Gambit sees Reilly enter a well known part of Russian history.
It is 1917 and the Russian revolution has taken place. Lenin has overthrown the monarchy and wants peace with the Germans.
We see Reilly in a town where the inhabitants are eating dogs. These are desperate times.
For Reilly this is an opportunity. Overthrow the Bolsheviks, get the Russians back fighting against the Germans and Reilly himself to become the new leader in the coup. Well he is certainly not lacking in confidence.
It is not much of a spoiler to figure this will not end well. Russians towns and cities did not have statues of Sidney Reilly.
This probably is the best episode so far. The previous episodes wanted to be like a John le Carre story but ended up too dense and lethargic when it also inspired to be James Bond lite.
Here you have characters and actors that make more of an impression. Orloc (Michael Aldridge) with his bonhomie. Dzerzhinsky (Tom Bell) with his steely murderous gaze. Lenin (Kenneth Cranham) trying to get to grips with the early days after the revolution.
This episode has a wealth of actors, Ian Charleson, Hugh Fraser, Alfred Molina. It is much better paced.
It is 1917 and the Russian revolution has taken place. Lenin has overthrown the monarchy and wants peace with the Germans.
We see Reilly in a town where the inhabitants are eating dogs. These are desperate times.
For Reilly this is an opportunity. Overthrow the Bolsheviks, get the Russians back fighting against the Germans and Reilly himself to become the new leader in the coup. Well he is certainly not lacking in confidence.
It is not much of a spoiler to figure this will not end well. Russians towns and cities did not have statues of Sidney Reilly.
This probably is the best episode so far. The previous episodes wanted to be like a John le Carre story but ended up too dense and lethargic when it also inspired to be James Bond lite.
Here you have characters and actors that make more of an impression. Orloc (Michael Aldridge) with his bonhomie. Dzerzhinsky (Tom Bell) with his steely murderous gaze. Lenin (Kenneth Cranham) trying to get to grips with the early days after the revolution.
This episode has a wealth of actors, Ian Charleson, Hugh Fraser, Alfred Molina. It is much better paced.