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.
A Spy Among Friends (Season 1)
Boom-Ooh-Yatatatah (Episode 1) 7.8
Writer: Alexander Cary
Air date: 2022-12-08
Runtime: 55 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 2) 7.0
Writer: Alexander Cary
Air date: 2022-12-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 3) 7.3
Writer: Alexander Cary
Air date: 2022-12-08
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 4) 7.3
Writer: Alexander Cary
Air date: 2022-12-08
Runtime: 54 min
Overview: Elliott rattles Blunt’s cage to make him panic and then follows him to a clandestine meeting in the middle of the night.
Snow (Episode 5) 7.3
Writer: Alexander Cary
Air date: 2022-12-08
Runtime: 51 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 6) 7.3
Writer: Alexander Cary
Air date: 2022-12-08
Runtime: 57 min
Overview: 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.
Seasons
Episodes 6