Episode #1.1
- Episode aired Dec 16, 2022
- 47m
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7.6/10
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Detectives are summoned to a hospital to interview an ex-Russian spy who claims to have been poisonedDetectives are summoned to a hospital to interview an ex-Russian spy who claims to have been poisonedDetectives are summoned to a hospital to interview an ex-Russian spy who claims to have been poisoned
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- James Cairns
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- TriviaThe entrance points for the real AWE premises have much more sophisticated security arrangements than those portrayed in the programme.
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[Litvinenko has just died in hospital. He had written a statement blaming President Putin for authorising his poisoning. It is read out by Alexander Goldfarb to journalists.]
Alexander Goldfarb: "You may succeed in silencing one man but the howl of protest from around the world, Mr. Putin, will reverberate in your ears for the rest of your life."
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Episode 1
Litvinenko had a familiar opening segment. The classic film noir D. O. A.
Alexander Litvinenko (David Tennant) tells the cops that he has been murdered. The cops visit him in hospital after he threw up blood and his hair fell out.
Based on a true story that caused waves back in 2006. Alexander Litvinenko was a former Russian spy who became a critic of Putin's Russia.
Having moved to London with his family, the dissident former spy became a British citizen.
The first episode has Litvinenko telling two sceptical detectives Brent Hyatt (Neil Maskell) and Jim Dawson (Barry Sloane) what might have happened and why. While the hospital tries to figure out just what kind of poisoning will cause his death.
It is a respectful and a matter of fact opener. David Tennant does his best with a Russian accent.
I did feel the characters had little to work with here. Litvinenko describes the events that led to him being poisoned from his hospital bed.
Maybe the drama would have been better served by giving more of Litvinenko's backstory in the opener.
Alexander Litvinenko (David Tennant) tells the cops that he has been murdered. The cops visit him in hospital after he threw up blood and his hair fell out.
Based on a true story that caused waves back in 2006. Alexander Litvinenko was a former Russian spy who became a critic of Putin's Russia.
Having moved to London with his family, the dissident former spy became a British citizen.
The first episode has Litvinenko telling two sceptical detectives Brent Hyatt (Neil Maskell) and Jim Dawson (Barry Sloane) what might have happened and why. While the hospital tries to figure out just what kind of poisoning will cause his death.
It is a respectful and a matter of fact opener. David Tennant does his best with a Russian accent.
I did feel the characters had little to work with here. Litvinenko describes the events that led to him being poisoned from his hospital bed.
Maybe the drama would have been better served by giving more of Litvinenko's backstory in the opener.
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- Prismark10
- Jan 23, 2023
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