List of Spooks episodes
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A list of episodes of the drama Spooks.
Individual episodes have no official titles, though there are internal working titles. The USA versions airs with titles, which sometimes, but not always, match the working titles. When different, American titles are included in parentheses.
Contents |
[edit] Series 1 (2002)
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Thou Shalt Not Kill" | David Wolstencroft | Bharat Nalluri | 13 May 2002 |
| 02 | "Looking After Our Own" | David Wolstencroft | Bharat Nalluri | 20 May 2002 |
| 03 | "One Last Dance" | Simon Mirren | Rob Bailey | 27 May 2002 |
| 04 | "Traitor's Gate" | Howard Brenton | Rob Bailey | 4 June 2002 |
| 05 | "The Rose Bed Memoirs" | Howard Brenton | Andy Wilson | 10 June 2002 |
| 06 | "Mean, Dirty, Nasty" USA: "Lesser of Two Evils" |
David Wolstencroft & Howard Brenton | Andy Wilson | 17 June 2002 |
[edit] Series 2 (2003)
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | "Legitimate Targets" | David Wolstencroft | Bharat Nalluri | 2 June 2003 |
| A Serbian general attacks several British military installations, prompting an urgent meeting of COBRA[1]. Zoe befriends a Serbian intelligence agent, and discovers that COBRA is the next target. | ||||
| 08 | "Nest of Angels" | Howard Brenton | Bharat Nalluri | 9 June 2003 |
| The imam of a mosque in Birmingham is believed to be cultivating a group of young suicide bombers. An Algerian defector agrees to become an agent for MI5, and infiltrates the cell. | ||||
| 09 | "Spiders" USA: "Hackers" |
Matthew Graham | Rob Bailey | 16 June 2003 |
| A hacker is causing serious chaos across the country, and once he penetrates the MI5 computers, agents all over the world are at risk. | ||||
| 10 | "Blood & Money" | Howard Brenton | Rob Bailey | 23 June 2003 |
| Danny goes undercover as a stock trader to locate $1,000,000,000 in foreign aid money which has been stolen by the Russian mafia, as a practice run for the rest – another $19,000,000,000 | ||||
| 11 | "I Spy Apocalypse" | Howard Brenton | Justin Chadwick | 7 July 2003 |
| MI5 receives word that a chemical weapon has exploded in Parliament Square. The Grid is sealed off from the outside world, but is it just an emergency response exercise, or a real danger? | ||||
| 12 | "Without Incident" USA: "President's Visit" |
David Wolstencroft | Justin Chadwick | 14 July 2003 |
| The President of the United States will be visiting the UK for several hours, and Tom liaises with Christine Dale from the CIA on the security arrangements. | ||||
| 13 | "Clean Skin" | Simon Mirren | Ciaran Donnelly | 21 July 2003 |
| When Harry Pearce's house is burgled by a young boy, MI5 may have found the "clean skin" they need to obtain a murdered French scientist's weapons research. | ||||
| 14 | "Strike Force" USA: "Military Strikes" |
Steve Bailie | Ciaran Donnelly | 28 July 2003 |
| A legendary British Officer is suspected of plotting a mutiny. Tom, who is undercover in the Major's unit, suspects this is a lie, and begins to show how his job is getting to him. | ||||
| 15 | "The Seventh Division" USA: "A Very Corporate Coup" |
Ben Richards | Sam Miller | 4 August 2003 |
| Two Customs & Excise agents are killed by the Colombian Chala Cartel, lead by a man called Rafa, who wants to smuggle missiles out of the UK. Tom and Zoe befriend Rafa's girlfriend, but they are betrayed by a familiar face. | ||||
| 16 | "Smoke and Mirrors" USA: "Pit of Secrets" |
Howard Brenton | Sam Miller | 11 August 2003 |
| Harry and the team are concerned by Tom's strange behaviour, and when he is framed by a rogue CIA agent for the murder of the Chief of the Defence Staff, he shoots Harry and swims into the sea. | ||||
[edit] Series 3 (2004)
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | "Project Friendly Fire" | Howard Brenton | Jonny Campbell | 11 October 2004 |
| In the aftermath of Harry's shooting, the JIC plan a clearout of Tom's colleagues from MI5. Meanwhile, they (and Tom) attempt to prove his innocence with the help of Adam Carter. | ||||
| 18 | "The Sleeper" | Howard Brenton | Jonny Campbell | 18 October 2004 |
| 19 | "Who Guards the Guards?" | Rupert Walters & Howard Brenton | Cilla Ware | 25 October 2004 |
| 20 | "A Prayer for My Daughter" | Ben Richards | Cilla Ware | 1 November 2004 |
| 21 | "Love and Death" | David Wolstencroft | Justin Chadwick | 8 November 2004 |
| 22 | "Persephone" | Ben Richards | Justin Chadwick | 15 November 2004 |
| 23 | "Outsiders" | Raymond Khoury | Bill Anderson | 22 November 2004 |
| 24 | "Celebrity" | Howard Brenton | Bill Anderson | 29 November 2004 |
| 25 | "Frequently Asked Questions" | Rupert Walters | Alrick Riley | 6 December 2004 |
| 26 | "The Suffering of Strangers" | Ben Richards | Alrick Riley | 13 December 2004 |
[edit] Series 4 (2005)
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | "Surreal World" USA: "The Special, Part One" |
Ben Richards | Antonia Bird | 12 September 2005 |
