Critic Reviews

With restrained use of dramatic reconstructions, the series tells the gripping stories of three double agents: Gordievsky, whose intelligence helped Thatcher to forge a relationship with Mikhail Gorbachev; MI5 officer Michael Bettaney; and the CIA’s Aldrich Ames. It also provides political context, conjuring the paranoia of the times.

This is a nuggety, pacey series.