London Spy

London Spy is a British-American five-part drama television serial created and written by Tom Rob Smith that aired on BBC Two from 9 November until 7 December 2015. It was aired on Netflix in 2018. Plot London Spy begins as the story of two young men: Danny (Ben Whishaw)—gregarious, hedonistic, and romantic—falls in love with Alex (Edward Holcroft)—asocial, enigmatic, and brilliant. Just as they discover how perfect they are for each other, Alex disappears. Danny finds Alex's body. They lived very different lives: Danny is from a world of clubbing and youthful excess; Alex, it turns out, worked for the Secret Intelligence Service. Although utterly ill-equipped to take on the world of espionage, Danny decides to fight for the truth about Alex's death. Cast Main Ben Whishaw as Daniel "Danny" Edward Holt Jim Broadbent as Scottie Edward Holcroft as Alistair "Alex" Turner Samantha Spiro as Detective Taylor Lorraine Ashbourne as Mrs. Turner / Nanny David Hayman as Mr. Turner / Groundsman Clarke Peters as the American Charlotte Rampling as Frances Turner Mark Gatiss as Rich Harriet Walter as Claire James Fox as James Adrian Lester as Professor Marcus Shaw Riccardo Scamarcio as Doppelganger