‘Black Doves’ Creator on Casting Keira Knightley in Netflix Christmas Spy Thriller

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• Creator Joe Barton drew inspiration from a letter to a newspaper advice column, where a woman struggling with the secret second marriage and sudden death of her true love had to grieve in private.
• Lead actress Keira Knightley was drawn to the role of Helen Webb, a woman with a public persona and private desires, a theme that has defined many of her acclaimed on-screen characters.