A Spy Among Friends 2022
Created by Ben Macintyre, Alexander Cary
- War & Politics, Drama
- 60 min episodes
- 1 season
- 6 episodes
- Ended
- TV-MA
One of their own has done the unthinkable.
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.
War & PoliticsDramabased on novel or bookcold warkgbminiseriesbritish intelligenceITVX
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Cast
- Guy PearceKim Philby
- Damian LewisNicholas Elliott
- Anna Maxwell MartinLily Thomas
- Stephen KunkenJames Jesus Angelton
- Adrian EdmondsonSir Roger Hollis
- Nicholas RoweSir Anthony Blunt
- Monika GossmannGalina
Crew
- Ben MacintyreCreator
- Alexander CaryCreator
- Chrissy SkinnsProducer
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Seasons
- Season 16 eps · 2022
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