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Spooks

2002 Ended 60m episodes

7.7/10 155 votes

DramaAction & AdventureCrime

Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.

Created by:: David Wolstencroft
Cast:: Peter Firth, Nicola Walker, Max Brown, Lara Pulver
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom
Network:: BBC One

Episode guide

Seasons

10 available

Series 5

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E01

Episode 1

★ 8.6

Gas and Oil (Part 1)

2006-09-17 · 58m

The government introduces Draconian emergency measures in response to a series of terrorist attacks. MI5 fears that influential establishment figures are behind the attacks and may be planning a coup.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 7.8

Gas and Oil (Part 2)

2006-09-17 · 59m

MI5 has foiled an attempt to murder the Home Secretary, but the plotters use the new emergency powers to imprison Harry. The team must try to frustrate the coup before Harry is executed.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 9.2

The Cell

2006-09-18 · 57m

Zaf goes deep undercover to infiltrate an Al-Qaeda cell that is planning an attack on the UK. When Adam learns that the terrorists are on a suicide mission he tries to prevent them from reaching their target, but events soon spiral out of control.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 8.5

World Trade

2006-09-25 · 58m

Posted undercover at the World Trade Summit for Africa, the team discovers an assassination plot. Initially determined to put their lives on the line to prevent the murder, they are faced with a moral dilemma on discovering the motive behind the plot.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 8.8

The Message

2006-10-02 · 59m

The government publishes its report on the investigation into the death of seven terrorist suspects in a fire at a prison. Harry suspects a cover-up, then discovers that one of his team has been implicated.

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E06

Episode 6

★ 8.8

Hostage Takers (Part 1)

2006-10-09 · 58m

Adam and Zaf try to find a group of terrorists who have infiltrated Britain. Ros oversees a visit by a delegation of Saudi princes offering a guaranteed oil supply in exchange for nuclear expertise, but the Saudi Trade Centre is attacked by terrorists.

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E07

Episode 7

★ 9.0

Hostage Takers (Part 2)

2006-10-16 · 58m

The terrorists start to execute hostages in pursuit of their demand for the release of Al-Qaeda prisoners held in Saudi Arabia, but suspicion arises as to the true identity of the terrorists.

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E08

Episode 8

★ 9.5

Agenda

2006-10-23 · 58m

MI5 investigates the assassination of a Muslim cleric outside the high court, and uncovers a radicalised Christian who is determined to incite a religious war.

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E09

Episode 9

★ 9.0

The Criminal

2006-10-30 · 59m

MI5 is put in charge of protecting Niko Grecic, the former right-hand of Tezlia, a Serbian who is put on trial for war crimes. They know that Richard Dempsey, a former MI6 agent who turned on them, is looking for Grecic to kill him before he can testify. Adam, Jo and Zafar must protect Grecic at all costs.

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