List of Spooks episodes

Spooks (known as MI-5 in certain countries) is a BAFTA-winning British spy drama television series, created by David Wolstencroft. It debuted on BBC One on 13 May 2002. The series follows the activities of the intelligence officers of Section D in MI5.

From its debut until its finale on 23 October 2011, 86 episodes were aired across ten complete series. The first series has six episodes, and series two through six have 10 episodes each. Series seven through nine have eight episodes each. The ninth series aired between September and November 2010. The tenth and final series, which began airing on 18 September 2011, consists of six episodes. The individual episodes have no official titles, though there are internal working titles. The USA versions air with titles, which sometimes, but not always, match the working titles.

Contents

Series overview

Series Episodes Originally aired DVD release date
Series premiere Series finale Region 1 (USA) Region 2 (UK) Region 4 (Aus) Discs
1 6 13 May 2002 17 June 2002 13 January 2004[1] 16 June 2003[2] 18 August 2003[3] 3
2 10 2 June 2003 11 August 2003 11 January 2005[1] 20 September 2004[2] 21 March 2004[4] 5
3 10 11 October 2004 13 December 2004 31 January 2006[1] 5 September 2005[2] 23 May 2005[5] 5
4 10 12 September 2005 10 November 2005 9 January 2007[1] 4 September 2006[2] 21 May 2007[6] 5
5 10 17 September 2006 13 November 2006 8 January 2008[1] 10 September 2007[2] 19 May 2008[7] 5
6 10 16 October 2007 18 December 2007 20 January 2009[1] 6 October 2008[2] 4 August 2008[8] 5
7 8 27 October 2008 8 December 2008 26 January 2010[9] 12 October 2009[2] 1 April 2009[10] 4
8 8 4 November 2009 23 December 2009 25 January 2011 [11] 20 September 2010[12] 3 November 2010[13] 4
9 8 20 September 2010 8 November 2010 12 July 2011 [14] 28 February 2011[15] 1 June 2011 3
10 6 18 September 2011 23 October 2011 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Episodes

Series 1 (2002)

Main article: Spooks (series 1)
№ # Title[16] Directed by[16] Written by[16] Original air date UK viewers
(million)[17]
1 1 "Thou Shalt Not Kill" Bharat Nalluri David Wolstencroft 13 May 2002 (2002-05-13) 9.60
2 2 "Looking After Our Own" Bharat Nalluri David Wolstencroft 20 May 2002 (2002-05-20) 8.10
3 3 "One Last Dance" Rob Bailey Simon Mirren 27 May 2002 (2002-05-27) 7.30
4 4 "Traitor's Gate" Rob Bailey Howard Brenton 4 June 2002 (2002-06-04) 5.99
5 5 "The Rose Bed Memoirs" Andy Wilson Howard Brenton 10 June 2002 (2002-06-10) 6.75
6 6 "Lesser of Two Evils" (Part 1)
"Mean, Dirty, Nasty[18]"		 Andy Wilson David Wolstencroft & Howard Brenton 17 June 2002 (2002-06-17) 7.21

Series 2 (2003)

Main article: Spooks (series 2)
№ # Title[19] Directed by[19] Written by[19] Original air date UK viewers
(million)[20]
7 1 "Legitimate Targets" (Part 2) Bharat Nalluri David Wolstencroft 2 June 2003 (2003-06-02) 8.16
8 2 "Nest of Angels" Bharat Nalluri Howard Brenton 9 June 2003 (2003-06-09) 7.87
9 3 "Spiders"
"Hackers[21]"		 Rob Bailey Matthew Graham 16 June 2003 (2003-06-16) 7.18
10 4 "Blood and Money" Rob Bailey Howard Brenton 23 June 2003 (2003-06-23) 7.38
11 5 "I Spy Apocalypse" Justin Chadwick Howard Brenton 7 July 2003 (2003-07-07) 6.30
12 6 "Without Incident"
"President's Visit[21]"		 Justin Chadwick David Wolstencroft 14 July 2003 (2003-07-14) N/A[n 1]
13 7 "Clean Skin" Ciaran Donnelly Simon Mirren 21 July 2003 (2003-07-21) 6.90
14 8 "Strike Force"
"Military Strikes[21]"		 Ciaran Donnelly Steve Bailie 28 July 2003 (2003-07-28) 6.68
15 9 "The Seventh Division" Sam Miller Ben Richards 4 August 2003 (2003-08-04) 6.92
16 10 "Smoke and Mirrors" (Part 1)
"Pit of Secrets[21]"		 Sam Miller Howard Brenton 11 August 2003 (2003-08-11) 7.32

