BBC Two’s five-part thriller London Spy has been a gripping and intriguing drama from start to finish. The final instalment had a lot to live up to; over the past four weeks, we’ve watched as Danny and Alex fell in love, as they were ripped apart in horrifying circumstances, and as Danny searched desperately for … >
“The end of lies.” So says Scottie in the fourth episode of London Spy. This week, the mystery is kicked up a gear as answers begin to materialise. Tom Rob Smith’s BBC Two drama has spent the past few weeks dangling suggestions and red herrings in front of us like a cat with string, but … >
Created and written by Tom Rob Smith (Child 44), BBC Two’s London Spy stars Ben Whishaw, Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling and Edward Holcroft. The five-part drama is the story of a chance romance between two people from very different worlds, one from the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service, the other from a world of … >
This week in London Spy the mystery shows no sign of approaching any kind of closure, as the circumstances of Alex’s death prove more and more complicated. The episode opens with a great piece of symbolism, as Danny dreams of Alex cramped up and twitching, locked in the trunk. The claustrophobia is almost tangible, and … >
Jim Broadbent stars in London Spy, a new five-part drama created and written by Tom Rob Smith (Child 44). Airing at 9pm on Monday nights on BBC Two, London Spy tells the story of a chance romance between two people from very different worlds, one from the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service, the other from … >
Ben Whishaw (Spectre) stars in London Spy, a new five-part drama created and written by Tom Rob Smith (Child 44). Airing at 9pm on Monday nights on BBC Two, London Spy tells the story of a chance romance between two people from very different worlds, one from the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service, the … >
The second episode of BBC Two’s London Spy gets off to a sharp if initially confusing start as we are reunited with Ben Whishaw’s Danny and promptly plunged into a tense journey through the London Underground, where every passer-by seems to be watching just a little too closely. It’s a quick and effective way of … >
BBC Two’s latest drama, the gritty and thrilling London Spy, hits all the right notes with its opening episode. Ben Whishaw (Spectre) is Danny, an impulsive, bored drifter; he’s described in the episode as a romantic, and although he has something of a troubled past, the evidence of this inherent romanticism is right there in … >
Spectre is not, as some have boldly claimed, ‘the best Bond movie ever’. But then, deciding on the ‘best Bond movie’ is like reaching a consensus on the best way to make a Martini: everyone’s got their own idea of how much of what you should slosh in, and whether to shake or stir (stir, … >
Spectre star Ben Whishaw’s new drama London Spy will launch on BBC Two next month. Created and written by Tom Rob Smith (Child 44), the five-part series tells the story of a chance romance between two people from very different worlds, one from the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service, the other from a world … >