ITV Premieres Secret Service Spy Thriller

ITV premiered its five-part espionage thriller "Secret Service" on Monday, April 27, at 9 p.m. on ITV1, with all episodes available as a box set on ITVX from the same day. Starring Gemma Arterton as senior MI6 officer Kate Henderson, the series follows her covert investigation into evidence that a high-ranking UK politician may be working as a Russian asset.

Kate Henderson leads a double life, appearing as an ordinary civil servant married to Stuart, played by Rafe Spall, with two teenage children. In reality, she heads the Russia Desk at the Secret Intelligence Service. A brutal murder draws her team into public scrutiny, forcing her to balance high-stakes espionage with family responsibilities and protect her standing within MI6. The story unfolds amid political intrigue, including a party leadership race, and shifts between London, Malta, and Westminster settings.

The drama adapts the 2020 novel by ITV News anchor Tom Bradby, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jemma Kennedy. Bradby drew from his journalistic background, including access to security services personnel. "One of the luxuries of my day job as a journalist is that I have a lot of access to people," Bradby said...