A Spy Among Friends
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.
Overview
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.
Bob Bookman
Creator / EP
Chrissy Skinns
Producer
Episodes
1. Boom-Ooh-Yatatatah
In the wake of Kim Philby’s escape to Moscow, his closest friend in Britain’s Secret Service, Nicholas Elliott, is under investigation.
2. The Admiral's Glass
Investigator Lily Thomas understands that Elliott is never going to divulge anything of value in a conventional interrogation process so she manipulates him.
3. Allegory of the Catholic Faith
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.
Cast & Crew
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
