A Spy Among Friends

Season 1

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In England in 1963, Nicholas Elliott works for MI6 but is left in turmoil when he learns his close friend and colleague Kim Philby had been secretly working as a double agent for the KGB and has defected to the Soviet Union.

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6 Episodes

Boom-Ooh-Yatatatah
E1
Boom-Ooh-YatatatahIn 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
E2
The Admiral's GlassInvestigator 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
E3
Allegory of the Catholic FaithPhilby begins to understand that the KGB can never fully trust him now that he is in Moscow, and as far as they're concerned, his life as a spy for them is over; in London, Elliot warns Anthony Blunt that his cover has been blown.
Vodka
E4
VodkaElliott rattles Blunt’s cage to make him panic and then follows him to a clandestine meeting in the middle of the night.
Snow
E5
SnowElliott 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
E6
No Man's LandLily 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.