Spooks

Spooks
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Spooks series 6 title sequence
Also known as MI-5
Genre Spy
Created by David Wolstencroft
Starring
  • Peter Firth
  • Richard Armitage
  • Nicola Walker
  • Shazad Latif
Theme music composer Jennie Muskett
Composer(s) Paul Leonard-Morgan
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of series 8
No. of episodes 72 (as of 23 December 2009) (List of episodes)
Production
Running time 58 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel
Original run 13 May 2002 (2002-05-13) – present
Chronology
Related shows Spooks: Code 9
External links
Official website
Production website

Spooks is a BAFTA award-winning British television drama series produced by the independent production company Kudos for BBC One. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, as 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. In the United States and France, the show is broadcast under the title MI-5. In Canada, the programme originally aired as MI5 but now airs on BBC Canada as Spooks.

The programme was created by writer David Wolstencroft and has attracted popular guest actors including Hugh Laurie, Robert Hardy, Tim McInnerny, Bruce Payne, Reece Dinsdale, Ian McDiarmid, Ewen Bremner, Jimi Mistry, Andy Serkis, Andrew Tiernan, Anton Lesser, Anupam Kher, Alexander Siddig, Martine McCutcheon and Anthony Head.

Contents

Series synopses

Series 1

Matthew Macfadyen as Tom Quinn and David Oyelowo as Danny Hunter in Series One.

Starring Matthew Macfadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo, Jenny Agutter, and Peter Firth, the initial series of six one-hour episodes premiered in the spring of 2002.

The series was a critical and popular success, averaging 7.5 million viewers over its six episodes,[1] due to its combination of glossy high production values with fast-paced action/adventure and spy intrigue storylines.[2]

The second episode gained notoriety for the violent killing of character Helen Flynn (Lisa Faulkner), which drew the largest number of complaints to the Broadcasting Standards Commission in 2002.[3] During an undercover operation Helen and Tom were captured by race riot instigator Robert Osborne, played by Kevin McNally, who tortured Helen with a deep fryer in an attempt to make her superior Tom reveal classified information. He refused and she was killed. This provoked an angry reaction from many viewers who jammed BBC phone switchboards with complaints, despite the show airing after the 9 pm watershed.[4]

Series 2

With the success of the first series, a second, longer series of ten episodes was commissioned and subsequently aired in 2003. A new regular character, Ruth Evershed, was introduced in the second episode, while the series finale ended with a dramatic cliffhanger.[5] The series averaged 7.1 million viewers.[6]

Series 3

A third series of ten episodes was transmitted on BBC One in the autumn of 2004 and concluded on 13 December. The first episode features Rupert Penry-Jones as Adam Carter, who was drafted in from MI6 to help investigate Tom's disappearance. He later takes over Tom's position as Section Chief after the latter jeopardized an important operation.[7]

In episode six, Zoe is taken to court for misconduct during an operation and is forced to leave MI5 and assume a new identity in Chile. She is replaced by Adam's wife, Fiona (Olga Sosnovska). In the series finale, Danny is killed while he and Fiona are being held hostage. Audience figures dropped to a series average of 5.8 million viewers.[8]

Series 4

The fourth series of Spooks began transmission on Monday 12 September 2005 on BBC One at 9 pm with the first of a two-part story. The next day (13 September) the second episode was shown. The following week Spooks assumed a 9 pm Thursday slot, a break from the Monday 9 pm slot the previous series had traditionally occupied. Once again the series ran for 10 episodes and averaged 6.05 million viewers, a notable increase on the previous series.[9]

The opening two part episode introduces two new characters to the series, Zafar Younis (Raza Jaffrey, whose character had debuted in the final episode of series three), and Juliet Shaw (Anna Chancellor). The storyline involves a terrorist bombing central London, something that, in reality, took place on 7 July, two months prior to the airing but already after the filming was complete.

