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A Spy Among Friends

British actors Damian Lewis and Anna Maxwell Martin star alongside Guy Pearce in this elegantly-mounted, six-episode Cold War era period drama that delivers intrigue, intricate-plotting and intense interrogations. Based on the book by British author Ben Macintyre, this twisty tale of betrayal will satisfy fans of John le Carré and Line of Duty.

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Based on the true story of Nicholas Elliot (Damian Lewis) and Kim Philby (Guy Pearce), friends and fellow MI5 agents, until the latter is revealed to be a member of the Cambridge Five, a spy ring who leaked secrets to the Soviet Union throughout WWII and the Cold War.