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Title: London Spy (2015)
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| Series cast summary: | |||
| Ben Whishaw | ... | Danny 5 episodes, 2015 | |
| Edward Holcroft | ... | Alex 5 episodes, 2015 | |
| Jim Broadbent | ... | Scottie 5 episodes, 2015 | |
| Zrinka Cvitesic | ... | Sara 4 episodes, 2015 | |
| Samantha Spiro | ... | Detective Taylor 4 episodes, 2015 | |
| Harriet Walter | ... | Claire 3 episodes, 2015 | |
| Josef Altin | ... | Pavel 2 episodes, 2015 | |
| Richard Cunningham | ... | Danny's Lawyer 2 episodes, 2015 | |
| Adrian Lester | ... | Professor Marcus Shaw 2 episodes, 2015 | |
| David Hayman | ... | Mr Turner 2 episodes, 2015 | |
| Charlotte Rampling | ... | Frances 2 episodes, 2015 | |
| Lorraine Ashbourne | ... | Mrs Turner 2 episodes, 2015 | |
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Nicolas Chagrin | ... | Charles 2 episodes, 2015 |
| Priyanga Burford | ... | Clinician 2 episodes, 2015 | |
A chance romance between two men from very different worlds, one from the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service, the other from a world of clubbing and youthful excess, leads into mystery after one of them is found murdered.
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There's absolutely no denying this is another example of a wonderfully made British drama production. It is beautifully filmed. The acting marvelous. The directing and editing probably won awards. The subject not one that could even have been tackled a generation ago.
But ...
But, although my wife and I were mesmerized by the first three episodes and absolutely enthralled by the production and couldn't wait for the next one, during the fourth episode I started to get one of those "oh-oh" feelings that the whole plot was just going off the rails. It just felt like the writer wasn't too sure where to do with the whole thing and how to resolve what he started and just making it up minute to minute.
During the final episode that fear was confirmed as the two of us just sat there in silence enduring what we were now committed to watching as we'd made it through the first part of the series. At the end of the episode, I just turned it off in disbelief and my wife summed it up with something like, "what a waste of time that was." So much potential with what started out so promisingly but it all spiraled its way downhill in a painful fizzle for the final 45 minutes. So disappointed. In some ways, the final episode reminded me of bad science fiction it was so silly.
Look, IF you've started watching it and wonder what is happening, by all means finish it. However, if you are reading these reviews prior to seeing episode 1 then both of us would suggest you don't waste your time as you will find yourself let down when it reaches the end.