Very well executed

Admirable film.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

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.

I'll watch almost anything British. It often takes a while for the story and characters evolve so I know to be patient and just enjoy the journey. The journey here, after a boring 30 minutes or so, led to two men having sex. The boring continued through the episode and the next until I decided there just wasn't anything else. If that's what you like in a movie, you'll like this. Judging from the absolutely glowing, gushing reviews, there must be a wide audience for boring gay porn.

I only gave this an 8 for two reasons: some of it was hard to follow and there were parts that were too slow.This is an AMAZING multilayered and complicated story, performed by AMAZING actors, using the background of London, loaded with atmosphere.Ben Whishaw is Danny, a gay young man who meets Alex (Edward Holcroft) while the latter is jogging. They fall in love. Then Danny finds Alex dead, and the police haul him in. He's shocked to learn that he knew nothing about Alex at all - not even his name.This series will keep you on the edge of your seat - I watched all of the episodes in one sitting. I won't go into the intricacies of the story, but watch it closely - some of it is in flashback, and some of what you see and don't understand (if you're like me) will be explained later. The acting is superb: Jim Broadbent is superb as Danny's older gay friend Scottie; Charlotte Rampling plays Alex's mother, and she's brilliant. Harriet Walter is Scottie's good friend Claire - I remember her from Inspector Allyn -- she's terrific. And I can't leave out Mark Gattis, executive producer and Mycroft in the Cumberbatch Sherlock as an old boyfriend of Danny's, as sinister as they come.The series makes for excellent viewing - the whole thing will knock your socks off.

I went into this open minded, as I am not usually a seeker of spy story lines. The characters are intriguing and developed from the offset, as an optimistic normie with issues and a genius virgin, the first episode is beautiful and warming to watch. The espionage-esque parts are few but creative and thrilling, the reveals get gritty, especially when delving into the protagonists background.It is fantastic to see great gay representation, London Spy features LGBT+ people but does not dwell on queer culture in any way. This makes it refreshing for viewers, as queer characters are not thrown in as an after thought or without reason.The motivation of retribution for a lost loved one makes for a great theme, this is a dark drama and another great modern BBC creation. Fully recommend!