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The Best Episodes of A Spy Among Friends

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Follow the defection of notorious British intelligence officer and KGB double agent, Kim Philby, through the lens of his complex relationship with MI6 colleague and close friend, Nicholas Elliott.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    A Spy Among Friends Season 1 Episode 5 - Snow
    7.6/10(243 votes)

    #1 - Snow

    S1:E5

    Elliott and Lily fear that no one can be trusted. They must get to Blunt before anyone else to interrogate him and confirm their suspicions.

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  2. A Spy Among Friends Season 1 Episode 6 - No Man's Land
    7.6/10(262 votes)

    #2 - No Man's Land

    S1:E6

    Lily has forced Elliot to remember more than he perhaps ever wanted to about Philby. Months later, Elliott receives a letter from Philby asking for a meeting in an East Berlin bar.

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  3. A Spy Among Friends Season 1 Episode 3 - Allegory of the Catholic Faith
    7.5/10(265 votes)

    #3 - Allegory of the Catholic Faith

    S1:E3

    Philby begins to understand that the KGB can never fully trust him now that he’s in Moscow, and as far as they’re concerned, his life as a spy for them is over.

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  4. A Spy Among Friends Season 1 Episode 4 - Vodka
    7.5/10(248 votes)

    #4 - Vodka

    S1:E4

    Elliott rattles Blunt’s cage to make him panic and then follows him to a clandestine meeting in the middle of the night.

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  5. A Spy Among Friends Season 1 Episode 2 - The Admiral's Glass
    7.4/10(287 votes)

    #5 - The Admiral's Glass

    S1:E2

    Investigator Lily Thomas understands that Elliott is never going to divulge anything of value in a conventional interrogation process so she manipulates him.

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  6. A Spy Among Friends Season 1 Episode 1 - Boom-Ooh-Yatatatah
    7.2/10(375 votes)

    #6 - Boom-Ooh-Yatatatah

    S1:E1

    In the wake of Kim Philby’s escape to Moscow, his closest friend in Britain’s Secret Service, Nicholas Elliott, is under investigation.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Snow" is the best rated episode of "A Spy Among Friends". It scored 7.6/10 based on 243 votes. Directed by Nick Murphy and written by Alexander Cary, it aired on 12/8/2022. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "No Man's Land".