Gemma Arterton will lead the cast of ITV’s new espionage drama, Secret Service.
Adapted from the novel by ITV News anchor Tom Bradby and produced by Potboiler Productions, Secret Service will be a five-part drama also starring Rafe Spall (The English, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) and Mark Stanley (Adolescence, Happy Valley).
The show follows senior MI6 officer Kate Henderson (Arterton). On the surface, her life appears ordinary— a civil servant married to Stuart (Spall) with two teenage children — however, to those who don’t know her well, Kate’s true role is heading the Russia Desk at the Secret Intelligence Service.
When her undercover operations reveal alarming evidence that a high-ranking U.K. politician may be a Russian asset, Kate finds herself in a desperate race to uncover their identity. “As a brutal murder thrusts her team into the spotlight, Kate must navigate the dangerous world of espionage while...
Adapted from the novel by ITV News anchor Tom Bradby and produced by Potboiler Productions, Secret Service will be a five-part drama also starring Rafe Spall (The English, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) and Mark Stanley (Adolescence, Happy Valley).
The show follows senior MI6 officer Kate Henderson (Arterton). On the surface, her life appears ordinary— a civil servant married to Stuart (Spall) with two teenage children — however, to those who don’t know her well, Kate’s true role is heading the Russia Desk at the Secret Intelligence Service.
When her undercover operations reveal alarming evidence that a high-ranking U.K. politician may be a Russian asset, Kate finds herself in a desperate race to uncover their identity. “As a brutal murder thrusts her team into the spotlight, Kate must navigate the dangerous world of espionage while...
- 3/26/2025
- by Lily Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Reviewed for Arizona Reporter
By Harvey Karten
Grade: C-
Directed By: Damien Chazelle
Written By: Damien Chazelle
Cast: Jason Palmer, Desiree Garcia, Sandha Khin, Frank Garvin, Alma Prelec, Andre Hayward
Screened at: Review 2, NYC, 10/19/10
Opens: November 5, 2010
Here in New York we can.t avoid running into the lines for Broadway shows. Revivals of the old musicals get a generally older crowd whose favorite expression is "You can.t hum the tunes in a Sondheim musical," as though hummability is the sine qua non of quality. Sondheim is fine. And the fact that you can.t hum the tunes played in part by the Bratislava Orchestra for director Damien Chazelle.s "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench" is also fine. What.s not so fine is the ragged, grainy, 16mm low-budget aspect of the movie, which Chazelle hopes will be judged as so nouveau, so original, that no sophisticated person can be anything but delighted.
By Harvey Karten
Grade: C-
Directed By: Damien Chazelle
Written By: Damien Chazelle
Cast: Jason Palmer, Desiree Garcia, Sandha Khin, Frank Garvin, Alma Prelec, Andre Hayward
Screened at: Review 2, NYC, 10/19/10
Opens: November 5, 2010
Here in New York we can.t avoid running into the lines for Broadway shows. Revivals of the old musicals get a generally older crowd whose favorite expression is "You can.t hum the tunes in a Sondheim musical," as though hummability is the sine qua non of quality. Sondheim is fine. And the fact that you can.t hum the tunes played in part by the Bratislava Orchestra for director Damien Chazelle.s "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench" is also fine. What.s not so fine is the ragged, grainy, 16mm low-budget aspect of the movie, which Chazelle hopes will be judged as so nouveau, so original, that no sophisticated person can be anything but delighted.
- 11/12/2010
- Arizona Reporter
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.