London Spy

London Spy
Genre Drama
Created by Tom Rob Smith
Written by Tom Rob Smith
Directed by Jakob Verbruggen
Starring Ben Whishaw
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 5
Production
Producer(s) Tom Rob Smith
Production company(s) Working Title Television
Broadcast
Original channel
Picture format 16:9 1080i

London Spy is a British drama television series that is set to broadcast on BBC Two in 2015. The five-part series is created and written by Tom Rob Smith.[1][2]

Cast

Plot

Danny, a gregarious, hedonistic romantic from the world of underground clubs and youthful excess is thrown into the world of British espionage after meeting a man called Alex. As the pair fall in love, the anti-social, enigmatic and brilliant Alex is found dead. Danny, utterly ill-equipped to take on the complex and codified world of British espionage, must decide whether he's prepared to fight for the truth.

Production

The series was commissioned by Janice Hadlow and Polly Hill.[3] It is produced by Working Title Television.[4] The executive producers are Juliette Howell, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Polly Hill.[5] Filming began in 2014.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "BBC Two announces brand-new five-part drama series London Spy". BBC. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Morgan, Joe (14 February 2014). "Gay writer to pen new gay spy drama for BBC". Gay Star News. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Kanter, Jake (14 February 2014). "Acclaimed author pens BBC2 gay spy drama". Broadcast Now. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Eames, Tom (14 February 2014). "BBC Two announces new drama series London Spy from Child 44 writer". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (14 February 2014). "Working Title Teams with ‘Child 44′ Author Tom Rob Smith on BBC’s ‘London Spy’". Variety. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Creamer, Jon (14 February 2014). "BBC2 orders Working Title drama from Child 44 author". Televisual. Retrieved 15 February 2014.