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Now, David, in intelligence work, the real failures rarely begin out in the field.

They begin closer to power, where access, dulls, suspicion, and questions stop being asked.

That's where systems fail, not at the edges, but at the center.

And that is the fault line at the heart of Secret Service, a new drama on ITV.

Jemma Ardardin plays a senior MI6 officer working on the Russia desk, uncovering evidence

that a high-ranking UK politician may in fact be a Russian asset.

And what begins in Malta moves quickly into Whitehall, where influence matters, reputations

provide protection and trust can be badly misplaced.

It's a fictional story, but it recognises a familiar pattern, how easily the line between

public duty and private allegiance can blur.

Also starring Rafe Spall, it's based on the best-selling

novel by ITV News attends Tom Bradby, who were delighted to have joining us on today's episode.

It comes back to one uncomfortable idea, the enemy's closer than you think.

Secret Service starts Monday the 27th of April on ITV1 and ITVX.

We're welcome to this special extra episode of the rest is classified

in which we are going to have a deep look at the very

murky and very interesting world of Russian interference in politics. Now, listeners will

doubtless remember, Gordon, that we did a series on this earlier in the year where we took a

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