A Spy Among Friends
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Sep 16, 2026
Vincent M. GaineHOST
Critiquing new and old forms of colonialism, war crimes and the impossibility of remaining neutral, The Quiet American is arguably the first nostalgic espionage film of the 21st century, and maintains its relevance today.
Vincent M. GaineHOST
Hello, and welcome to The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses.
Vincent M. GaineHOST
My name is Vincent M.
Vincent M. GaineHOST
Gain, or if you prefer, V, and I am your host.
Vincent M. GaineHOST
On this podcast, I and my guests discuss the sub-genre of nostalgic espionage Spy films and TV shows that were made now, but are about then.
Vincent M. GaineHOST
Films like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Munich, The Good Shepherd and The Imitation Game, as well as TV shows like The Americans, A Spy Among Friends and The Game.
Vincent M. GaineHOST
They are our mission that we do choose to accept.
Vincent M. GaineHOST
These films and TV shows are concerned with issues of globalisation, nationalism, sex, violence and technology, and especially different forms of nostalgia.
Vincent M. GaineHOST
Spy films and TV shows that were made now that are about then.
Vincent M. GaineHOST
These are films like Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy, The Good Shepherd, The Imitation Game and Bridge of Spies, as well as TV shows like The Americans, A Spy Among Friends and The Game.
Vincent M. GaineHOST
These films and TV shows are concerned with issues of globalisation, nationalism, sex, violence and technology and especially different forms of nostalgia.
Vincent M. GaineHOST
There is restorative nostalgia, which seeks to reconstruct an idealised and often undefined notion of the past.
Vincent M. GaineHOST
Hmm.
Vincent M. GaineHOST
I know what you mean.
Vincent M. GaineHOST
I barely watch TV as well, but I have, in recent times, just become aware of shows, particularly spy shows, that were on TV that I didn't see at the time, but now I've found them as they're on streaming, particularly A Spy Among Friends.
Vincent M. GaineHOST
I don't know if you're familiar with that one.
James KirkhamHOST
His name is Ben McIntyre, columnist for The Times, best-selling chronicler of spies, traitors, conmen and double-crossers.
James KirkhamHOST
Agent Zigzag, Operation Mincemeat, a spy among friends, the spy and the traitor...
James KirkhamHOST
His books are full of bad men you can't help but love.
James KirkhamHOST
Ben, we always start each episode with four simple words.
Sergio AngeliniGUEST
I think they do that very well.
Sergio AngeliniGUEST
And I think an interesting example of this, and something that I hope you might cover in a later episode of your podcast, is the miniseries A Spy Among Friends.
Sergio AngeliniGUEST
which starred Damian Lewis.
Vincent M. GaineHOST
It's on the list.
Linda ChavezGUEST
But when you see her, you may recognize that she's played in a number of other things, movies and series.
Linda ChavezGUEST
And one of those was another series that I will recommend, which was called A Spy Among Friends, where Maxwell Martin played the person who helped break open the British espionage case against Kim Philby.
Linda ChavezGUEST
So both of those I would recommend.
Linda ChavezGUEST
The first one is available on BritBox through Prime.
CarlosHOST
All right, let's go to the enigmatic betrayal, the double life of Kim Philby.
CarlosHOST
The reason I brought this podcast up is because there was a great show on Prime called Spies Among Friends, and there was a great story about Nicholas Elliott and Kim Philby.
CarlosHOST
Some of it is not accurate, which is what they tell you ahead of time anyway, but it was still a great spy show.
CarlosHOST
I think it's six episodes, about an hour apiece.