TV Show Review - Black Doves (Season 1)

Season: 1
Genre: Action/ Crime/ Drama/ Thriller
Number of episodes: 6
Year: 2024
Starring: Keira Knightley, Ben Wishaw, Andrew Buchan, Sarah Lancashire, Ella Lily Hyland

Description: Helen (Keira Knightley) embarks on a passionate affair with a man who has no idea what her secret identity is. Caught in the crosshairs when her lover falls victim to the dangerous London underworld, Helen's employers call in Sam (Ben Wishaw) to protect her.

Review: In this six-part spy series, we follow London housewife Helen Webb, who is moonlighting as a secret agent. This double life is going well for Helen, until her lover is suddenly murdered. During the search of the culprit, she uncovers a plot.

The series is set during Christmas, with the Christmas music and everything. But if you can see passed that, you can watch this show at any time.

The story revolves around Helen Webb. She is married to the Secretary of State for Defense Wallace Webb. Together they have five-year-old twins and she is the perfect wife, mother and homemaker. But she is also a secret agent, with emphasis on secret. She worsk for an agency, the so-called Black Doves. Helen is a valuable Dove, because her marriage allows her to get to the most powerful people in the country. Still, the lying and cheating doesn’t quite bother her.

The man Helen was having an affair with is killed and she seeks revenge. But she soon realizes this a more difficult and dangerous task that she expected. She gets help from Sam, an assassin who Helen worked with in the past.

“Black Doves” is fifty percent action. It’s done in an eloquent, intelligent and with pleasantly dry humor. And the strong cast ensure sharp and excellent dialogue. Both Keira Knightley and Ben Wishaw are fantastic in the series and very believable as spies, but also in their other role they are portraying for the outside world.

“Black Doves” is an entertaining, well-made series. And it feels like a second season is coming. Would recommend.