Killing Eve makers tease Cold War intrigue in first-look images from BBC thriller Honey, starring House of Guinness and The Diplomat actors

Honey, a new BBC thriller from the makers of Killing Eve, takes us to East Berlin in 1982.

The six-part Cold War drama stars House of Guinness and The Nevers actor Ann Skelly and Nate Mann (Masters of the Air, Licorice Pizza) – both pictured above in an exclusive image shared with Radio Times. The Diplomat's Rory Kinnear (pictured below) also stars.

Honey explores a shadowy world of counter-espionage and dangerous romance. Skelly plays Martha Schmitt, a 24-year-old MI6 deep-cover agent in East Berlin, where her identity is under constant threat of exposure.

The official synopsis describes how Martha "tries her hardest to avoid detection by Friedrich, the new Stasi Head of Counterespionage against British Targets, Berlin Office".

"Finding herself caught between Friedrich and the reckless, arrogant (and incredibly attractive...) CIA operative Aaron Neeland (posing as Kurt Fischer), she is blind-sided by desire in this Cold War menage-a-trois."

Sally Woodward Gentle, executive producer for Sid Gentle Films Ltd said: "Everyone says that they couldn't be more excited by the cast they have assembled but Ann, Nate and Jannis [Niewöhner, Munich: The Edge of War, Napoleon] 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."

The wider cast includes Oliver Cudbill (My Lady Jane, Doctors), Sonita Henry (The Chelsea Detective, Silo, Black Cake) and Victoria Mayer (Berlin Station, The Signal) as Ingrid Schimmel.

Also starring are Valentino Dalle Mura (Drift – Partners in Crime, Aufgestaut, Die Donau ist tief), July Namir (Collateral, Baghdad Central, Inside Man), Julian Niedermeier, Sofia Oxenham (Extraordinary, Poldark, A Very Royal Scandal) and Daniel Zielinski as Tomas Klein.

The BBC describes Honey as "tender and flirty, slick and dangerous", promising an exploration of "risky but irresistible relations" behind the Iron Curtain.

Honey is coming soon to BBC iPlayer and BBC One.

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