Tag: MI5
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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…
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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…