Idealistic kim philby toby stephens is recruited by a pair of fellow dons to spy for the kgb. The almost mythic status of these men and their activities had already been explored in a. But in geneva on the evening of september 10 1953, she. Cambridge spies, the bbcs moody 2003 dramatisation of the most notorious debacle in the history of the british secret service, raises the spectre of the treachery of philby, burgess, maclean and blunt for a generation of viewers who can only imagine the shockwaves generated by their duplicity. Fbi releases details on cambridge russian spies cbs boston. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7.
Allen leech portrays john cairncross in the imitation game, a biopic of alan turing. It was widely assumed that the big budget fourpart miniseries cambridge spies bbc, 2003 would, by virtue of its length and expense, be the definitive account of the spying activities of anthony blunt, guy burgess, donald maclean and kim philby, with all the advantages that hindsight might bring. Listen to the programmes from the radio 4 extra season. Burgess, blunt, philby and maclean, still ardent communists and working for the kgb, must follow instructions and cover their political leanings. Although these circumstances influenced the cambridge spies to embrace communism, they can never excuse betrayal of their country, thereby causing the deaths of so many mi5. Cambridge spies was a 2003 fourpart bbc television drama concerning the lives of the cambridge five from 1934 to the defection of guy burgess and donald maclean to the soviet union. The tale of the most infamous double agents in british history.
Cambridge spies is a bbc production based on a true story. Samuel west reprises his role as anthony blunt from cambridge spies in the crown in 2019, in the season three episode titled olding. Of the cambridge spies, kim philby was the one who did the most damage. Cambridge spies 2003 in the 1930s, soviets recruit british collegians kim philby toby stephens, guy burgess tom hollander, anthony blunt samuel west and donald mclean as agents. Philby, burgess and maclean a granada tv drama written by ian curteis in 1977, covers the period of the late 1940s, when british intelligence investigated. Below are images from the 2003 miniseries called cambridge spies. The true story of a group of cambridge university students who are recruited to spy. Cambridge spies 2003 nude scenes season of cambridge spies tv show online in high quality and small size with english subtitles directly. At cambridge in the 1930s, don anthony blunt and student guy burgess recruit fellow.
While at cambridge university two students, philby and maclean, are approached by intelligence officers and requested to. Bbc america, tomorrow night at 10 eastern and pacific times. Maclean marries an american woman so that he can bring her into britain with him after the outbreak of war. At a student party at cambridge university in 1934, kim philby comes to the aid of jewish student miriam when she is insulted by an antisemitic student, givens. Harold adrian russell philby, the son of an arabian adventurer, nicknamed kim after rudyard kiplings boy spy, arrived at cambridge in 1929 to study history and economics. It was first aired on 9 may 2003 and received numerous nominations including baftas and awards including the golden fipa biarritz international festival of audiovisual programming benedict cumberbatch had a. Many secret service personnel lost their lives thanks to his treachery. I had high expectations for this series but have to admit if seemed to lack something. Blunt is close to the royal family, maclean joins the foreign office, burgess is in mi5 and philby is a journalist. Mark lawson cambridge spies is the latest of many dramatic takes on the cold war traitors. Major league baseball looks at possibly playing all games in arizonaputting all 30 teams in the phoenix area this season and. Philby is back in england, working high up in the british secret service, using his position to supply information to the russians. Cambridge spies drama tracing the tale of the most infamous double agents in british history. The true story of britains most infamous spies as it follows them from their iniitial recruitment by the kgb in the mid 1930s, as students at cambridge university, through the end of their careers in the 1950s.
I approached cambridge spies, the bbcs fourpart drama about philby, burgess, maclean and blunt. A list of 23 films compiled on letterboxd, including cambridge spies 2003, philby, burgess and maclean 1977, an englishman abroad 1983, a question of attribution 1991 and blunt 1987. It was widely assumed that the big budget fourpart miniseries cambridge spies bbc, 2003 would, by virtue of its. Guy burgess, one of the cambridge spies, speaks on his meeting with winston churchill in 1938. This moody bbc 2003 dramatization of the most notorious debacle in the history of the british secret. Kim philby, anthony blunt, guy burgess, and donald maclean were members of britains upper class elite. Trinity college was so ashamed of the cambridge spies that studied there. Films featuring the infamous cambridge spy ring burgess, philby, maclean and blunt either as biographical figures or characters inspired by them. The complete series was released on dvd on 2 june 2003.
