LONDON SPY

LONDON SPY is a British-American five-part drama series created and written by Tom Rob Smith that aired on BBC Two from November 9 to December 7, 2015. It later aired on Netflix in 2018. LONDON SPY consists of 5 episodes of 1 hour.

STORY: A casual romance between two men from very different worlds, one from Secret Intelligence headquarters, the other from a world of clubbing and youthful debauchery, leads to mystery after one of them is found murdered.

GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: London Spy begins as the story of two young men: Danny (Ben Whishaw) - sociable, hedonistic and romantic , who falls in love with Alex (Edward Holcroft). Alex is antisocial, enigmatic and brilliant. Just as they discover how perfect they are for each other, Alex disappears. Danny finds Alex's body. They lived very different lives: Danny comes from a world of clubbing and youthful debauchery; Alex, it turns out, worked for the Secret Intelligence Service. Though ill-equipped to deal with the world of espionage, Danny decides to fight for the truth about Alex's death.

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Danny Holt (Ben Whishaw) & Alex (Edward Holcroft)

BEN WHISHAW (2015) October 14, 1980, Clifton, UK

EDWARD HOLCROFT (2015) June 23, 1987, Westminster, London, UK

SPECIAL: The story is based on the death of Gareth Williams, an MI6 agent who was found dead under similar, mysterious circumstances.

AWARDS: ‘LONDON SPY’ won 2 BAFTA Awards. 1 win and 13 nominations

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