ITVX drama A Spy Among Friends, starring Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis, throws new light on the Kim Philby affair via his friendship with (and brutal betrayal of) fellow MI6 agent Nicholas Elliott.

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Available on Apple TV This seven-part 1979 adaptation of John le Carré's 1974 novel remains a "true classic among spy shows", said Glanfield in The Times. Set at the height of the Cold War ...

3. Allegory of the Catholic Faith - Philby begins to understand that the KGB can never fully trust him now that he’s in Moscow.As far as they’re concerned, his life as a spy for them is over ...