A Spy Among Friends (TV Mini Series)

Boom-Ooh-Yatatatah (2022)

Damian Lewis: Nicholas Elliott

Quotes 

• Lily Thomas : [Talking about Kim Philby]  By the way why wasn't he in some sort of custody?

  Nicholas Elliott : Well, that's not how we...

  [breaks off] 

  Nicholas Elliott : [after a pause]  I was trying to appeal to his better nature.

  Lily Thomas : As an Englishman.

  Nicholas Elliott : And husband. And father.

  Lily Thomas : How did you and he first meet?

  Nicholas Elliott : Not sure what that has to do with what happened in Beirut...

  Lily Thomas : Oh, what happened in Beirut is that the most dangerous Soviet penetration agent this country's ever known, legged it. On your watch.