The late spy novelist had a knack for Cold War satire and believable detail, with fans from Anthony Burgess to Quentin ...

John le Carré is known for his gritty and ambiguous spy novels - a complete overhaul of the glamorous portrayal in the James ...

To mark the two-time Oscar nominee’s recent 50th birthday, we rate his finest screen roles – from hyper-British patricians and seething serpents, to ghastly Yanks, tragic codebreakers and sci-fi scoun ...

He wrote the first draft of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold in two months during this time; its success when it was ...

Ahead of this weekend's Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, award-winning spy writer David Goodman picks his top ...

The writer-director looked back on the 2001 classic during a 25th anniversary screening at the Academy Museum. Clooney offered his former director a date in April, to which Rodriguez replied, “How ...

Coronation Street star Michael Byrne, known for playing Gail Platt's long-lost father Ted Page, has died aged 82. The actor, who appeared on the ITV soap between 2008 and 2010, also starred in movies ...

Actor Sir Gary Oldman has said being given the global icon award at the Edinburgh TV Festival is “enormously flattering”.

11:00, Thu, Jun 11, 2026 Updated: 11:04, Thu, Jun 11, 2026 Crime dramas are always a fan favourite, and the BBC's upcoming series looks to become just that. Legacy of Spies is the BBC's upcoming spy ...

Joe Alwyn is set to join the cast of upcoming espionage thriller “Legacy of Spies,” a joint BBC/MGM+ co-production. Alwyn will play MI6 agent Jim Prideaux in the eight-part series, which is based on ...

Henry Cavill is reuniting with Netflix for a massive new film. Deadline reports that Cavill is set to lead an untitled spy-action comedy Netflix movie with Kevin Hart as his co-star. McG is officially ...

The Night Manager star Hugh Laurie has joined the cast of the BBC's highly anticipated spy thriller, Legacy of Spies. Adapted from John le Carré's iconic literary universe – specifically his 1963 ...