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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This web site reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
"The Last Guest," the penultimate episode of A Spy Among Friends (2022), focuses on Nicholas Elliott’s reckoning with his naivety and Kim Philby’s grim reality in Moscow. The episode highlights the collapse of the British "Old Boys' Club" mentality, contrasting Elliott's emotional betrayal with Philby’s cold, transactional life under Soviet supervision. It serves as a study in failed loyalty and the dismantling of the trust that facilitated one of the Cold War's greatest betrayals.