Traitors 

A British civil servant agrees to spy on her own government for the Americans in the aftermath of WWII.

Stars:

Emma Appleton, Luke Treadaway, Michael Stuhlbarg

Cast

Series cast summary:
Emma Appleton	...	Feef Symonds 6 episodes, 2019
Luke Treadaway	...	Hugh Fenton 6 episodes, 2019
Michael Stuhlbarg	...	Rowe 6 episodes, 2019
Keeley Hawes	...	Priscilla Garrick 6 episodes, 2019
Brandon P Bell	...	Jackson Cole 6 episodes, 2019
Simon Kunz	...	Herbert Quick 6 episodes, 2019
Greg McHugh	...	David Hennessey 6 episodes, 2019
Albert Welling	...	Brigadier Moss 6 episodes, 2019
Jamie Blackley	...	Freddie Symonds 6 episodes, 2019
Stephen Campbell Moore	...	Phillip Jarvis 6 episodes, 2019
Robert Goodale	...	Mark Stephens 6 episodes, 2019
David Hargreaves	...	Martin Garrick 6 episodes, 2019
Matt Lauria	...	Peter McCormick 5 episodes, 2019
Phoebe Nicholls	...	Frippy Symonds 5 episodes, 2019
Owen Teale	...	St John Symonds 5 episodes, 2019
Cara Horgan	...	Rae Savitt 5 episodes, 2019
Nikhil Parmar	...	Alex Mulligan 5 episodes, 2019
Brendan Patricks	...	Sullivan 4 episodes, 2019
Nick Harris	...	Bill 3 episodes, 2019
Peter Pacey	...	Sir William Beaumont 3 episodes, 2019
Chloe Harris	...	Joanna 2 episodes, 2019
Edward Bluemel	...	Barrie 2 episodes, 2019
Patrick Joseph Byrnes	...	Jefferson Maltby 2 episodes, 2019
Joe Corrigall		2 episodes, 2019
Rocco Day	...	Jacob 2 episodes, 2019
Michael Landes	...	Caspar Woods 2 episodes, 2019
Joshua Silver	...	Stuart Butler 2 episodes, 2019
Geoffrey Streatfeild	...	Marcus Winn 2 episodes, 2019
Ashley McKinney Taylor		2 episodes, 2019
Benjamin Walker	...	Jimmy Derby 2 episodes, 2019

Storyline

Feef Symonds is a young British training to become a spy oversees when the WWII ends and her aspiration of living an exciting life full of purpose ends. She is then approached by her American lover, who is working for the American intelligence. He recruits her to Work fo the Americans as she becomes a civil servant secertary in order to find Russian moles, which they believe infiltrated the British govermemt. Pressure rapidly grows as alliences are tested and she learns that in the spying game you cannot really trust anyone.

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Plot Keywords:

london england | period drama | world war two | american in london | cia agent | 

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Genres:

Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Channel 4 [United Kingdom] Official Netflix

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 February 2019 (UK)

Also Known As:

Traitors

Company Credits

Production Co:

42, Twenty Twenty Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (with adverts)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although heavily modified, the series bears close resemblance in the overall arch of an infiltrated government official, the web of double crosses concerning military industry, its highly nationalistic tone and even title, to Verräter (1936), a German propaganda film produced by the UFA under Joseph Goebbels. The movie is now considered (despite its original use) a thriller masterpiece, and became the highest grossing film in Europe, winning several awards.

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Goofs

CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) was not developed until 1960.

User Reviews

The Feel of "Smiley's People"

"Traitors" is a first-rate addition to the spy-genre, but not in the tradition of James Bond, but rather in the mould of Len Deighton's "Funeral in Berlin", or John le Carre's "Smiley's People". A story that builds piece by piece, as small, almost insubstantial clues are brought to light, while a web of danger lies in the dark corners. Those who are expecting a fast-paced action thriller will be sorely disappointed, but those who want a glimpse into the world of what a spy really does, leading a careful double-life, while trying to attract as little attention as possible, will be pulled into this rich story. Wonderful acting by the entire cast, but especially by the gutsy Emma Appleton, the tough but fragile Keeley Hawes, and the manipulative spymaster, Michael Stuhlbarg. Looking forward to future seasons.