A new period spy drama and some Christmas specials are coming to BritBox in December.
On December 9th, A Spy Among Friends comes to BritBox, based on the novel of the same name by Ben Macintyre.
The espionage thriller follows the true story of Nicholas Elliott and Kim Philby, two British spies and lifelong friends. Their close relationship is severely tested when Elliott discovers that Philby was secretly working as a double agent for the KGB at the height of the Cold War.
The always-reliable Damien Lewis and Guy Pearce are in the lead roles, while Homeland writer Alexander Cary should be on familiar terrain helming the adaptation.
And on Saint Stephen’s Day, comedy giant Greg Davies’ well-received sitcom, The Cleaner, will be airing its Christmas special.
Based on the German sitcom Der Tatortreiniger, Davies plays a Government-certified cleaning technician, Paul “Wicky” Wickstead, who’s responsible for the removal of all signs of death from crime scenes.
As he visits a new crime scene each episode, Wickstead meets a wide variety of people, and cleaning up crime scenes doesn’t always go as planned.
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Check out the full December lineup below.
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December 1st
Bloodlines (Season 1)
December 2nd
Shakespeare and Hathaway (Christmas Special)
Great British Sewing Bee (Season 7)
December 8th
The Thirteenth Tale
December 9th
A Spy Among Friends
December 13th
The Larkins
December 14th
Unforgiven
Sandi Toksvig’s Miniature Christmas
December 15th
The Forsyte Saga (Seasons 1-2)
December 16th
The Guilty
December 17th
Hold the Sunset (Seasons 1-2)
December 18th
Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond
December 19th
Death Comes to Pemberley
December 20th
One of Us
December 21st
Stag
December 22nd
Cambridge Spies
December 23rd
Life of Crime
December 24th
Wuthering Heights
December 26th
The Cleaner (Christmas Special)
Heartbeat (Seasons 1-4)
