In that story arc, Fiona attempts to kill her deranged ex-husband, whom she thought was hanged several years earlier. The writing team wanted him to despise her as a villain, but at the same time, still maintain feelings for her. The music for series one to four and theme tune was composed by Jennie Muskett. When questioned whether she will leave the series, Norris would not comment. With a new concept in the S31 show, and his acting skill, I believe there is a great deal that could be explored. [3], Due to its combination of stylistic photography with fast-paced action/adventure and spy intrigue storylines[4] the series was a critical and popular success, averaging 7.5 million viewers over its six episodes. He married his Spooks co-star Keeley Hawes in 2004 and they have two children together. Both are available on the official soundtrack release for the film. While his character on the show Spooks is a techno whiz, in real life Shazaad is a self-proclaimed technophobe. Ally McBeal: Who's had the best post-show career? Establishing shots of the SIS Building were also used for scenes involving members of the Secret Intelligence Service or MI6. In the fight scene between Ros and Sarah at Lindemann's office, Hermione Norris played herself, and a stunt double stood in for Genevieve O'Reilly, because her character was getting "thrown about a lot". Here's a ranking of the main stars' post-show careers so far (we've purposely left out those who were already TV legends like Jenny Agutter and Robert Glenister): Since playing admin officer Buxton, Shauna's biggest role was as the lead character Sarah in British horror The Descent and its sequel. She has had success in America, appearing in Tom Hanks comedy Larry Crowne, the short-lived television series Undercovers and Touch. At a hospital, Sarah reveals to Lucas that Nightingale wants India and Pakistan to go to war in order to "contain" the future, where Nightingale believes the Taliban will take over Pakistan and gain control of nuclear weapons, though the war will kill several million innocent lives in the process. Instead, Sarah warns him to leave the country before escaping. Only a 2.0 soundtrack was included. A feature-length film, Spooks: The Greater Good, known in the US as MI-5, was released in May 2015. In 2005, the video game The Grid (a promotion for Spooks series 3) was nominated for a Webby Award under the category of Best Game. She was also receptive of Norris' portrayal as Ros in her likely final appearance, but felt the Harry and Ruth relationship was "wolly". 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). To prevent negotiations from succeeding, Price rigs the Summit hotel with explosives. She is replaced by Adam's wife, Fiona (Olga Sosnovska). Once again, the series ran for ten episodes and averaged 6.05 million viewers, a notable increase on the previous series.[12]. Ruth Evershed (Nicola Walker) discovers the name of a prominent Nightingale operative, Hans Lindemann. The reporter runs the dialogue with the producers at 4:30 in the morning, and then record the story before 6am, the time reporters start their work on actual news stories. You can see him at the moment in A United Kingdom. This page was last edited on 16 October 2020, at 16:05. [23] The opening episode of series 8 drew in 6 million viewers a 25% share of audience numbers between 9 pm and 10 pm. He returned in a cameo for the show's finale in 2011. Lucas had kidnapped Ruth, binding and gagging her, and was attempting to get a top-secret computer file for the Chinese. [14] These episodes introduced Ros Myers (Hermione Norris). He died in the second episode of Series 10. Series 1–8 have been released on DVD by Contender Home Entertainment with its successor Entertainment One then taking over; series 9 was released by Universal Playback. In it, elements within the British Government, MI6 and the UK press conspire in an attempt to overthrow the Parliament and the Prime Minister. [7], The episode originally aired on BBC One at 9pm on 23 December 2009, and later repeated on BBC Three at 12:45am on 24 December. [7], Despite the seriousness of the episode, Richards included some wit and humour. Simon Abkarian plays the Iranian Special Consul liaising with the various governments. Also returning from the TV series are Tim McInnerny as Oliver Mace, Lara Pulver as Erin Watts, Hugh Simon as Malcolm Wynn-Jones, and Geoffrey Streatfeild as Calum Reed. David Oyelowo (Danny Hunter) David played yet another junior officer who died sacrificing himself … Glen was already an acting veteran by the time he played baddie Vaughn Edwards in series 9. [14], "BBC – BBC One Programmes – Spooks – Episodes from 2009", "TV ratings: Top of the Pops 2 charts at 3.3m viewers", "Weekly Top 30 Programmes (scroll down to