Trivia / A Spy Among Friends

• California Doubling: The scenes set in Beirut, Berlin, Moscow and Vienna were all filmed in Bucharest.
• Playing Against Type: Yes, that really is Adrian Edmondson (Eddie from Bottom) as Roger Hollis.
• Production Posse: A Spy Among Friends reunites Damian Lewis (Elliott) with Stephen Kunken (Angleton), one of his Billions co-stars (he played Ari Spyros).
• What Could Have Been: Dominic West was originally cast as Philby, but had to withdraw because of his commitment to The Crown ... although he was also in SAS: Rogue Heroes, that other 2022 TV series based on a book by Ben Macintyre.