London, England, May 2000. The peaceful life of elderly Joan Stanley is suddenly disrupted when she is arrested by the British Intelligence Service and accused of providing information to communist Russia during the forties.
Acting
Sophie Cookson matches Dench's steel—rare generational casting win.
Direction
Trevor Nunn lets silence do the screaming.
Costume
1940s Cambridge never looked this convincingly drab and dangerous.
Director
Trevor Nunn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Melita Norwood, the 'granny spy' exposed in 1999 at 87—she was never prosecuted, unlike Joan.
The film softens Norwood's actual KGB dedication; real Joan was less 'conflicted idealist,' more committed communist.
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