A Spy Among Friends
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| A Spy Among Friends | |
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| Based on | A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre |
| Written by | Alexander Cary |
| Directed by | Nick Murphy |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Producers | Chrissy Skinns Damian Lewis |
| Running time | 51–60 minutes |
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| Release | 8 December 2022 |
A Spy Among Friends is a British espionage thriller television series, starring Guy Pearce, Damian Lewis, and Anna Maxwell Martin. It is based on the book by Ben Macintyre, adapted by Alex Cary and directed by Nick Murphy. It was available to stream on ITVX in the United Kingdom from December 2022, Amazon Prime Video in Canada from February 2023, and MGM+ in the United States from March 2023.
In 1963, Nicholas Elliott is working for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) as an intelligence officer and is left in turmoil when he learns his close friend and colleague, Kim Philby, has been secretly working as a double agent for the KGB since 1934. Elliot interviews him in Beirut and then Philby defects to the Soviet Union.
Cast
- Damian Lewis as Nicholas Elliott
- Guy Pearce as Kim Philby
- Anna Maxwell Martin as Lily Thomas
- Adrian Edmondson as Sir Roger Hollis
- Stephen Kunken as James Jesus Angleton
- Nicholas Rowe as Sir Anthony Blunt
- Thomas Arnold as Guy Burgess
- Daniel Lapaine as Donald Maclean
- Monika Gossmann as Galina
- Karel Roden as Col. Sergei Brontov
- Anastasia Hille as Flora Solomon
- Edward Baker-Duly as Ian Fleming
- Radosław Kaim as Konstantin Dmitrievich Volkov
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [1] |
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| 1 | "Boom-ooh-yatatatah" | Nick Murphy | Alexander Cary | 8 December 2022 |
| 2 | "The Admiral's Glass" | Nick Murphy | Alexander Cary | 8 December 2022 |
| 3 | "Allegory of the Catholic Faith" | Nick Murphy | Alexander Cary | 8 December 2022 |
| 4 | "Vodka" | Nick Murphy | Alexander Cary | 8 December 2022 |
| 5 | "Snow" | Nick Murphy | Alexander Cary | 8 December 2022 |
| 6 | "No Man's Land" | Nick Murphy | Alexander Cary | 8 December 2022 |
Production
A Spy Among Friends is based on the book by Ben Macintyre, adapted by Alex Cary and directed by Nick Murphy.[2]
Principal photography took place in London, England, and Romania, and finished in spring 2022.[3]
Broadcast
Broadcast in the United Kingdom on the streaming service ITVX was moved with a delay in the launch of ITVX from 1 November 2022[4] to 8 December 2022.[5] In February 2023, the series became available in Canada via Amazon Prime Video.[6] The series became available on MGM+ from 12 March 2023 in the United States.[7] In the UK, it was first broadcast on free-to-air ITV1 in July 2023.[8]
