A Spy Among Friends May 2026

The mini-series starts with the moment MI5 receives this piece of evidence in 1963. Flora Solomon, a long-time friend of Philby's, Fan Fun with Damian Lewis

Nicholas Elliott was Philby's closest friend and fiercest defender. He had shielded Philby from suspicion for years, convinced that "one of their own" could never be a traitor. A Spy Among Friends

The story highlights how the British "old-boy network" allowed Philby to evade justice because his colleagues couldn't believe a well-bred Englishman would betray his country. The mini-series starts with the moment MI5 receives