Nicholas Blake (Spooks)
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| Nicholas Blake MP | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Series 5 Episode 1 |
| Last appearance | current |
| Portrayed by | Robert Glenister |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Home Secretary, MP |
| Family | unknown |
| Spouse(s) | unknown |
| Children | unknown |
Nicholas Blake MP is a fictional character in the British TV series Spooks, portrayed by British actor Robert Glenister. Blake is Home Secretary in the British government. He is regularly in contact with Harry Pearce, regarding National Security. He was introduced as part of the security council siding with then National Security Coordinator Juliet Shaw. He was opposed to the plans of a senior MI6 agent Michael Collingwood, Collingwood was leading a coup attempt and had a bomb planted in Blake's car. Blake survived the assassination attempt.
The Home Secretary was seen again at the beginning of Series 6 when he covertly ordered the Tehran train bomb, however he was acting of false intelligence provided by Bob Hogan. Soon after a biological virus released from the train infected a man named Mehan Asnik. The virus was brought back to the UK. MI5 stopped this and meanwhile the Home Secretary was in negotiation with the Russians over a solution.
He was then seen again later in the series when he ordered the false assassination of Section D to keep the team busy while his Policy Advisor, Jason Belling reassured Iranian Special Consul Bakshi about the team's death. Belling then convinced Bakshi about buying safe nuclear reactors which couldn't make nuclear bombs.
