In the wake of Kim Philby's escape to Moscow, his closest friend in Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (also known as MI6.), Nicholas Elliott, is under investigation by Mrs. Lily Thomas from the Security Service (MI5): Did he facilitate Philby's escape because he's also a traitor working for the Russians, or is it just that his judgement was clouded at a critical moment by their twenty-three year friendship? Or maybe, just maybe, he in fact had the last laugh having manipulated Philby to run to the bosom of the KGB for foreign intelligence purposes.

A Spy Among Friends Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Boom-Ooh-Yatatatah
• s01e02 - The Admiral's Glass
• s01e03 - Allegory Of The Catholic Faith
• s01e04 - Vodka
• s01e05 - Snow
• s01e06 - No Man's Land

A Spy Among Friends Show Summary

The series follows 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.
The show examines espionage through their friendship, the fallout of which affects East-West relations to this day.