Alan Turing, James Bond and London Spy: how the security services became Britain’s most inclusive employer
Where once homosexuality might have led to blackmail, exposure or disgrace, MI5 and MI6 now welcome gay people
December 2015
Best TV of 2015
Tom Rob Smith on London Spy: 'I was surprised that sex scene shocked anyone'
BBC2 drama London Spy, starring Ben Whishaw and Edward Holcroft, was one of the most stylish and divisive series of the year. Writer Tom Rob Smith talks about sex, homophobia and Danny’s future
Best TV of 2015
Best TV of 2015: No 5 – London Spy
Seemingly inspired by the real-life events of the ‘spy in the bag’ case, Tim Robb Smith’s five-part espionage drama proved much more complex, entwining acts of deceit and pursuit under the achingly beautiful direction of Jakob Verbruggen
London Spy and television’s dodgiest denouements
London Spy: episode by episode
London Spy recap: episode five – the end of lying
Shortcuts
Is the final episode of London Spy doomed to let us down?
November 2015
London Spy: episode by episode
London Spy recap: episode four – the truth is out
London Spy: episode by episode
London Spy recap: episode three – 'I knew you’d make a lot of mistakes'
London Spy: episode by episode
London Spy recap: episode two – the secret lives of spies
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: The Frankenstein Chronicles; London Spy; Peep Show; Unforgotten
Drama feeds off real-life crime, but has London Spy gone too far?
Boris Starling
TV review
London Spy review: compelling new thriller with a love story at its handsome heart
