A Spy Among Friends(2022)

6.5

1 Seasons

War & PoliticsDrama

"One of their own has done the unthinkable."

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.

Created By: Ben Macintyre

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Ep 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.

08/12/202255 min

Ep 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.

08/12/202260 min

Ep 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.

08/12/202253 min

Ep 4

Vodka

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

08/12/202254 min

Ep 5

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.

08/12/202251 min

Ep 6

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.

08/12/202257 min