Who is Carolyn Martens in Killing Eve?

The spymaster with a past in every safehouse · MI6 & The Hunt

Carolyn Martens (The spymaster with a past in every safehouse) is a character in Killing Eve, part of MI6 & The Hunt. Carolyn Martens runs MI6's Russia desk on dry wit, total unreadability and a Rolodex of old Moscow lovers that doubles as an intelligence asset. She recruits Eve's obsession into an off-book unit, deploys her own son as staff, and treats every betrayal — incoming or outgoing — as Tuesday. The series' running, unanswerable question is which side of which game Carolyn is actually playing; the show's grimmest answer arrives through the thing she loves most and mourns with the least visible movement of any face on television.

When does Carolyn Martens first appear?

Carolyn Martens first appears in Season 1, Episode 2 (“I'll Deal with Him Later”) of Killing Eve (2018–2022, BBC America).

Who is Carolyn Martens connected to?

Relationships already established when Carolyn Martens first appears — nothing from later episodes.

• Eve Polastri — The off-book unit
• Kenny Stowton — Staffed by her own son

Which group does Carolyn Martens belong to?

By the time Carolyn Martens appears, MI6 & The Hunt also includes Eve Polastri, Kenny Stowton, Bill Pargrave.

Who else is introduced in this episode?

• Kenny Stowton — Carolyn's son, the hacker with the conscience

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