'Black Doves' is a wry spry spy tale
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The new Netflix series Black Doves is a pulpy and stylish British spy show starring Keira Knightly and Ben Whishaw. Knightly plays a politician’s wife who’s been secretly funnelling information to a mysterious spy network for years, and Whishaw plays her old partner who’s been out of the game. But when Knightly’s character gets targeted, Whishaw’s returns to protect her. It’s all set in London at Christmastime, so if you like your holiday cheer spiced with British wit and gunplay, Black Doves may be for you.
