Where to find it: itvX
Length: Six 1-hour episodes
Synopsis: Boring historical fiction about the Cambridge Five
Recommendation rating: 2/5
What I like about it: occasional intriguing conversations, acting
What I don’t like about it: no plot, no pace, no interest
Review:
Like le Carré on sedatives, this imagining of historical MI5 investigations into Kim Philby starts out lost in the weeds and only gets less interesting as it goes. Damien Lewis and Guy Pearce are good but not good enough to carry six hours of slow British spy mystery.
Content notes (may contain spoilers): violence, explosion