Tag: ITVX
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Podcast: Damian Lewis and Alex Cary Talk to Tom Sutcliffe on BBC Sounds
Political and Personal Betrayal by BBC Sounds Podcast | BBC | December 8, 2022 The story of double agent and defector Kim Philby has been told many times. A Spy Among Friends, a new six-episode series on ITVX, focuses on Nicholas Elliott, Philby’s lifelong friend. Damian Lewis, who plays Elliott, and writer Alexander Cary talk…
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Podcast: Damian Lewis Chats About His New Thriller on ITVX
A Spy Among Friends by Robyn Salt and Chris Lockyer| Sky News/Backstage Podcast | December 8, 2022 Sky News colleague spoke to Damian about one of the reasons he wanted to do A Spy Among Friends.You can listen to the podcast in its entirety here. which begins at 21:20, and Damian’s portion begins around 29:00.…
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A Spy Among Friends True Story: The Explosive Real Saga of ITVX Drama
A Basis In Reality by James Hibbs | Radio Times | December 8, 2022 With new streaming service ITVX now having launched, TV fans will likely be diving into the platform’s first brand new dramas, including long-awaited Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce spy series A Spy Among Friends. The show tells the story of a…
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REVIEW: A Spy Among Friends – A Terrific Espionage Drama
Emotional Intelligence by Matthew d’Ancona | Tortois Media | December 8, 2022 The key text is supplied by aesthete Anthony Blanche in Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited. “I took you out to dinner to warn you of charm,†he says to his old Oxford friend, Charles Ryder. “Charm is the great English blight. It does not exist…
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Damian Lewis Discussed His Double Role on A Spy Among Friends
“You Pull Up Two Very Different Parts of Your Personality for Those Different Roles” by Stefania Sarrubba and David Opie | Digital Spy | December 8, 2022 Homeland star Damian Lewis has discussed his double role on ITVX’s new series A Spy Among Friends. An adaptation of Ben Macintyre’s book of the same name, the…
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A Spy Among Friends – From Dead Drops to Laser Spying
Tradecraft Through the Decades by Staff | The Independent | December 8, 2022 New ITVX drama A Spy Among Friends explores the incredible story of two real-life MI6 spies – Nicholas Elliott (Damian Lewis) and Kim Philby (Guy Pearce) – whose decades-long friendship fell apart when Philby was revealed to be a treacherous double agent,…
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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…