Arriving on ITV just in time for those dark winter nights, A Spy Among Friends is the star-studded thriller series we’ve all been waiting for. Looking for a new TV series to get stuck into?

ITVX drama A Spy Among Friends, starring Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis, throws new light on the Kim Philby affair via his friendship with (and brutal betrayal of) fellow MI6 agent Nicholas Elliott.

3. Allegory of the Catholic Faith - Philby begins to understand that the KGB can never fully trust him now that he’s in Moscow.As far as they’re concerned, his life as a spy for them is over ...