Tag: Kim Philby
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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…
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VIDEO: Damian Lewis and Alex Cary Introduce A Spy Among Friends
No One’s Heard of Nicholas Elliott by Sabrina Barr | Yahoo! UK News | December 9, 2022 Host Johnny has Zoom interview with Damian and Alex Cary to discuss bringing to life ITVX’s new thriller A Spy Among Friends. Johnny first compliments Band of Brothers as the best historical series ever made for television and…
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VIDEO: Alex Cary Discusses Difference Between A Spy Among Friends and Homeland
Comparing the Spy Thrillers by Sabrina Barr | The Metro | December 9, 2022 A Spy Among Friends writer Alex Cary has opened up about how the espionage drama differs from Homeland, having previously worked with Damian Lewis on the American spy thriller. The new series, released on streaming platform ITVX and based on the…
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Behind the Scenes of Making ITVX’s A Spy Among Friends
Blue Chip Drama Makes It Mark by Staff | Televisual Media | December 9, 2022 A Spy Among Friends is the first original drama to land on new streaming service ITVX. “It’s a spy story, but larger than that, it’s a story about friendship,†says screenwriter Alex Cary. The idea came in 2018, when Los…
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REVIEW: A Spy Among Friends So Good It Should Be Savoured Not Devoured
Small Screen Spectacle by Susan Knox | Irish Mirror | December 8, 2022 ITV kindly launched an adaptation of another Ben MacIntyre book, A Spy Among Friends, the opening episode of which made me want to do exactly what the opening episode of Rogue Heroes made me want to do: Dive in and watch the…
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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…