TV Show

Spooks

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.

TV Show Stats +8%

10 seasons

86 episodes total

Status

Ended

First Aired

2002

Rating

TV Show

7.7/10

135 votes • HD

Season 1

6 episodes
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Thou Shalt Not Kill
Episode 1

Thou Shalt Not Kill

Episode 1 • May 13, 2002

An abortion doctor is executed by an American pro-life terrorist; Mary Kane. An informant reveals that this is just the tip of the iceberg as Mary has 20 more bombs and plans on using them. To make matters worse she has started training more pro-life groups, within the UK.

7.2
50m
Looking After Our Own
Episode 2

Looking After Our Own

Episode 2 • May 20, 2002

Tom and Helen must go undercover and befriend the wife of a suspected hardcore racist in order to prevent a racewar. Meanwhile Zoe and Tessa learn that a boatload of refugees is due to dock at Dover in the next few days. Things worsen when the operatives realise the two things may be connected and their covers may be blown.

9.0
52m
One Last Dance
Episode 3

One Last Dance

Episode 3 • May 27, 2002

Whilst on a routine check of the bugs in the Turkish Embassy, Zoe and all the other people in the embassy are taken hostage by terrorists who wish to negotiate the release of their parents from prison. If Zoe's cover as a PR consultant is blown she will almost certainly be killed. Things worsen when Harry realises that the attack on the embassy was all just a distraction from something much, much bigger.

8.6
51m
Traitor's Gate
Episode 4

Traitor's Gate

Episode 4 • Jun 04, 2002

MI5's best officer, Peter Salter, seems to be joining the enemy. President Bush is scheduled to visit and it seems as though Salter is trying to stop the peace, is this all part of his mission or is he in fact a triple-agent?

8.2
52m
The Rose Bed Memoirs
Episode 5

The Rose Bed Memoirs

Episode 5 • Jun 10, 2002

Disgraced MP Hampton Wilder has written memoirs with the power to destroy the government, what's more an old KGB agent is trying to smuggle illegal arms into and out of the country, besmirching the good name of the Prime Minister's right hand man.

8.4
51m
The Lesser of Two Evils
Episode 6

The Lesser of Two Evils

Episode 6 • Jun 17, 2002

Patrick McCann, an IRA leader claims to have information about a nuclear attack on the UK mainland, can MI5 trust the IRA enough to give them what they want in return; 36 hours free of surveillance, free to do whatever they wish?

8.8
51m

Season 2

10 episodes
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Legitimate Targets
Episode 1

Legitimate Targets

Episode 1 • Jun 02, 2003

With Tom's family trapped in his house with a bomb, and nothing Tom or the other spooks can do but watch on. There is a huge explosion and the credits begin. However, there is no time to focus on these events as a Serbian warlord has been seen entering the UK vowing revenge for the death of his sons in a NATO bombing raid. Zoe is sent undercover to track him down, and stop any more deaths.

8.6
51m
Nest of Angels
Episode 2

Nest of Angels

Episode 2 • Jun 09, 2003

A fellow agent informs Tom that young boys and men from a mosque in Birmingham are being trained as suicide bombers. They need an undercover spook, but who should or can go?

9.2
51m
Spiders
Episode 3

Spiders

Episode 3 • Jun 16, 2003

MI5's mainframe has been hacked into. But Tom and his team think they have found a lead in the form of an I.T. teacher, so Zoe is sent undercover to get close to him and find out his secrets. Will they be able to stop the culprit before the inner sanctum is breached and every agents' identity revealed?

8.4
52m
Blood and Money
Episode 4

Blood and Money

Episode 4 • Jun 23, 2003

After stealing a large amount of money from a bank, a man is found crucified on the moors. The Treasury call in the team to investigate, but when Harry decides to take the mission further Danny's life is put in danger.

8.2
52m
I Spy Apocalypse
Episode 5

I Spy Apocalypse

Episode 5 • Jul 07, 2003

Tom's skills as leader are tested to their extremes when they take part in an Extreme Emergency Response Initiative Exercise (EERIE) to test their response to nuclear, chemical or biological act in central London, but when the power in the grid is cut and Harry starts to feel ill, they soon begin to suspect it's for real.

