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Gary B A well-crafted story and well-produced series. Better than the run-of-the-mill thrillers that come and go on streaming services. Craig is good as always and the supporting cast is strong. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/12/24 Full Review David W So-So , Not too good Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/04/24 Full Review Andrei D Cartea e mai danca, dar merge Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Dr. Christopher 'Fluke' Kelso (Daniel Craig), is in Moscow for an academic conference on Joseph Stalin. After the conference, Papu Rapava, an old man, says that he has important information for Dr. Kelso. In Hotel Ukraine, where Kelso is staying, Rapava recounts in detail how he, as a young security guard in 1953, witnessed the death of Stalin. He saw Lavrentiy Beria steal a key from Stalin as he lay dying in his Middle dacha. Beria and Rapava drove to Stalin's private quarters in the Kremlin and Beria opened a safe. In the safe was a red folder which Beria removed and later placed in a metal tool box at his mansion. He instructed Rapava to dig a hole in the yard in which this box was buried. Believing this folder to contain Stalin's notebook, Kelso sees this as an opportunity to write a book based on the personal writings of the late Soviet leader. He tells Rapava that it would be worth a lot of money and would help Rapava reconcile with his estranged daughter. Rapava leaves while Kelso's attention is elsewhere. The next day, a reporter called RJ O'Brian (Gabriel Macht) turns up and recognises Kelso. Kelso begins his research in earnest, visiting a library to get information and eyewitness accounts of Stalin's death. He engages with a young librarian, Yelena, who provides him with the address where Beria used to live... Brian Gallagher wrote on MovieWeb: "the thriller has something for everyone: The game of Craig, a mysterious story, lively dialogues, some action and romance." This BBC tv-movie from 2005 with a pre-Bond Daniel Craig, is pretty mediocre to my mind. Not all that exicting with a budget and acting of a tv-movie. The film was shot in Riga, a city I have lived in myself for some years, but that works as a substitute for Russia. Daniel Craig, is ok, but the rest of the cast is forgettable. "Archangel" is nothing to write home about. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member So I thought the series was very good and exciting, I don't understand why he has such a bad rating. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent actors take you through a thriller with twists and turns. Thoroughly enjoyable. I viewed it in 3 episodes offered by the BBC. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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