A Spy Among Friends
The defection of British intelligence officer and KGB double agent Kim Philby is examined through the perspective of his intricate relationship with his MI6 colleague and close friend, Nicholas Elliott.
Seasons & Episodes
- 1.01Boom-Ooh-YatatatahDec 8, 2022Rate
In the wake of Kim Philby’s escape to Moscow, his closest friend in Britain’s Secret Service, Nicholas Elliott, is under investigation.
- 1.02The Admiral's GlassDec 8, 2022Rate
Investigator Lily Thomas understands that Elliott is never going to divulge anything of value in a conventional interrogation process so she manipulates him.
- 1.03Allegory of the Catholic FaithDec 8, 2022Rate
Philby begins to understand that the KGB can never fully trust him now that he’s in Moscow, and as far as they’re concerned, his life as a spy for them is over.
- 1.04VodkaDec 8, 2022Rate
Elliott rattles Blunt’s cage to make him panic and then follows him to a clandestine meeting in the middle of the night.
- 1.05SnowDec 8, 2022Rate
Elliott and Lily fear that no one can be trusted. They must get to Blunt before anyone else to interrogate him and confirm their suspicions.
- 1.06No Man's LandDec 8, 2022Rate
Lily has forced Elliot to remember more than he perhaps ever wanted to about Philby. Months later, Elliott receives a letter from Philby asking for a meeting in an East Berlin bar.
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10 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Guy Pearce
as Kim Philby
Damian Lewis
as Nicholas Elliott
Anna Maxwell Martin
as Lily Thomas
Adrian Edmondson
as Sir Roger Hollis
Stephen Kunken
as James Jesus Angleton
Monika Gossmann
as Galina
Nicholas Rowe
as Sir Anthony Blunt
Lucy Russell
as Jane Sissmore
Lucy Akhurst
as Elizabeth Elliott
Puiu Mircea Lascus
as Russian Drunk
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