SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Sadly Over-hyped

Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

If you are looking for a good fast paced spy thriller than you will be disappointed. If this series is tagged as Drama and Romance than it will justify its content and Story line. Acting of most of the actors is top class. I know all British movies takes some time for characters and story to evolve but it took lots of time. If you are looking for good Emotional Gay Romance Drama with some thrills than you will enjoy this series. I am fan of thrillers and Mysteries that is why I have given it six stars for Drama I would give it 8 stars.

Lots of style, little substance. They became so focused on camera angles they forgot about pace. It was tolerable in the first episode where it contributed to the love story, but after that it became annoying.

This is not a great series. It starts off with silly dialog, of which there's not a great deal, and continues to jump all over the place. Scenes seem to have no continuity, and the viewers suddenly find themselves moving from Point A to C, with no B in between. Things happen in the story without any real explanation of why they occur. You get that the guy is a spy, and therefore hiding secrets but what you don't get is a complete unfolding of the story in a logical manner with any continuity. The scenes just seem to be stuck together randomly, the dialog is all too pretentious, delivered in short bursts, interspersed with long periods of silence with a lot of staring between the characters. The cinematography seems to be shared with other European films, and there are many close-ups of mouths, ears, necks, eyes etc. The pace is so slow and boring in parts that it will put you to sleep. If one had to type the series, it would be characterized as a gay love story, and less about spying.

I had seen London Spy advertised and partically seen it from looking at Ben Whishaws work and had been craving to watch the series. I had anticipated a modern love story perhaps a bit grunge-ier. But I was surprised to the plot and hooked immediately. The mystery, yes was a slow burner, but ultimately told a tale that took watchers on a emotional journey and maybe not represented the gay communities as they should be - in some peoples opinions, but takes these stereotypes and plays on them to create a plausible (yet imaginary) plot. Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling and Ben Whishaw were amazing as always, portraying the complex - yet simple - characters to show what I can only describe as a tense and emotional journey. I especially enjoyed the ending which was perfectly set up with the right amount of answered and unanswered questions and you could imagine what was to become of the characters in their endeavours. Worth a watch.