TV series

Cambridge Spies

2003 · 1 season

A slow-burning, talky drama of ideals and double lives that feels like a tense history lesson with a melancholy edge.

Overview: In 1934, four brilliant Cambridge students are recruited to spy for Russia. Fueled by youthful idealism, a passion for social justice and a talent for lying, they take huge personal risks to pass Britain's biggest secrets to Moscow.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, identity, loyalty, politics
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
identity
loyalty
politics
Places: big city
school
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild