krtek a houby
Sail hatin'
The better half loves a good spy series, so if can be from recent to a few years ago. Subtitles is fine and even better if its on Netflix or Amazon.
Cheers in advance x
Cheers in advance x
Spy drama - recommend a good one, please
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JimW
支那暗杀团
Oldie but goodie, might have to find it on Torrent though: The Sandbaggers (TV Series 1978–1980) - IMDb
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Has she done the le carre adapts like Smiley's People? oh sorry just saw the 'recent' bit nvm
krtek a houby
Sail hatin'
We loved the film version of Tinker, Tailor but unfortunately couldn't get into the Alec Guinness original.
But good call, all the same.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Of the more recent Le Carre adaptations, The Night Manager is very good. Hugh Laurie does evil very well.
krtek a houby
Sail hatin'
Seen and thoroughly enjoyed it
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
The Americans - Modern classic series but anyone into the genre will probably have seen it; probably twice.
The Looming Tower - Brilliant. Went completely under most people's radars. They should've made more of this.
Turn: Washington's Spies - One of my favourite shows and a bit different. Follows the Culper Ring who spied against The Brits in the US War of Independence.
Deutschland 83 - Another modern classic. She'll probably have seen this.
Homeland - If you like that sort of thing.
Little Drummer Girl - Le Carre adaptation
The Looming Tower - Brilliant. Went completely under most people's radars. They should've made more of this.
Turn: Washington's Spies - One of my favourite shows and a bit different. Follows the Culper Ring who spied against The Brits in the US War of Independence.
Deutschland 83 - Another modern classic. She'll probably have seen this.
Homeland - If you like that sort of thing.
Little Drummer Girl - Le Carre adaptation
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krtek a houby
Sail hatin'
She seen The Americans, Homeland and Deutschland 83 but will keep an eye out for the others. Cheers!
Forgot The Americans and Deutschland 83, bloody loved them both. Will look for The Looming Tower, what's that on?
Idris2002
cavalcade of hubris
A Spy Among Friends.
The spy being Kim Philby, and the friends being the old school tie old boy network he betrayed (along with a lot of other people).
Anna Maxwell Martin (Carmichael from Line of Duty) is the MI5 interrogator who debriefs KP's old friend Nick Elliot. She takes a dim view (I'm not sure if she was a real person, this is lightly fictionalised).
Very well done - it reminded me of Dennis Potter in places. Guy Pearce as Philby is quite obviously channelling James Mason. Narrative structure involves a lot of flashbacks, so you need to keep your wits about you.
The spy being Kim Philby, and the friends being the old school tie old boy network he betrayed (along with a lot of other people).
Anna Maxwell Martin (Carmichael from Line of Duty) is the MI5 interrogator who debriefs KP's old friend Nick Elliot. She takes a dim view (I'm not sure if she was a real person, this is lightly fictionalised).
Very well done - it reminded me of Dennis Potter in places. Guy Pearce as Philby is quite obviously channelling James Mason. Narrative structure involves a lot of flashbacks, so you need to keep your wits about you.
Idris2002
cavalcade of hubris
That was very good, but it also recycled the plot of Le Carre's Looking glass war.
Idris2002
cavalcade of hubris
An MI5 lady in Foyles War turns up in a similar role in Endeavour.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Ellie Haddington. She's ace.
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
The Man On The Other Side - 1970s Stasi etc, don't want to give too much away (Netflix UK)
Plenty of suggestions here:
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Plenty of suggestions here:
Cambridge spy ring on screen: TV and film drama about or inspired by Philby, Burgess, Maclean, Blunt and others
Traitor (1971) TV film. Fictionalised account of composite Philby/Burgess/Maclean character defected to Moscow. Written by Dennis Potter, directed by Alan Bridges, with John Le Mesurier. Philby, Burgess And Maclean (1977) TV film. Dramatisation of Philby tipping off Burgess and escaping to...
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Chz
Stark Raving Sane
I'm impressed by just how grubby Gary Oldman can get. But yes, if you like your LeCarre stuff it's an excellent modern take. Downside is it's on AppleTV+, but I'm sure someone can lend a hand in getting ahold of it "somehow".
High Voltage
In the top 97% of Urban's most interesting posters
Any James Bond
Daniel Craig ones being my favourites
Daniel Craig ones being my favourites
Leafster
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If she enjoyed Deutschland 83 (and D86 and D89) she might like another series that Anna Winger co-created called Transatlantic. It's on Netflix and I watched it last week. I wouldn't necessarily call it a 'spy drama' as such but deals the attempts to get refugees out of France during 1940/41. It's not as good as the three Deutschland series but it kept me reasonably entertained over the 7 episodes. It's mostly in English with some French and German.
The Bureau is indeed brilliant. The only death in the first two episodes is a rat ( animal )in the office and the first car chase is an elderly ice cream van chasing a bicycle. Not for comedic effect just fits in.
The tech they use is amazing and the portrayal of infighting between different supposedly friendly countries is an eyeopener.
For perspective I loath James Bond.
It’s Amazon and 5 series worth every penny.
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Aladdin
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He sure does. Finished that last week and thought it was excellent.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Gloria - based on a US spying and Free Europe radio broadcasts centre in Portugal in the Cold War is worth a dabble .It was on Netflix when it came out.
