times | December 5, 2022 ★★★★☆ In the second world war, Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) had among their ranks one of the most successful spies in history. Trouble was, Harold “Kim†Philby was so adept at espionage that not only did…