The show, written by former Scots Guard Alex Cary, is based on the book of the same name, and sees Lewis play Nicholas Elliot, an MI5 agent in the 1960s, who learns his friend and colleague Kim Philby (played by Guy Pearce) has defected to the KGB.
"We wanted to sort of get... behind the facade of a very well-known character, Kim Philby, and really examine his friendships and more intimate moments with his great friend Nicholas Elliott and how Elliott facilitated his successful spying for 30 years.Advertisement
"By the end of the six hours we see a man is drowning in vodka and unhappy with being in Russia, being in Moscow. He never wanted to go and live there... he enjoyed the secrecy, enjoyed the elitism of his job.Anna Maxwell Martin also stars in the show, as Lily Thomas, another MI5 spy, whose northern accent sets her apart from her colleagues.
Maxwell Martin, who is best known for her roles in Line Of Duty and Motherland, added:"I just want to do things that are different all the time and not feel I'm doing the same thing. And it really was a complete departure from everything else."Do the stars and creatives reckon they could be spies after their stint on the show?Maxwell Martin's response, however, was"not for me".
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