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When Philby is finally unmasked, Elliott is sent to Beirut to extract a confession. Shortly after, Philby defects to the USSR, leaving Elliott to face interrogation and the wreckage of a 30-year bond. Key Themes

The mini-series starts with the moment MI5 receives this piece of evidence in 1963. Flora Solomon, a long-time friend of Philby's, Fan Fun with Damian Lewis A Spy Among Friends

Nicholas Elliott was Philby's closest friend and fiercest defender. He had shielded Philby from suspicion for years, convinced that "one of their own" could never be a traitor. When Philby is finally unmasked, Elliott is sent

The story highlights how the British "old-boy network" allowed Philby to evade justice because his colleagues couldn't believe a well-bred Englishman would betray his country. Flora Solomon, a long-time friend of Philby's, Fan

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Philby was a member of the "Cambridge Five," a notorious group of high-society Englishmen who spied for the KGB while holding top-level positions in British intelligence.