James Walton

Too in thrall to today’s dogmas: ITV1’s A Spy Among Friends reviewed

Plus: Sky Max's Then You Run is a deranged blast

Damian Lewis as Nicholas Elliott and Guy Pearce as Kim Philby
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  • A Spy Among Friends

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In 2014, Ben Macintyre presented a BBC2 documentary based on his book A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal. The programme managed to shed new light on a familiar but still irresistible story by concentrating on Philby’s relationship with his old chum – and fellow Cambridge man – Nicholas Elliott.

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