According to The Guardian newspaper, the day the first episode aired, "The similarities were sufficient to cause head of drama Jane Tranter and new BBC One controller Peter Fincham to agonise over whether to drop the episodes."[10] The episodes eventually aired unedited, although before both installments of the two-parter the BBC One continuity announcer warned viewers that they featured scenes of terrorist bombing in London which some viewers might find disturbing.

In episode seven, Fiona Carter leaves the show because the actress portraying her, Olga Sosnovska, was pregnant during filming and chose to leave the programme. In that story arc, Adam attempts to kill Fiona's deranged ex-husband, who she thought was hanged several years prior. However, her ex-husband ultimately abducts her and later shoots her dead in Adam's presence during her attempted escape. Her character is replaced by Jo Portman (played by Miranda Raison), a new arrival at MI5 who was recruited by Adam in a previous episode.

Series 5

The fifth (10-part) series of Spooks aired its first episode in two parts, the first appearing on 17 September 2006. In it, elements within the British Government, MI6 and the UK press conspire in an attempt to over-throw the Parliament and the Prime Minister. These elements agree that for Britain to survive the threats posed by modern day terrorism, democracy had to be replaced with rule by committee. The second part followed the next day (18 September), marking Spooks' return to BBC One's Monday night schedule.[11]

This series' storylines include a fake home-grown Al-Qaeda cell that plans an attack on London; the British government selling nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia; and the US administration selling arms to African dictators.

The ratings for this series remained consistent with those of the previous series, averaging 6 million viewers.[12]

Series 6

The sixth series was commissioned by Jane Tranter, Head of Drama Commissioning at the BBC, by the time series 5 was announced. The series returned on 16 October 2007 at 9 pm on BBC One, and concluded on 18 December.[13][14] The series averaged 5.68 million viewers (the lowest to date.)[15] The sixth series was different in certain respects from the previous five because it had one storyline running right the way through it, for the first time, the show contained end credits. There was also a less frequent use of the soundtrack composed by Jennie Muskett.

A new website called "Spooks Interactive" was created to coincide with the launch of the series.[16] In April 2008, the Spooks production team won the BAFTA Award for Interactivity for their work on Spooks Interactive.[17]

Series 7

Series 7 of Spooks began airing on 27 October 2008 for an eight episode run.[18] Peter Firth returns as Harry Pearce, along with Alex Lanipekun as Ben Kaplan, Hugh Simon as Malcolm Wynn-Jones and Gemma Jones as Connie James.

In the first episode, central character Adam Carter (portrayed by Rupert Penry Jones) dies in a car explosion. Also, the characters Ros Myers (played by Hermione Norris) and Jo Portman (Miranda Raison) return to the show. Richard Armitage joins the cast as Lucas North, an agent who has been held in a Russian prison for the past eight years. Following Adam's death, Ros is made the section leader and Lucas replaces her as a Senior Case officer.

The series 8 recommission press release stated there would be a twist in the final episode of series 7.[19] In this episode, a nuclear bomb is set to explode, triggered by a Russian sleeper agent who is part of Operation Tiresias. As Parliament and the Royal Family are evacuated, the nuclear threat to London is eliminated when Ros and Lucas are able to turn Connie James and elude an FSB kill squad. Connie is killed defusing the bomb by its conventional explosives. Seconds before the bomb exploded, Connie revealed that it had not been Harry who sold Lucas North out to the Russians as Lucas had always believed but, rather, herself. The episode concludes with Harry, conscious but with his mouth taped shut, in the boot of a car being zipped up in a body bag by Viktor Sarkisian, head of the FSB's London station.

Series 8

In December 2008, the BBC announced that series 8 would start filming in March 2009 and air late 2009,[20] with both Hermione Norris (Ros) and Richard Armitage (Lucas) returning for series 8. Series 8 started on Wednesday 4 November 2009, at 9pm on BBC One[21], with episode 2 being broadcast on Friday 6 November at 9pm on BBC Three[22]. The opening episode of series 8 drew in 6 million viewers a 25% share of audience numbers between 9pm and 10pm.

