Black Doves
Black Doves
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Black Doves

7.1
Yr 2024
Status Returning Series
Action & Adventure Mystery Crime
Series Brief

Overview

When a spy posing as a politician's wife learns her lover has been murdered, an old assassin friend joins her on a quest for truth — and vengeance.

Why fans love it

The landscape of Black Doves unfolds across a cold, festive London. It trades the typical warmth of a holiday setting for a sharp, cynical brand of political espionage. The pacing is brisk, prioritizing tactical movement and sudden violence over slow-burn exposition, which keeps the tone urgent and grounded in its urban environment.

Keira Knightley anchors this story as a mole navigating the dangerous gap between her domestic life and her covert operations. The series benefits from a lean narrative style, focusing on a partnership forged between a vengeful spy and an old assassination contact. By blending the high stakes of international intelligence work with a contained, wintery backdrop, the show creates a distinct atmosphere where the threat of betrayal looms just as heavily as the pressure of the season.

Featured Players

Cast 57

Sam Troughton
as Stephen Yarrick
6 episodes
Gabrielle Creevy
as Eleanor
5 episodes
Paapa Essiedu
as Elmore Fitch
2 episodes
Julian Wadham
as Andy
1 episode
Finn Bennett
as Cole Atwood
4 episodes
Dan Li
as Chang Hao
4 episodes
Steve Wall
as Frank
2 episodes
Adam Best
as Agent Perryman
2 episodes
Keira Knightley
as Helen Webb
Ben Whishaw
as Sam Young
Sarah Lancashire
as Mrs. Reed
Andrew Buchan
as Wallace
6 episodes
Andrew Koji
as Jason
6 episodes
Omari Douglas
as Michael
6 episodes
Ella Lily Hyland
as Williams
6 episodes
Isabella Wei
as Kai-Ming
6 episodes
Adam Silver
as Arnie
3 episodes
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
as Zack
3 episodes
Hannah Khalique-Brown
as Maggie
2 episodes
Thomas Coombes
as Phillip
2 episodes
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Lizzie Hopley
as Beth
1 episode
Agnes O'Casey
as Dani
4 episodes
Molly Chesworth
as Marie
4 episodes
Ken Nwosu
as Bill
4 episodes
Rat Scabies
as Bingo
1 episode
Antonia Campbell-Hughes
as Georgina
1 episode
Justine Mitchell
as Emma
2 episodes
Eniko Fulop
as Kent
2 episodes
Charlotte Rice-Foley
as Jacqueline
6 episodes
Taylor Sullivan
as Oliver
6 episodes
Philipp Christopher
as Daniel
1 episode
Robert Ashe
as Santa Claus
1 episode
Sally Scott
as Political Correspondent
3 episodes
Andy Cheung
as Ambassador Chen
3 episodes
Kathryn Hunter
as Lenny
4 episodes
Luther Ford
as Hector Newman
4 episodes
Ebony Francis-Peddie
as Ruby
4 episodes
Will Joseph
as Young Sam
1 episode
Tai Yin Chan
as Wu Lin
4 episodes
Claudia Jolly
as Ingrid
1 episode
Xiaonan Wang
as Waitress
1 episode
Billy Hickey
as Young Hector Newman
3 episodes
Callum Coates
as Thomas
4 episodes
Adeel Akhtar
as Prime Minister Eaves
3 episodes
William Hope
as Mitch Porter
3 episodes
Jennifer Armour
as Vanessa
1 episode
Brian Law
as Aide
1 episode
Brett Tutor
as Security Guard
1 episode
Lorna Lowe
as Screaming Woman
1 episode
Jayne Aguire
as Erica
1 episode
Sam Parks
as James
1 episode
Angus Cooper
as Trent Clark
2 episodes
Thomas Chaanhing
as Hang Chao
1 episode
Timothy Harker
as Les Mullery
1 episode
Tim Faraday
as Alex Clark's bodyguard
2 episodes
Tracey Ullman
as Alex Clark
2 episodes
Martin Phipps
as Voice on the Phone (voice)
1 episode
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Keywords

holiday espionage female protagonist political spies thriller action brisk christmas thriller london, england intense spy