8.8
52m
Without Incident
Episode 6

Without Incident

Episode 6 • Jul 14, 2003

The president of the USA makes an unexpected stop in London. Tom and his team are forced to work with the CIA. A power struggle between the two secret organizations begins, but will they stop fighting before a terrible mistake is made? And will Tom ex-girlfriend leave well alone or will she have to be taught a lesson?

8.2
52m
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Season 3

10 episodes
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Project Friendly Fire
Episode 1

Project Friendly Fire

Episode 1 • Oct 11, 2004

Tom Quinn has disappeared after shooting his boss Harry Pearce. He also stands accused of assassinating the Chief of Defence Staff. Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee Oliver Mace uses this a pretext to launch a punitive investigation of MI5. Zoe, Danny and the team must prove Tom innocent and save the service from government takeover.

9.0
52m
The Sleeper
Episode 2

The Sleeper

Episode 2 • Oct 18, 2004

Harry reawakens sleeper agent Fred Roberts, a renowned chemist and family man. As Fred becomes more deeply involved with deadly terrorists, Tom has a crisis of conscience which could jeopardise his career.

8.8
52m
Who Guards the Guards?
Episode 3

Who Guards the Guards?

Episode 3 • Oct 25, 2004

Danny and the team must uncover the truth behind an assassination attempt on a famous novelist.

8.0
52m
A Prayer for My Daughter
Episode 4

A Prayer for My Daughter

Episode 4 • Nov 01, 2004

The latest round of Middle East peace talks are abruptly halted when a key delegate is killed. With the peace process derailed MI5 starts to investigate a newspaper mogul and renowned Israeli extremist, and a group he's associated with called the November Committee. Can MI5 prevent an assassination attempt on a pro-Palestinian British MP?

8.8
52m
Love and Death
Episode 5

Love and Death

Episode 5 • Nov 08, 2004

Saturday morning. Danny and Colin practice their firing technique on MI5's gun range. Zoe and her fiancé Will are still madly in love. Ruth watches old movies at home whilst longing for real-life romance. A North Sea mission places additional stain on all relationships...

7.8
52m
Persephone
Episode 6

Persephone

Episode 6 • Nov 15, 2004

Zoe is tried for manslaughter when an MI5 operation results in the murder of an undercover police officer.

8.8
52m
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Season 4

10 episodes
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The Special (1)
Episode 1

The Special (1)

Episode 1 • Sep 12, 2005

When a devastating bomb explodes in central London, causing multiple deaths, a terrorist group with a hatred for human life claim responsibility. With their leader facing extradition, the bombers announce that crippling attacks will be launched at ten hour intervals until he is released.

8.8
0m
The Special (2)
Episode 2

The Special (2)

Episode 2 • Sep 13, 2005

Zafar and Adam race against the clock to uncover the latest bomb. As a new ultimatum is issued and Tash mysteriously disapears, the team is forced to deal with the possibility of a mole within their own organisation.

9.0
0m
Divided They Fall
Episode 3

Divided They Fall

Episode 3 • Sep 22, 2005

Far-right political party The British Way is threatening democracy so Adam and Fiona go undercover to infiltrate and destroy its campaign.

8.2
0m
Road Trip
Episode 4

Road Trip

Episode 4 • Sep 29, 2005

Adam infiltrates a truck carrying illegal immigrants across Europe in order to stop a would-be terrorist.

9.0
0m
The Book
Episode 5

The Book

Episode 5 • Oct 06, 2005

A neo-conservative group murder an ex-minister to cover up his past and then they hunt down the journalist who is threatening to blow the story and is under MI5 protection.

8.5
0m
The Innocent
Episode 6

The Innocent

Episode 6 • Oct 13, 2005

MI5 suspect a terrorist is planning an attack from his prison cell. Guest stars Jimi Mistry.

9.0
0m
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Season 5

10 episodes
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Gas and Oil (Part 1)
Episode 1

Gas and Oil (Part 1)

Episode 1 • Sep 17, 2006

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.

8.8
0m
Gas and Oil (Part 2)
Episode 2

Gas and Oil (Part 2)

Episode 2 • Sep 17, 2006

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.

9.0
0m
The Cell
Episode 3

The Cell

Episode 3 • Sep 18, 2006

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.

9.3
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World Trade
Episode 4

World Trade

Episode 4 • Sep 25, 2006

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.

