A Spy Among Friends (2022)

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

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Guy Pearce
Guy Pearce
as Kim Philby
Damian Lewis
Damian Lewis
as Nicholas Elliott
Anna Maxwell Martin
Anna Maxwell Martin
as Lily Thomas
Stephen Kunken
Stephen Kunken
as James Jesus Angelton
Adrian Edmondson
Adrian Edmondson
as Sir Roger Hollis
Nicholas Rowe
Nicholas Rowe
as Sir Anthony Blunt
Monika Gossmann
Monika Gossmann
as Galina
Lucy Russell
Lucy Russell
as Jane Sissmore
Lucy Akhurst
Lucy Akhurst
as Elizabeth Elliott
Jennifer Marsala
Jennifer Marsala
as Iris
Anastasia Hille
Anastasia Hille
as Flora Solomon
Karel Roden
Karel Roden
as Col. Sergei Brontov
Gershwyn Eustache Jnr
Gershwyn Eustache Jnr
as Dr Robert Thomas
Gilly Gilchrist
Gilly Gilchrist
as MI5 plumber
Alex Price
Alex Price
as Watcher
Alexander Terentyev
Alexander Terentyev
as Orchis
Steven Elder
Steven Elder
as Tim Milne
Daniel Lapaine
Daniel Lapaine
as Donald Maclean
Jacob James Beswick
Jacob James Beswick
as Giovanni
Mark Flitton
Mark Flitton
as Joe
Rick Warden
Rick Warden
as Arthur Martin
Colin Mace
Colin Mace
as Commissionaire
Jed Aukin
Jed Aukin
as American reporter
Anna Andresen
Anna Andresen
as Aileen Philby
David Coomber
David Coomber
as Embassy duty officer
Jay Simpson
Jay Simpson
as MI6 cabbie
Alice Barclay
Alice Barclay
as Miss Colefax
Thomas Arnold
Thomas Arnold
as Guy Burgess
Lucinda Raikes
Lucinda Raikes
as Miss Harbinson
Nicholas Pritchard
Nicholas Pritchard
as Dick 'C' White
Morgane Ferru
Morgane Ferru
as Litzi Friedman
Kate Fahy
Kate Fahy
as Dora Philby
Jolyon Coy
Jolyon Coy
as Desmond Bristow (Boris)
George Taylor
George Taylor
as Vicar
Reza Diako
Reza Diako
as Henri
Dennis Good
Dennis Good
as Vladimir
Roger Barclay
Roger Barclay
as John Profumo
Puiu-Mircea Lăscuș
Puiu-Mircea Lăscuș
as Russian drunk
Tuğba Tırpan
Tuğba Tırpan
as Sofia
Sam Thorpe-Spinks
Sam Thorpe-Spinks
as Russian soldier
Janeks Babidorics
Janeks Babidorics
as Sailor
Ali Deac
Ali Deac
as Stasi Oberleutnant
Oliver Norman
Oliver Norman
as Grieving soldier
Simon Connolly
Simon Connolly
as Attorney
Orlando Wells
Orlando Wells
as Michael Straight
Justine Mitchell
Justine Mitchell
as Eleanor Philby
Mark Tandy
Mark Tandy
as Dick Beeston
Natasha Cottriall
Natasha Cottriall
as Singer
Tom Radisch
Tom Radisch
as Erich Vermehren
Zannah Hodson
Zannah Hodson
as Lennie Copeland
Natalia Cojocari
Natalia Cojocari
as Katya
Sophie Dix
Sophie Dix
as Moira Copeland
Lars van Riesen
Lars van Riesen
as Herman
Philip Andrew Truempi
Philip Andrew Truempi
as Dieter
Charles Hagerty
Charles Hagerty
as Miles Copeland
Martin McDougall
Martin McDougall
as Richard Helms
Oscar Batterham
Oscar Batterham
as Waiter Sam
Todd Boyce
Todd Boyce
as DI John McCone
Edward Baker-Duly
Edward Baker-Duly
as Ian Fleming
Yasemin Özdemir
Yasemin Özdemir
as Erva
Alex Skarbek
Alex Skarbek
as KGB general
Axel Moustache
Axel Moustache
as Otto
Aaron Vodovoz
Aaron Vodovoz
as KGB suit
Miriam Rizea
Miriam Rizea
as Otto's wife
Greg Kolpakchi
Greg Kolpakchi
as KGB colonel
Radosław Kaim
Radosław Kaim
as Volkov
Cristina Catalina
Cristina Catalina
as Müller
Aneta Piotrowska
Aneta Piotrowska
as Zoya
Richard Shanks
Richard Shanks
as White's Club steward
John Paul Wagner
John Paul Wagner
as Special Agent Nash
Miquel Brown
Miquel Brown
as Angleton's housekeeper
Elvira Rimbu
Elvira Rimbu
as Russian bureaucrat
Neil Grainger
Neil Grainger
as Eric Morecambe
Harry McEntire
Harry McEntire
as Ernie Wise
Duncan MacInnes
Duncan MacInnes
as Dick
Ion Grosu
Ion Grosu
as Russian policeman
Alexandru Rusu
Alexandru Rusu
as Team leader
Philip Dunning
Philip Dunning
as Sid
Roy Beck
Roy Beck
as Whites Club Member (uncredited)
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Boom-ooh-yatatatah

  • 1x2

    The admiral's glass

  • 1x3

    Allegory of the catholic faith

  • 1x4

    Vodka

  • 1x5

    Snow

  • 1x6

    No man's land

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