'Our Kind of Traitor' trivia and fun facts

Filming on the soccer field

Parts filmed in and around Arsenal FC's Emirates stadium.

Justin Kurzel was previously attached to direct.

Ralph Fiennes was originally cast. He dropped out and was replaced by Stellan Skarsgård.

When the project was first announced, Mads Mikkelsen was a part of the cast.

Ewan McGregor and Alec Guinness have now both appeared in adaptations of novels by John le Carré.