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Honey: this flirty, kinky Killing Eve prequel should have been called Carré on Spying

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Honey: this flirty, kinky Killing Eve prequel should have been called Carré on Spying
来源: Culture | The Guardian

The amazing Ann Skelly plays Eve’s spy-handler Carolyn in a steamy, camp cold war thriller set in east Germany. Tagline: ‘everyone is watching – look hot!’ I always found it odd that spy stories are the quintessential interest of middle-aged men. Isn’t spying all about relationsh

The amazing Ann Skelly plays Eve’s spy-handler Carolyn in a steamy, camp cold war thriller set in east Germany. Tagline: ‘everyone is watching – look hot!’ I always found it odd that spy stories are the quintessential interest of middle-aged men. Isn’t spying all about relationships, listening and choosing outfits?

Is there something you’d like to tell us, men? Ironically, we don’t seem to have many ways of making you talk. A female-forward spy story was the highlight of my week.

Honey (Saturday 14 November, 9pm, BBC One) is a prequel to Killing Eve , and an origin story for one of its most intriguing characters: Fiona Shaw’s spy-handler Carolyn Martens. A title page lets us know that this is a period piece, while establishing a very un-period tone. We are in East Berlin, 1982, where the East German government run an army of citizen informants.

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TV tonight: a spicy, funny cold war Killing Eve prequel
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TV tonight: a spicy, funny cold war Killing Eve prequel

This Berlin-set origin story stars Ann Skelly and Rory Kinnear. Plus: the clever, creepy mystery of Yaga takes another turn. Here’s what to watch this evening 9pm, BBC One If you ever wondered how Fiona Shaw’s Killing Eve MI6 oddball Carolyn Martens got so eccentric, you’re in lu

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