Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, Sean Rigby, Anton Lesser, Dakota Blue Richards, Lewis Peek, James Bradshaw, Abigail Thaw, Sara Vickers, Caroline O’ Neil, Sam Clement, Phil Daniels, Madeleine Worrall, Caroline Martin, Aldo Maland, Jojo Macari, Lilly Lesser, Michael Simkins, Felix Scott, Andrew Buckley, Barnaby Taylor, Mark Arden, Louis Strong, Thomas Panay, Anson Boon, David James Fray.

If there is ever an emotive subject other than murder to bring into the world of the armchair detective, then it surely has to be the prospect of spies and counter espionage, the two realms of dark forces combined making a seemingly perfect storm in which to pit the wits against and to see who comes out on top; the writer or the viewer.