What did Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw say about Black Doves series two?

Keira Knightley told BBC entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson that Black Doves, the Netflix spy series in which she plays Helen Webb, a spy married to the British prime minister, is ridiculous yet has depth, humour and seriousness. Ben Whishaw, who plays an assassin, said his own grandfather was a British spy working in Germany, a fact the family only learned after his death. Knightley said she loved learning to kick down a door for the stunts.

• Whishaw is also known as Q in the James Bond films and the voice of Paddington Bear.
• Asked about the next Bond, Knightley joked that she wanted the tiny velour swimsuit from the Sean Connery era back.

▸In their words

“It's utterly ridiculous and yet it has a depth to it, a lot of humour and a lot of fun but also a seriousness.” Keira Knightley · at 28:26 — open in the transcript →

Source: our own transcription of the episode. The full conversation is on Global News Podcast (2026-11-05). Read the whole episode summary →

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