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Honey follows a young Carolyn Martens undercover in 1982 East Berlin
Honey is a prequel to Killing Eve about the earlier life of Carolyn Martens, played in the original series by Fiona Shaw.
In 1982, young Carolyn goes undercover in East Berlin under the name Martha, posing as a honeypot to gather compromising information on targets.
She works for handler Graham while trying to avoid Friedrich, the new head of the Stasi’s counter-espionage unit.
An arrogant CIA agent called Kurt complicates her mission, drawing her into a mix of spycraft and romantic entanglements.
The drama uses sexual relationships and power games to explore life under a repressive system, with a richly detailed East German setting.
Ann Skelly plays Carolyn, alongside Rory Kinnear, Nate Mann and Jannis Niewöhner.
Four of the six episodes were available for preview, leaving the final two to deliver the ending.
Honey is a BBC Cold War drama following a young Carolyn Martens undercover in 1982 East Berlin.
Ann Skelly plays Carolyn, who uses the name Martha and works to gather compromising information on targets.
Her handler is Graham, played by Rory Kinnear, while she tries to evade Stasi counter-espionage head Friedrich.
The story also involves an arrogant CIA operative known as Kurt, played by Nate Mann.
Radio Times praised the series’ setting, plotting and Skelly’s performance, while noting that its narrative sometimes meanders.
- Who
- Young Carolyn Martens, played by Ann Skelly, is the central character.
- What
- Honey is a Cold War drama and a prequel to Killing Eve.
- When
- The story is set in 1982.
- Where
- East Berlin.
- Why
- Carolyn works undercover as Martha to gather compromising information on targets for her handler.
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- Setting
- 1982 East Berlin
- Carolyn’s undercover name
- Martha
- Handler
- Graham, played by Rory Kinnear
- Stasi counter-espionage head
- Friedrich, played by Jannis Niewöhner
- CIA operative
- Kurt, played by Nate Mann