Treason review – say hello to TV’s cuddliest spy

Treason review – say hello to TV’s cuddliest spy

Gripping as this fun, frenetic espionage thriller is, its lead isn’t exactly a hard nut. Think cheerful lectures to schoolkids and channelling the personality of a lovely labrador …

Charlie Cox as Adam Lawrence and Oona Chapman as his wife Maddy in Treason.
Charlie Cox as Adam Lawrence and Oona Chapman as his wife, Maddy, in Treason, a show that hits all the requisite beats. Photograph: Des Willie/Netflix

Although just about every actor on the face of the Earth has enjoyed a stint as the frontrunner to play the next Bond, Charlie Cox seems to be the sole exception.

Despite sharing an age, a gender and a race with every screen Bond so far – not to mention a handy sideline as a superhero given that he plays Daredevil in the Marvel cinematic universe – for some reason he hasn’t quite made the cut.

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