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The new Netflix series Black Doves is a pulpy and stylish British spy show starring Kira Knightley and Ben Wishaw.

Knightley plays a politician's wife who's been secretly funneling information

to a mysterious spy network for years, and Wishaw plays her old partner who's been out of the game.

But when Knightley's character gets targeted and bodies start piling up, Wishaw returns to

protector. And it's all set in London at Christmastime. So if you like your holiday cheer

spiced with British wit

and a really surprising amount of gunplay, black doves may be for you. I'm Glenn Weldon,

and today we're talking about black dubs on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

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