Knightley's character Helen is a spy for a secret agency called Black Doves, which has no alliances but is contracted by the highest bidder. When Helen's lover is murdered, an old friend, Sam (played by Whishaw), who calls himself a “trigger man,” is brought in to protect her. He also vows to help Helen get revenge.

Gay British actor Ben Whishaw, who was previously married to husband Mark Bradshaw for a decade, is the star of the new six-episode queer spy thriller, Black Doves. The new series, which is dropping tomorrow (5 December),

It begins with the assassination of a skittish civil servant, who may or may not have found out something about the mysterious recent death of the Chinese ambassador to the UK. Sniped on the South Bank — in a glittering,