9.0
0m
The Message
Episode 5

The Message

Episode 5 • Oct 02, 2006

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.

9.3
0m
Hostage Takers (Part 1)
Episode 6

Hostage Takers (Part 1)

Episode 6 • Oct 09, 2006

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.

9.3
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Season 6

10 episodes
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The Virus: Part 1
Episode 1

The Virus: Part 1

Episode 1 • Oct 16, 2007

Zaf and Adam participate in a mission in Tehran that goes wrong. As the investigation advances, the team realizes they've been lied to as to the goals of their mission.

9.5
0m
The Virus: Part 2
Episode 2

The Virus: Part 2

Episode 2 • Oct 16, 2007

The country faces a plague outbreak. In a race against time, the officers from Section D have to track down and quarantine everyone who might be infected, while preventing a panic.

9.5
0m
The Kidnap
Episode 3

The Kidnap

Episode 3 • Oct 23, 2007

A British plane is thought to have been hijacked and taken to an American airstrip. Ros is captured by the Yalta organisation when the team shows up and they learn of an international cover-up.

9.5
0m
The Extremist
Episode 4

The Extremist

Episode 4 • Oct 30, 2007

As an Algerian extremist escapes his home detention, the team fears he may be plotting a terror attack on US businesses in the UK with the help of local Iranians. However, working with the Americans to stop the attack proves a trying task given their recently-deceitful behaviour.

9.5
0m
The Deal
Episode 5

The Deal

Episode 5 • Nov 06, 2007

MI5 has to intercept a Russian arms dealer who plans to pass blueprints for a nuclear device to Iran. Adam and Ana decide to bring their relationship to a close.

6.7
0m
The Courier
Episode 6

The Courier

Episode 6 • Nov 13, 2007

Harry discovers there's a mole at large in the Grid. Meanwhile, Ros and Adam board a plane undercover in an attempt to stop Iran becoming a nuclear power.

9.5
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Season 7

8 episodes
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New Allegiances
Episode 1

New Allegiances

Episode 1 • Oct 27, 2008

The team steps in when a British soldier is kidnapped by Al-Qaeda. Meanwhile, an old protégé of Harry's returns to the fold after eight years in a Russian prison - but whose side is he really on?

9.5
0m
Split Loyalties
Episode 2

Split Loyalties

Episode 2 • Oct 27, 2008

Harry vows revenge by taking down the head of Russia's intelligence service in Britain with the help of Lucas North. Lucas's loyalties, however, are secretly no longer with MI5 and he exploits Harry's trust to help a Russian submarine destroy Britain's communications system, causing financial and social chaos.

9.5
0m
The Tip-Off
Episode 3

The Tip-Off

Episode 3 • Oct 28, 2008

With Lucas back within MI5 he reveals that the Russians interrogated him about Operation Sugar Horse, the most secret ongoing spy operation MI5 ever had. If the Russians know about it, then MI5 has a very high level mole. Harry seeks out his mentor, The Spycatcher, to help him find the mole. Ben is undercover with an Al-Qaeda cell; they are planning to bomb London and what looks like a dry run unexpectedly turns live.

9.5
0m
A Chance for Peace
Episode 4

A Chance for Peace

Episode 4 • Nov 03, 2008

The team is stunned to discover that Al-Qaeda's number three wants to negotiate. It's a risk, but Harry and the team have to take this chance for peace.

9.5
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On the Brink
Episode 5

On the Brink

Episode 5 • Nov 10, 2008

The British economy is on the brink of collapse and if one more bank goes down the entire financial system will implode. Ros goes undercover in the City to flush out a dangerous international financier who wants to bankrupt the country. Suddenly, it is not just the economy, but Ros's life that is at risk.

9.5
0m
Accidental Discovery
Episode 6

Accidental Discovery

Episode 6 • Nov 17, 2008

A teenage boy accidentally stumbles upon a government conspiracy and is instantly absorbed into the world of MI5, ending up on the run. Lucas and the team battle to protect the boy from those who wish to silence him. Harry receives a cryptic message from his asset in Russia which could be the key to bringing down the high-level MI5 mole.

