A Spy Among Friends

Name: A Spy Among Friends
Genre: War & Politics, Drama
Released: 2022-12-08
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Guy Pearce, Damian Lewis, Anna Maxwell Martin, Stephen Kunken, Adrian Edmondson

ENDED1 Season6 Episodes★ 6.5

A Spy Among Friends is a war and politics series on ITVX that premiered in 2022, ending after 1 season and 6 episodes.

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NetworkITVX

First AiredDec 8, 2022

Last AiredDec 8, 2022

GenreWar & Politics, Drama

Runtime60 min

Created ByBen Macintyre, Alexander Cary

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited Kingdom

ProductionITV Studios, Sony Pictures Television, FLW Productions

Follow the defection of notorious British intelligence officer and KGB double agent, Kim Philby, through the lens of his complex relationship with MI6 colleague and close friend, Nicholas Elliott.

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Cast

Guy Pearce

Kim Philby

Damian Lewis

Nicholas Elliott

Anna Maxwell Martin

Lily Thomas

Stephen Kunken

James Jesus Angelton

Adrian Edmondson

Sir Roger Hollis

Nicholas Rowe

Sir Anthony Blunt

Monika Gossmann

Galina

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 6 episodes

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E1Boom-Ooh-Yatatatah

Dec 8, 202255m★ 6.5

In the wake of Kim Philby’s escape to Moscow, his closest friend in Britain’s Secret Service, Nicholas Elliott, is under investigation.

E2The Admiral's Glass

Dec 8, 202260m★ 6.1

Investigator Lily Thomas understands that Elliott is never going to divulge anything of value in a conventional interrogation process so she manipulates him.

E3Allegory of the Catholic Faith

Dec 8, 202253m★ 6.4

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.

E4Vodka

Dec 8, 202254m★ 6.1

Elliott rattles Blunt’s cage to make him panic and then follows him to a clandestine meeting in the middle of the night.

E5Snow

Dec 8, 202251m★ 6.1

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.

E6No Man's Land

Dec 8, 202257m★ 6.3

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.

About A Spy Among Friends

A Spy Among Friends is a war & politics, drama series on ITVX. The show first aired on Dec 8, 2022 and currently has 1 season and 6 episodes. A Spy Among Friends has ended. It has a rating of 6.5/10 based on 84 votes. The cast includes Guy Pearce, Damian Lewis, Anna Maxwell Martin, Stephen Kunken, Adrian Edmondson. Created by Ben Macintyre and Alexander Cary.