The first episode of the series continues from the cliffhanger at the end of series 7, with Harry Pearce being held captive by the Russians. During this episode, Ruth Evershed is reintroduced, having spent her time since series 5 in Cyprus. The only character other than Harry who has been in the programme since its inception, Malcolm Wynn-Jones departs stating simply that he is "too old." His replacement comes in the form of much younger technician Tariq Masood.

The series again revolves around one major plot-arc which is a mysterious organisation known only as "Nightingale." During the course of the series, Lucas North's loyalty is continually called into question, for the most part because of his ongoing relationship with CIA agent Sarah Caulfield who is connected to Nightingale. At the end of the series, Section D does not appear to have made much progress in tackling Nightingale, and Ros Myers is seemingly killed in an explosion with the new Home Secretary Andrew Lawrence.

Series 9

Spooks will return for a ninth series in Autumn 2010, which is planned to begin transmission between 18 and 24 September[23]. However, the Daily Mail has reported that the series is unlikely to continue after that point,[24] an allegation the BBC has denied.[25]

Sophia Myles, Max Brown, Iain Glen, Simon Russell Beale and Laila Rouass will all be joining the series as regulars, though details about their characters have not yet been disclosed.[26] In an interview with the Sunday Mirror, Richard Armitage confirmed that Hermione Norris had left the show.[27]

Cast

The main recurring characters, listed alphabetically include:

Current main characters

Grid-based

Other

Former major characters

Grid based

Other

Episodes

To date the show consists of 72 episodes. Spooks eighth series ended its run in the UK on BBC One on December 23, 2009.

Each episode begins with a "previously" sequence, recapping recent events. Following a teaser, setting up the episode's narrative, a title sequence runs, featuring the main characters but no actor credits, and ends with the name of the series. Each episode ends with the final scene freezing and changing to a black-and-white negative image that then compresses with a distinctive sound effect into a flat white line against a black screen. With the exception of the finale, a trailer for the next episode is shown, followed by the Kudos and BBC logos. The series airs with no credits on BBC One, to maintain an atmosphere of the anonymity of real-life spies and the drama of each episode.

The subsequent episode is aired on BBC Three, one week ahead of its BBC One showing (the first and last episode are only shown on BBC One). BBC Three airings include a brief credit sequence following the trailer and before the Kudos and BBC logos. Full credits are also available online.

Locations

Regular

Many scenes are filmed in and around the Docklands, especially Canary Wharf, Rotherhithe and the London Bridge area as well as the new More London development.

Single episodes

Spooks: Code 9

Following the success of Torchwood (the BBC Three Doctor Who spin-off series) the controller of BBC Three, Julian Bellamy, announced in December 2006 a Spooks spin-off entitled Spooks: Code 9 (working titles: Rogue Spooks and Spooks: Liberty).[41][42] The show started filming in Bradford in 2008 and the first[43] and second episodes were broadcast on 10 August 2008. It was not well-received by critics, who said "the script is poor and the acting little better" (The Sunday Times)[44] and the production "utterly uninspired and stale" (Digital Spy),[45] "daft and unconvincing" (The Telegraph),[46] "an utterly cynical venture" that "given its patronising awfulness... actually damages the Spooks brand" (The Guardian).[47]

DVD releases

Series Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Extras
Series One 13 January 2004 16 June 2003 18 August 2003 Deleted scenes, a guide to Spooks terminology, character biographies, image galleries, interviews and commentaries with the cast and crew.
Series Two 11 January 2005 20 September 2004 21 March 2004 Outtakes, cast interviews and commentaries, and featurettes.
Series Three 31 January 2006 5 September 2005 23 May 2005 Audio commentaries, 'behind the scenes' featurettes, deleted scenes and DVDROM content, including scripts, wallpapers and image gallery.
Series Four 9 January 2007 4 September 2006 19 May 2007 Audio commentaries, a 'behind the scenes' documentary and interviews with the series producer and the director of episodes 9 and 10.
Series Five 8 January 2008 10 September 2007 19 May 2008 2 audio commentaries, cast interviews and Miranda Raison's video diary for series 6
Series Six 20 January 2009[48] 6 October 2008 2 August 2008 2 audio commentaries from the location managers, 2 audio commentaries with the producer and writer, a 'behind the scenes' documentary on episode 6.8, series 6 trailers, 4 cast interviews and Miranda's video diary
Series Seven 26 January 2010[49] 12 October 2009[50] 18 March 2009 2 audio commentaries, a 'behind the scenes' in Russia with Richard Armitage and Hermione Norris, cast interviews
Series Eight TBA 20 September 2010 [51] TBA TBA