BBC1 and select w/e 27 Dec 2009)", "The Grumpy Guide to Christmas; The Nolans: In the Mood for Dancing; River Cottage Heroes; Spooks", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Series_8,_Episode_8_(Spooks)&oldid=961942563, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for single episodes, Television episode articles with short description and disambiguated page names, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 11 June 2020, at 06:54. What a lovely show. [citation needed]. Harry's Game – Feature, Top Ten Spooks Moments. Harry manages to thwart the plot and decides to leave the service to live a normal life with Ruth Evershed. Sex and the City: Ranking the cast's success. The opening two-part episode introduces two new characters to the series, Zafar Younis (Raza Jaffrey, whose character made his debut in the final episode of series three), and Juliet Shaw (Anna Chancellor). Audience figures dropped to a series average of 5.8 million viewers. Among her many roles have included Alex Drake in Ashes to Ashes, Lady Agnes in the 2010 reboot of Upstairs, Downstairs, Detective Inspector Lindsay Denton in cop drama Line of Duty, the lead in ITV period drama The Durrells, and as a mother in search of her abducted child in The Missing. 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". The rest of the finale was filmed several weeks later. Does the Spooks movie live up to the TV show? Due to the racist connotations of the term Spooks in some countries, international broadcasts are often renamed. All series of Spooks (most episodes cut down to 50 minutes) are available on iTunes, with series 7, 8, 9 and 10 becoming available to download one week after original broadcast. Lara joined up in series 10 as the new chief, and a year later she became even better known for playing Benedict Cumberbatch's clothes-averse Sherlock love interest Irene Adler. In the finale, Nightingale attempt to provoke a nuclear war between India and Pakistan, and Section D have a week to prevent it. The Cold Feet star played senior case officer Myers from series 5 to 8 before being killed off, and since then she has appeared in a handful of TV projects including Utopia, In the Club, Doctor Who, Outcasts and of course, the return of Cold Feet earlier this year. Since Spooks ended, Peter starred as Jacob Marley in the BBC's ambitious drama Dickensian and most recently played the Duke of Cumberland in ITV's Victoria. [3] In the previous episode, Section D discover that Nightingale is manipulating Hindus and Muslims to attack each other in an attempt to further tarnish relations between India and Pakistan; Section D is able to prevent the attacks in the British, but it is later revealed that Nightingale succeeded in setting up similar attacks throughout the rest of Europe and the United States.[4]. Lucas and Ros apprehend her after Lucas distracts her and Ros shoots her in the leg. Knowing it is a Nightingale plot – Pakistani General Azim Ali is a member – Section D learn they have a week to stop a nuclear war between India and Pakistan. Wes Carter (James Dicker; 2004–2008) Son of Adam and Fiona. Audio commentaries, "behind the scenes" featurettes, deleted scenes and DVD ROM content, including PDF scripts, wallpapers and image gallery. Series seven of Spooks began airing on 27 October 2008 for an eight-episode run. From Spooks to Penny Dreadful to Star Trek: Discovery , Shazad … However, her ex-husband ultimately abducts her and later shoots her dead in Adam's presence during her attempted escape. This provoked an angry reaction from many viewers who jammed BBC phone switchboards with complaints, despite the show airing after the 9 pm watershed. Following Adam's death, Ros is made the section leader and Lucas replaces her as a Senior Case officer. [5], 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. [71][72] The show started filming in Bradford in 2008 and the first[73] and second episodes were broadcast on 10 August 2008. The scene where Ruth meets Heng was filmed at Dollis Hill; it was the last scene of the episode to be shot, and was completed in one afternoon. Keeley played junior officer Zoe before having to leave for Chile in series 3 to avoid jail time (another lovely end), and she has since become a TV queen. Arranged in approximate order of seniority and, among equals, most recent last. [7], With the success of the first series, a second, longer series of ten episodes was commissioned and subsequently aired in 2003. Episode guide to the first two series, and background information on MI5 and the making of the series. The third and fourth soundtracks (containing tracks from series seven & eight, and nine & ten respectively) were released on iTunes in November 2011.
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