What is critically revealed in LONDON SPY is the fact that the current use of digital facial recognition for personal security devices, smart phones and online social media is the hidden loop hole for government surveillance data/tracking that can be used against innocent civilians. The AI bioethic/metric programming is already in use.Taking it one step further-a lie detector scan just raised the intriguing high-tech clandestine spy ops a lot higher. Like Genealogy DNA testing, the downside can become falsely used incriminating evidence as depicted. "Enemy of the State"This is the most important take away from LONDON SPY.I'm a huge fan of le Carre-and don't see a copycat here, but a masterfully written storyline on equal tradecraft footing. The homo-erotic S&M; true love thread is solid reality juxtaposed to the GRID/HIV epidemic.And the crypted tumbler coded USB stick is brilliant. (I have one to protect my own Algo formulated network research coded data.)The subtilty of cross-cultural traits are perfected with concise dialogue that carries the plot forward. This is masterfully attained only by a disciplined well educated helmer. Worth a binge watch. Kudos BBC.

London Spy is about a guy who meets another guy, fell in love and decided that this is the person he can spend rest of his life with. Until the other person ends up murdered. After his dreams being shattered, he found out that there was a lot which he did not know about his boyfriend, who happens to be a spy. Also, he has to clear his name as a suspect. He refused the stories being fed to him and took it upon himself to fight the unknown resisting forces to find the truth about how the man he loved so much ended up dead. I love to watch Ben Whishaw on screen. I can watch anything he is in. In this five-part series, he played the part of an innocent lover of a spy with amazing finesse. On top of that, you'll get to see Charlotte Rampling's mysterious portrayal of a mother who just lost her son. Also, special mention should be given to Jim Broadbent for playing a Man Friday to the lead character. The series follows Ben while he tries to find out who killed his lover and why. He is so unsure of what is going on but he is sure of one thing, Alex (his lover, played by Edward Holcroft) loved him more than anything. This gives him the courage to tackle anything which comes between him and finding the truth. One thing which I had a problem with was his amazing abilities to fill the holes in the stories. Many times it feels like he would come up with a connection between things on his own just like that. Nevertheless, the series is an amazing watch. It has a lot of twists and turns but mostly what I loved were intense conversations between crucial characters.

As an old and picky consumer of espionage stories, I was attracted to this series by its title, besides the excellent reviews. After finding myself wasting 5 hours of my life, let me just cry: "don't you dare call this a spy story!" For the review of such bummer, I propose the technique of the "onion peeling", i.e. you remove layer after layer and see what is left at the core. Well, the first layer is the photography, the visuals, the imagery: very sleek indeed; next layer, soundtrack: very cool; then the layer of acting performances: pretty good, as the strong cast was promising. So we have removed all the layers supposed to wrap the core, i.e. the story, the plot, the idea.....ooops, there's nothing less....or, the little that is there is so implausible, so absurd that you would prefer the total absence. So in summary, a lot of window dressing, not much more....

This started very slow and I wasn't sure if Id stick with it. Danny meets Alex and they seems so awkward together. I don't agree that they have chemistry. I saw none. They seem like chalk and cheese and you don't root for them to get together. It picks up a bit in the second episode on wards. The acting is supreme and believable. Its a scary concept that 'someone' could set you up so much. Always a step ahead.I was disappointed with the end. It was the usual what happens next, driving off into the distance. Hate endings like that. What would they do? Would they survive!! If you like the spy genre, go for it. Its a short series and will have you hooked.