Books

International broadcasts and DVD sales

In the United States, the commercial-free and viewer-supported Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) began airing the show under the title MI-5 in January 2009, beginning with Series 1. For the first time, the episodes are being broadcast full-length and in widescreen (1.78:1) format. This is the third network to attempt a successful airing of the show. Series 1 - 4 were broadcast on cable channel A&E, however ratings were poor, and after a marathon showing of Series 4, the show was removed from the schedule. In 2007, BBC America began broadcasting MI-5, withdrawing the show from its schedule mid-Series 4, again a victim of ratings. Due to the need to insert commercial breaks, the episodes broadcast on commercial stations (A&E and BBC America) in the U.S. were edited for time, with each 59-minute installment edited down to roughly 45 minutes, and were presented in full screen (1.33:1) format. The full-length episodes were broadcast on some cable "On Demand" services and are available on DVD.

In Canada the series was also screened uncut and unedited on BBC Canada, a speciality digital cable channel, under its original BBC title Spooks, however, this was stopped after Series 3 because the U.S. A&E channel had exclusive rights to future viewings in Canada and was showing the episodes as well. However, BBC Canada has resumed showing the series and began showing Series 5 to Canadian viewers on 26 August 2007. BBC also shows Spooks on its entertainment channel BBC Prime in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

The programme is also aired as Spooks in Australia and New Zealand on ABC and TVNZ respectively. It is also syndicated on the Foxtel Pay-TV channel UKTV.

In Sweden it airs as Spooks on Kanal 9. As of winter 2010 both series 1 and 7 are broadcast. (Though the first two series were broadcast by SVT1 or SVT2, the Swedish commercial-free public service channels.)

In France the programme is called MI-5 and broadcast on Canal Plus, France 2 and France 4.

In Denmark several series have been aired on the DR2 public channel, under its original name, Spooks.

In Finland the show is called Erikoisjoukkue and it was first aired on YLE TV1 (Series 1 and 2) and then MTV3 started airing the programme from Series 1.

In Belgium Spooks was broadcast on the Flemish public channel Canvas and on the French Belgian channel RTBF.

In the Czech Republic it is called MI5 and is aired on ČT1. In Israel it was aired under two different names (MI-5 and Spooks) on the Arutz 2 Channel 2 and on cable.

In Slovenia it was aired on Kanal A as Tajni agenti, with Slovene subtitles.

In Southeast Asia Spooks is aired through the Hallmark Channel.

In the Netherlands Spooks is aired on the channel Nederland 3.

In Croatia on HRT 2 as Obavještajci, (Intelligence Agents). It is broadcast in English with Croatian subtitles as opposed to being dubbed.

In India Spooks is aired on the channel BBC Entertainment.

In Brazil the series is screened on People + Arts, cable channel, under the title Dupla Identidade (Double Identity). In Argentina the same channel screens it as Doble Identidad (also Double Identity).

In Iceland the series is shown on RUV (The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service) on Tuesdays at 22:25 as Spooks.

In New Zealand Spooks is currently broadcast on Sky Network Television at 9:30 pm every Tuesday.[52]

Spooks is shown in Hungary under Titkosszolgálat - MI5 (Secret Service - MI5) on Hungarian Television (channel: M1).

