BBC Unveils casting for new espionage thriller, Honey

The BBC has announced the cast for Honey, with filming now in progress on the brand-new six-part darkly comedic Cold War thriller romance from Sid Gentle Films Ltd, created for BBC iPlayer, BBC One, and ZDF.

Set deep in 1980s East Berlin, the series blends tenderness and flirtation with style and danger, delving into a hidden world of counter-espionage and perilous yet irresistible relationships.

Ann Skelly (House of Guinness, The Nevers) leads as Martha Schmitt, alongside Nate Mann (Masters of the Air, Licorice Pizza) as Kurt Fischer, Jannis Niewöhner (Munich: The Edge of War, Napoleon) as Friedrich Bauman, and Rory Kinnear (The Diplomat, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power) as Graham Anderson.

Sally Woodward Gentle, Executive Producer for Sid Gentle Films said; “Everyone says that they couldn’t be more excited by the cast they have assembled but Ann, Nate and Jannis are the real deal. We are beyond thrilled by their inherent talent, intelligence and intuitive brilliance. They shine. And Rory Kinnear! I am in love.”

Also joining the cast are Oliver Cudbill as Stefan Weiss, Sonita Henry as Anne Anderson, Victoria Mayer as Ingrid Schimmel, Valentino Dalle Mura as Rolf Muller, July Namir as Kamilla Akhmedova, Julian Niedermeier as Otto Kowalski, Sofia Oxenham as Greta Abstreiter, and Daniel Zielinski as Tomas Klein.

East Berlin, 1982. Martha (pronounced Marta), 24, is an MI6 agent living under deep cover. Surrounded by threats and constantly at risk of exposure, she struggles to remain unnoticed by Friedrich, the new Stasi Head of Counterespionage against British Targets. As she becomes entangled with Friedrich and the reckless, arrogant — and undeniably attractive — CIA operative Aaron Neeland (posing as Kurt Fischer), she finds herself blindsided by desire in a tense Cold War love triangle.

In this world, the danger of being garrotted or imprisoned pales in comparison to the terrifying vulnerability of falling in love. Opening your heart and soul? She’d rather endure torture.