Spies of Warsaw (TV series)

Spies of Warsaw
Genre Historical fiction
Written by Dick Clement, Alan Furst, Ian La Frenais
Directed by
  • Coky Giedroyc (3 episodes)
  • Weronika Migon (2 episodes)
  • Kiaran Murray-Smith (2 episodes)
Starring
Composer(s) Rob Lane
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 4 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Richard Fell
Production location(s) Krakow, Warsaw
Cinematography Wojciech Szepel
Running time 180 minutes total
Production company(s)
Distributor
  • BBC Worldwide (2012) (World-wide) (all media)
Release
Original network BBC Four
Original release 9 January (2013-01-09) – 16 January 2013 (2013-01-16)
External links
Official website

Overview

An Deuxième Bureau intelligence agent (spy), posing as a military attaché at the French embassy in Warsaw, finds himself drawn into the outbreak of World War II.[1]

The television series takes its name from its source, The Spies of Warsaw, a 2008 spy novel by Alan Furst.

Cast

Main

Main cast includes[1]:

Support

Support cast includes[1]:

Episodes

There are four episodes, which have also aired as a two-part series.[2]

Production

The series was shot primarily in Krakow and Warsaw, Poland.[1]

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes rated the television series 64% from critics and 50% from average audience.[3]

In January 2013, the Telegraph liked the series for many features: appropriateness for "intergenerational shared viewing," "never... too visually brutal," and the "playing of the minor characters... was convincingly understated."[4] The Guardian complained, "It should have been the perfect spy thriller. It had everything. Except tension."[5]

In April 2013, New York Times deemed the series "true to the original in story and in spirit,"[2] Slate an "engrossing, if slow-moving drama,"[6] and the Boston Globe "a strangely bloodless affair."[7]

Accolades

The New York Times found the series "enjoyable, straightforward espionage tale without a lot of twists or extra layers."[2]

Broadcast and release

BBC America aired the series in April 2013.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Spies of Warsaw". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Stanley, Alessandra (2 April 2013). "Lonely Spy in a Love Triangle". New York Times. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Spies of Warsaw (2013–2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Howse, Christopher (10 January 2013). "Spies of Warsaw, BBC Four, review". Telegraph. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Crace, John (9 January 2013). "TV review: Spies of Warsaw; The Food Inspectors". Guardian. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Thomas, June (3 April 2013). "Why You Should Watch 'Spies of Warsaw'". Slate. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Gilbert, Matthew (2 April 2013). "Spies of Warsaw: Thriller with No Thrills". Boston Globe. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

External sources

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