
A Spy Among Friends
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.
Episodes

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.

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.

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.

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

Snow
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.

No Man's Land
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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About A Spy Among Friends
- Creators
- Ben Macintyre, Alexander Cary
- Cast
- Guy Pearce, Damian Lewis, Anna Maxwell Martin, Stephen Kunken, Adrian Edmondson, Nicholas Rowe
- Genres
- War & Politics, Drama
- Content rating
- TV-MA
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Ended
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