| Danny's funeral is interrupted by a bombing in central London. An American terrorist group, Shining Dawn, claims responsibility and announces they will set off another bomb every ten hours unless their leader is released. | ||||
| 28 | "The Possibility of a Mole" USA: "The Special, Part Two" |
Ben Richards | Antonia Bird | 13 September 2005 |
| Harry and Adam rush to find the mole amongst their ranks as Shining Dawn set bombs in a council estate and a hospital. | ||||
| 29 | "Campaign of Terror" USA: "Divided They Fall" |
Ben Richards | Alrick Riley | 22 September 2005 |
| A far-right political party, the British Way, has the government worried. MI5 work to bring down the party from the inside. | ||||
| 30 | "Infiltration of a New Threat" USA: "Road Trip" |
Howard Brenton | Alrick Riley | 29 September 2005 |
| Adam goes undercover in a people-smuggling operation from Istanbul to London in an attempt to turn the leader of a terrorist sleeper cell. | ||||
| 31 | "A Journalist, a Minister and a Conservative Group" USA: "The Book" |
Raymond Khoury | Jeremy Lovering | 6 October 2005 |
| A journalist witnesses the murder of a high-ranking intelligence officer and friend of Harry's who was about to publish his memoirs. | ||||
| 32 | "Beyond the Cell" USA: "The Innocent" |
David Farr | Jeremy Lovering | 13 October 2005 |
| An Algerian army deserter and terrorism suspect is freed after two years in a British prison without charge. Although he is found to be innocent, he is being forced to conduct an assassination on British soil. | ||||
| 33 | "Where Trouble Lies" USA: "Syria" |
Raymond Khoury | Omar Madha | 20 October 2005 |
| Fiona takes on a case with tragic consequences when a Syrian minister contacts MI5. | ||||
| 34 | "Traitor in a Friend" USA: "The Russian" |
Howard Brenton | Omar Madha | 27 October 2005 |
| A former KGB agent becomes the key to stopping a ruthless Russian businessman's plans to dismantle the National Health Service. | ||||
| 35 | "The Sting" | Rupert Walters | Julian Simpson | 3 November 2005 |
| Harry is dismissed from MI5 after stopping the CIA from extraditing a British citizen, who turns out to be a terrorist. | ||||
| 36 | "Diana" | Howard Brenton | Julian Simpson | 10 November 2005 |
| A deranged former MI5 officer takes over The Grid, convinced that MI5 and MI6 conspired to kill Diana, Princess of Wales in Paris in 1997. | ||||
[edit] Series 5 (2006)
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | "Gas and Oil, Part One" | Ben Richards | Omar Madha | 17 September 2006 |
| Adam returns to MI5 after recovering from his gunshot wound, in the aftermath of two recent terrorist attacks. The team discovers a far-reaching plot by elements of the British government to provoke the passing of new anti-terror laws by crashing two planes above London. | ||||
| 38 | "Gas and Oil, Part Two" | Ben Richards | Omar Madha | 18 September 2006 |
| With Harry imprisoned and protesters filling the streets of London, Adam and his team must work fast to stop the Prime Minister from handing power to the conspirators. | ||||
| 39 | "The Cell" | Ben Richards | Julian Simpson | 25 September 2006 |
| 40 | "World Trade" | David Farr | Kenny Glenaan | 2 October 2006 |
| 41 | "The Message" | Zinnie Harris | Kenny Glenaan | 9 October 2006 |
| 42 | "Hostage Takers, Part One" | Raymond Khoury | Andy Hay | 16 October 2006 |
| 43 | "Hostage Takers, Part Two" | Raymond Khoury | Andy Hay | 23 October 2006 |
| 44 | "Agenda" | Julian Simpson | Julian Simpson | 30 October 2006 |
| 45 | "The Criminal" | Neil Cross | Julian Holmes | 6 November 2006 |
| 46 | "Aftermath" | David Farr | Julian Holmes | 13 November 2006 |
[edit] Series 6 (2007)
Series six had a slight change of format whereby the main story (international relations between the UK, the USA and Iran; Iran's nuclear campaign; Zaf's kidnap etc.) ran throughout the whole series, whilst each episode or two-parter had its own major thread which would be resolved by the end of it (albeit with repercussions affecting the bigger plot).
| # | Title | Writer | Director | BBC One Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | "Series 6, Episode 1" | Neil Cross | Omar Madha | 16 October 2007 |
| 48 | "Series 6, Episode 2" | Neil Cross | Omar Madha | 23 October 2007 |
| 49 | "Series 6, Episode 3" | Rupert Walters | Charles Beeson | 30 October 2007 |
| 50 | "Series 6, Episode 4" | David Farr | Charles Beeson | 6 November 2007 |
| 51 | "Series 6, Episode 5" | Zinnie Harris | Brendan Maher | 13 November 2007 |
| 52 | "Series 6, Episode 6" | George Tiffin | Brendan Maher | 20 November 2007 |
| 53 | "Series 6, Episode 7" | David Farr | Stefan Schwartz | 27 November 2007 |
| 54 | "Infiltration" | Neil Cross | Stefan Schwartz | 4 December 2007 |
| 55 | "Isolated" | Neil Cross | Alrick Riley | 11 December 2007 |
| 56 | "The School" | Ben Richards | Alrick Riley | 18 December 2007 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ The acronym stands for "Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms 'A'". It is a real-world emergency crisis management group comprising members of the UK government and senior government agency heads.