Cambridge spies tv series 20032003 the movie database. Based on a true story, cambridge spies is a bbc drama detailing the biggest spy scandal in british history. Watch the cambridge spies season 1, episode 1 episode one. Cambridge spies is a fourpart bbc television drama, broadcast on bbc2 in may 2003.
Download cambridge spies e0104 torrent kickasstorrents. And the rightwing press is already attacking it for portraying them as heroes. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. Season year 2003 purchase rights stream instantly details format prime video streaming online video. It was written by peter moffat and directed by tim fywell. Only halfway through the 4part series so far but cambridge spies has definitely lived up to my expectations. Much impressed by the excellent toby stephens, having seen how versatile he can be from. Yet the two most successful spies, maclean and philby, were. Intelligent drama following the careers of the cambridge spyring. Spies pursued rick gekoski attempts to track down diaries and effects of kim philby. The group go underground as part of the establishment. Season 1 of cambridge spies premiered on may 8, 2003.
In 1934 at cambridge university, they establish a spy ring fuelled by youthful idealism, passionately committed to social justice and to fighting fascism. The first episode even begins with the ominous disclaimer. The four become embroiled in obtaining and passing on vital information, betraying their country to fight the evils of fascism. I have to say what a superb actor tom holland is too. The cambridge spy ring is thought of as an allmale affair. Benedict cumberbatch appears in this second episode of cambridge spies. This fine bbc docudrama depicts the lives of the four cambridge spies from their university days, when they were recruited to do espionage work for the soviet union, through the defections of two of the four some twenty years later. All episodes 4 next blunt, burgess, philby and maclean meet at cambridge university and bond through their common leaning towards communism, which they see as the only alternative to fascism.
Blunt, burgess, philby and maclean meet at cambridge university and bond. With toby stephens, marcel iures, tom hollander, michael parkhouse. Cambridge spies online full episodes of season 1 yidio. The notorious traitors burgess, maclean, blunt and philby met at cambridge. After his mission to rescue a jewish professor ends tragically, philby. Its the true story of a group of cambridge university students who are recruited to spy for the soviet union in the early 1930s. Episode 1 1 4 in 1934, cambridge undergraduates kim philby and donald maclean are recruited as spies. Directed by tim fywell, the fourpart miniseries starred toby stephens, tom hollander, rupert penryjones and samuel west. Fueled by youthful idealism, a passion for social justice and a talent for lying, they take huge personal risks to pass britains biggest secrets to moscow. Theres also a rather mediocre history channel presentation about the cambridge spies which provides a little more information about their lives and times. Cambridge spies is a fourpart bbc television drama, broadcast on bbc2 in may 2003, concerning the lives of the bestknown quartet of the cambridge five soviet spies, from 1934 to the 1951 defection of guy burgess and donald maclean to the soviet union. Cambridge spies 2003 is a cold war drama, history tv series starring toby stephens and rupert penryjones. Drama tracing the tale of the most infamous double. The portlandbased punk band red dons is named after the cambridge five.
Watch cambridge spies episodes online season 1 2003. The series attempts to look beyond their crimes by focusing on their dedication to their cause and to each other and how they belived they were serving their country. Harold kim philby, anthony blunt, guy burgess, and donald maclean were four bright, intelligent, and ambitious young men who attended. Cambridge spies is a madefortv drama produced by the bbc which dramatizes the true story of these unlikely secret agents, exploring how they worked together, and what finally brought their. Another student, guy burgess, ridicules givens and defuses the situation. They now have to convince the powers that be that they have outgrown their juvenile leanings towards socialism and become members of the british establishment. This fourpart drama relates the story of the cambridge spy ring. In 1934, four outstanding students at cambridge universityguy burgess, anthony blunt, kim philby, donald macleanwho shared a passion for communism, were recruited to spy for the soviet union. Cambridge spies, on bbc america tomorrow night, is, of all things. Cambridge spies is a 2003 fourpart bbc television drama concerning the lives of the bestknown quartet of the cambridge five soviet spies from 1934 to the 1951 defection of guy burgess and donald maclean to the soviet union.
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