9.5
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Season 8

8 episodes
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Uranium
Episode 1

Uranium

Episode 1 • Nov 04, 2009

Harry is still missing, and there is one question on everyone's mind: is he dead, or alive? Section D discovers that Harry thwarted a clandestine operation to smuggle weapons-grade uranium into Iraq to justify the war. Now the rogue officers who masterminded the operation want their uranium back, and they are prepared to go to any lengths to get it. If Harry isn't dead already, is it too late to save him?

9.5
0m
Energy
Episode 2

Energy

Episode 2 • Nov 06, 2009

The country reaches crisis point when energy supplies are threatened by an explosion at a gas processing plant. With reserves on the verge of running out, Britain is forced to turn to Tazbekstan for help. But in return for energy, the Tazbek Trade and Industry Secretary, Urazov, wants carte blanche to wipe out his enemies on British soil. Is this a price worth paying or can Section D get rid of Urazov in order to secure the deal?

9.5
0m
Tycoons
Episode 3

Tycoons

Episode 3 • Nov 13, 2009

The pressure is on for Section D when a secret meeting of powerful tycoons is stormed by armed terrorists and eight of the world's richest men are taken captive. But this is no normal hostage situation - undercover at the time, Ros is one the hostages. As events spiral out of control, it looks like no one will make it out alive. Is this the end of the road for Ros?

9.5
0m
Nemesis
Episode 4

Nemesis

Episode 4 • Nov 20, 2009

Lucas's past comes back to haunt him when his former torturer Darshavin turns up with intelligence about a bomb in London. Harry fears Darshavin still has a psychological hold over Lucas, but Darshavin won't deal with anyone else. With innocent lives at risk Lucas must confront his demons for the sake of the nation, but can he overcome his nemesis in order to save the day or is the pressure too much to bear?

9.5
0m
Sudden Death
Episode 5

Sudden Death

Episode 5 • Nov 27, 2009

Harry is puzzled by the sudden death of CIA boss Samuel Walker. Harry is convinced that he did not commit suicide and when another CIA agent dies he begins to think that the deaths have something to do with the power meeting that is being held in Basel. Ros is surprised when her old mentor, Jack Coleville, contacts her and it soon becomes apparent he is involved in what has been going on.

9.5
0m
Bankruptcy
Episode 6

Bankruptcy

Episode 6 • Dec 04, 2009

With the country on the verge of bankruptcy, the government can't pay its national debt payments. Section D is asked to get back more than a billion pounds of illegal earnings from the DeWits Bank. The team has to find out what, or who, Nightingale is after Ruth's investigations into the power meeting at Basel pay off.

8.7
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Season 9

8 episodes
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Plymouth
Episode 1

Plymouth

Episode 1 • Sep 20, 2010

Reeling after the explosion at the hotel, Section D is left considering the sacrifices they make as spies. But they are soon back in action, tracking Somalian AQ terrorist Abib on a boat from Tangier. When it becomes clear that the boat is carrying a lethal load, the team fears it is headed to Plymouth for the launch of the newest addition to the Royal Navy's fleet. But is the real target elsewhere, and is it too late to find the UK source of the plan? Lucas's own faith is challenged when he is visited by an unwelcome ghost from his past.

8.3
0m
Oil Baron
Episode 2

Oil Baron

Episode 2 • Sep 27, 2010

The pressure is on for Beth when she goes undercover for MI5 for the first time. She is tasked with protecting an influential oil baron, Robert Westhouse, when the team receives intel that an assassination attempt will be made on him at a meeting of top oil dealers. But an unexpected ambush throws things off course, and threatens to dredge up her murky mercenary past. Meanwhile, Lucas visits someone who never expected they would see him again.

9.5
0m
Paroxocybin
Episode 3

Paroxocybin

Episode 3 • Oct 04, 2010

Section D is forced to welcome an FSB officer onto the Grid to help track down Aibek, a rogue nationalist from the ex-Soviet state of Azakstan. Aibek is in the UK to find the last known sample of the nerve agent 'Paroxocybin'. The chase is on, but will the team find a way to stop the nerve agent falling into the wrong hands without ruining Anglo-Russian relations? Meanwhile, Lucas's personal life takes a passionate turn.

