London Spy
- Director: Jakob Verbruggen
- Writer: Tom Rob Smith
- Producer: Guy Heeley
CGiii Comment
Well...that was a surprise. Not what we expected at all...
Jim Broadbent said (rather foolishly): "It's not a gay story. It's about guys who happen to be gay".
Written by a gay writer, starring a gay actor, three gay characters and telling a gay story...with this kind of evidence...sometimes, some actors should be kept muzzled.
Episode 1...saw the disparate come together, falling in love for the nth time, for the first time...Danny, the feckless party boy, falls hook, line and sinker for Alex...the groomed investment banker and first-time lover...of anyone. Snapshots of backstory, keystrokes of passion...and, all is not what it seems. The happiness is short-lived.
Broadbent's fatherly, sugary surrogate is the unrequited rock to which Danny clings...when he finds himself in those frequently familiar hard places...
There's more to him than meets the eye...
A tantalising first installment...beautifully photographed, somewhat risque and deftly told...this is the groundwork...enough to whet your appetite...keep you guessing...and, most importantly, it leaves you wanting more...
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
London Spy is the story of a chance romance between two people from very different worlds, one from the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service, the other from a world of clubbing and youthful excess.
Whishaw plays Danny – gregarious, hedonistic, romantic and adrift, who falls for the anti-social enigmatic and brilliant Alex (played by [Edward] Holcroft). Just as the two of them realise that they’re perfect for each other, 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.
Cast & Characters
Ben Whishaw as Danny;
Jim Broadbent as Scottie;
Charlotte Rampling as Frances;
Edward Holcroft