In Germany the series began airing under the title Spooks – Im Visier des MI5 on pay television on the German Fox Channel on September 3, 2008 with new episodes Thursdays and repeats through the following days. On September 2, 2009 the new digital free-to-air channel ZDFneo began airing the series on Monday night with a repeat on Tuesday night on the parent channel ZDF.

In Mexico the series is shown on BBC Entertainment on the SKY Latin America satellite network under the title MI-5.

In Bulgaria the series is shown on Bulgarian National Television Channel 1 (Bulgarian: БНТ Канал 1) under Phantoms (Bulgarian: Фантоми). As of January 2010 series 7 is being aired.

Awards

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result
2003 BAFTA Television Awards Best Drama Series[53] Won
Original Television Music[54] Jennie Muskett Nominated
Editing in Entertainment[54] Colin Green Nominated
Royal Television Society Awards Best Drama Series[55] Won
Broadcast Awards Best Drama Series[56] Won
BBC Drama Awards Best Drama[57] Won
Best Drama Website[57] Won
2005 BAFTA Television Awards Best Drama Series[58] Nominated
2006 BAFTA Television Awards Best Drama Series[59] Nominated
2008 BAFTA Television Awards Interactivity[17] Won
Crime Thriller Awards Best Actor Rupert Penry Jones Won
Best Actress Hermione Norris Won
Crime Drama[60] Nominated
2009 BAFTA Television Awards Best Drama Series[61] Nominated
Original Television Music[62] Paul Leonard-Morgan Nominated
Crime Thriller Awards The TV Dagger[63] Nominated
Best Actress[63] Hermione Norris Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Exact figure: 7.491666667, calculated from BARB figures for week ending 19/05/2002 and all subsequent weeks until 23/06/2002 which can be found here
  2. ↑ BBC - Spooks - Series 1 Episode Guide
  3. ↑ The Broadcasting Standards Commission receives 154 complaints after Helen Flynn's killing, as reported by BBC News.
  4. ↑ Peachey, Paul (22 May 2002). "Dozens protest to BBC over horrific death scene in 'Spooks'". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/dozens-protest-to-bbc-over-horrific-death-scene-in-spooks-651933.html. 
  5. ↑ BBC - Spooks - Series 2 Episode Guide
  6. ↑ Exact figure: 7.097, calculated from BARB figures for week ending 08/06/2003 and all subsequent weeks until 17/08/2003 which can be found here
  7. ↑ BBC - Spooks - Episode Guide
  8. ↑ Exact figure: 5.771, calculated from BARB figures for week ending 17/10/2004 and all subsequent weeks until 19/12/2004 which can be found here
  9. ↑ Exact figure: 6.045, calculated from BARB figures for week ending 18/09/2005 and all subsequent weeks until 13/11/2005 which can be found here
  10. ↑ Gibson, Owen. Spooky coincidences. "The Guardian". Monday 12 September 2005 (requires registration).
  11. ↑ BBC - Spooks - Episode Guide
  12. ↑ Exact figure: 5.968, calculated from BARB figures for week ending 17/09/2006 and all subsequent weeks until 19/11/2006 which can be found here
  13. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/spooks/ BBC Spooks Site
  14. ↑ Series 6 Episode Guide
  15. ↑ Calculated from BARB figures for week ending 21/10/2007 and all subsequent weeks until 23/12/2007 which can be found here
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  29. ↑ BBC Spooks Personnel – Lucas North
  30. ↑ BBC Spooks Personnel – Ruth Evershed
  31. ↑ BBC Spooks Personnel – Tariq Masood
  32. ↑ Spooks Expert on Jed's departure.
  33. ↑ BBC Spooks Personnel – Ben Kaplan
  34. ↑ BBC Spooks Personnel – Connie James
  35. ↑ BBC Spooks Personnel – Jo Portman
  36. ↑ Series 7, Episode 2
  37. ↑ BBC Spooks Personnel – Ros Myers
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Articles
  1. "Spooks spark" from The Northern Echo (September 2006)

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