9.5
0m
Chinese Prize
Episode 4

Chinese Prize

Episode 4 • Oct 11, 2010

When a highly skilled trio of Chinese agents arrive in London for 48 hours only, the team must find out why they are here. Ruth goes undercover in a major scientific research corporation where one Chinese scientist, Jiang, proves to be the ultimate prize. Beth activates an asset from the Chinese Security Services to be Section D's mole on the inside, but has she activated him too soon? Lucas makes a decision that could change his course forever.

8.7
0m
Hotel Lockdown
Episode 5

Hotel Lockdown

Episode 5 • Oct 18, 2010

The American president is on his way to London to chair top secret peace talks between Israel and Palestine, under the guise of his first state visit. Beth and Dimitri must keep their wits about them as undercover Home Office representatives, tasked with keeping the delegates apart until the talks. When a plot to kill the president is uncovered, they must also track down the assailant. The hotel is put in lockdown as a precaution, but are they locking the threat out? Or in?

9.5
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Cybershell
Episode 6

Cybershell

Episode 6 • Oct 25, 2010

Relations between the CIA and MI5 are stretched after an American drone is hacked in Afghanistan whilst in British care, leading to the loss of American lives. Beecher - head of the CIA in London - arrives on the Grid to oversee installation of the US's advanced cybersecurity system, 'Cybershell', to prevent any future disasters. Lucas, out in the field, is tasked with protecting and delivering Daniella Ortiz to the Grid, the young ex-hacker turned White House cryptographer who holds the installation codes. When the Grid is hacked and locked down, the team is plunged into a nightmare. Will they escape and prevent the theft of all CIA and MI5 intelligence? Will Lucas be able to protect Ortiz when the hackers decide to cut out the middle man?

9.5
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Season 10

6 episodes
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Garden Leave
Episode 1

Garden Leave

Episode 1 • Sep 18, 2011

The team has been left shocked by Lucas's betrayal, and with Harry Pearce on gardening leave, Section D has a new leader called Erin Watts. She has brought Calum Reed with her into the team. Harry Pearce manages to win his MI5 employment tribunal and is soon back on the Grid in the thick of the action. Secrets end up being discovered after Max Witt, a retired spy and Harry's colleague in Berlin during the Cold War, is discovered to have been murdered.

9.5
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Stolen Laptop
Episode 2

Stolen Laptop

Episode 2 • Sep 25, 2011

Calum is attacked by a gang of street muggers during a routine intelligence-sharing exercise with MI6. The laptop he was carrying is stolen, and contains highly-classified information on MI5's undercover assets. Their names are soon plastered all over the internet, making MI5 look incompetent and putting those top assets' lives in danger.

9.5
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Dirty Bomb
Episode 3

Dirty Bomb

Episode 3 • Oct 02, 2011

MI5 receives a red flash: radioactive material has been detected at an airport. They have intelligence that a highly dangerous anarchist with a penchant for dirty bombs has secretly entered the country. They enlist Dimitri to honeytrap the anarchist's only known contact, his sister Natalie. It is a morally tough operation for Dimitri, but through Natalie he gets close to the dirty-bomber. Dimitri's personal connection to them both proves invaluable in the tense and potentially lethal endgame.

9.5
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Suicide Bomber
Episode 4

Suicide Bomber

Episode 4 • Oct 09, 2011

Two former inmates are released from jail. One is an undercover MI5 asset and the other is an impressionable wannabe suicide bomber who has been radicalised in prison. They are set to launch an attack somewhere in London, but our team must time it right and step in at the eleventh hour to prevent a massive loss of life.

9.5
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Kidnap
Episode 5

Kidnap

Episode 5 • Oct 16, 2011

There is new evidence of CIA agent Jim Coaver's involvement in some recent attacks on MI5. Harry ends up kidnapping his former Cold War colleague but soon ends up realising that he's been looking in the wrong place and Jim could be innocent. Harry, with Ruth's help attempt to steal Coaver's laptop from under the noses of the Americans at the US embassy.

9.5
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Deportation
Episode 6

Deportation

Episode 6 • Oct 23, 2011

Harry finds himself facing deportation to America following the death of CIA agent Jim Coaver. After some new evidence comes to light about the recent attacks on the United Kingdom and the government's proposed alliance with Russia, Ruth and her former colleagues in Section D free Harry from CIA custody. Harry's suspicions see him going to another of his former Cold War adversaries.

9.5
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