Series 3 (2004)

Main article: Spooks (series 3)
№ # Title[22] Directed by[23][24] Written by[23][24] Original air date UK viewers
(million)[25]
17 1 "Project Friendly Fire" (Part 2) Jonny Campbell Howard Brenton 11 October 2004 (2004-10-11) (BBC One) 6.77
18 2 "The Sleeper" Jonny Campbell Howard Brenton 16 October 2004 (2004-10-16) (BBC Three)[n 2] 6.48
19 3 "Who Guards the Guards?" Cilla Ware Rupert Walters 23 October 2004 (2004-10-23) (BBC Three) 6.49
20 4 "A Prayer for My Daughter" Cilla Ware Ben Richards 30 October 2004 (2004-10-30) (BBC Three) 6.33
21 5 "Love and Death" Justin Chadwick David Wolstencroft 6 November 2004 (2004-11-06) (BBC Three) 5.00
22 6 "Persephone" Justin Chadwick Ben Richards 13 November 2004 (2004-11-13) (BBC Three) 5.46
23 7 "Outsiders" Bill Anderson Raymond Khoury 20 November 2004 (2004-11-20) (BBC Three) 5.74
24 8 "Celebrity" Bill Anderson Howard Brenton 27 November 2004 (2004-11-27) (BBC Three) 5.19
25 9 "Frequently Asked Questions" Alrick Riley Rupert Walters 4 December 2004 (2004-12-04) (BBC Three) 4.92
26 10 "The Suffering of Strangers" Alrick Riley Ben Richards 13 December 2004 (2004-12-13) (BBC One) 5.33

Series 4 (2005)

Main article: Spooks (series 4)
№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers
(million)[26]
27 1 "The Special (Part 1)"[27] Antonia Bird Ben Richards 12 September 2005 (2005-09-12) 6.63
28 2 "The Special (Part 2)"[28] Antonia Bird Ben Richards 13 September 2005 (2005-09-13) 6.84
29 3 "Divided They Fall"[29] Alrick Riley Ben Richards 22 September 2005 (2005-09-22) 6.50
30 4 "Road Trip"[30] Alrick Riley Howard Brenton 29 September 2005 (2005-09-29) 5.21
31 5 "The Book"[31] Jeremy Lovering Raymond Khoury 6 October 2005 (2005-10-06) 5.20
32 6 "The Innocent"[32] Jeremy Lovering David Farr 13 October 2005 (2005-10-13) 5.83
33 7 "Syria"[33] Omar Madha Raymond Khoury 20 October 2005 (2005-10-20) 5.74
34 8 "The Russian"[34] Omar Madha Howard Brenton 27 October 2005 (2005-10-27) 6.34
35 9 "The Sting"[35] Julian Simpson Rupert Walters 3 November 2005 (2005-11-03) 5.98
36 10 "Diana"[36] Julian Simpson Howard Brenton 10 November 2005 (2005-11-10) 6.18

Series 5 (2006)

Main article: Spooks (series 5)
№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers
(million)[37]
37 1 "Gas and Oil (Part 1)" Omar Madha Ben Richards 17 September 2006 (2006-09-17) 6.31
38 2 "Gas and Oil (Part 2)" Omar Madha Ben Richards 18 September 2006 (2006-09-18) 5.75
39 3 "The Cell" Julian Simpson Ben Richards 25 September 2006 (2006-09-25) 6.12
40 4 "World Trade" Kenny Glenaan David Farr 2 October 2006 (2006-10-02) 5.79
41 5 "The Message" Kenny Glenaan Zinnie Harris 9 October 2006 (2006-10-09) 5.89
42 6 "Hostage Takers (Part 1)" Andy Hay Raymond Khoury 16 October 2006 (2006-10-16) 6.05
43 7 "Hostage Takers (Part 2)" Andy Hay Raymond Khoury 23 October 2006 (2006-10-23) 5.53
44 8 "Agenda" Julian Simpson Julian Simpson 30 October 2006 (2006-10-30) 5.97
45 9 "The Criminal" Julian Holmes Neil Cross 6 November 2006 (2006-11-06) 5.80
46 10 "Aftermath" Julian Holmes David Farr 13 November 2006 (2006-11-13) 6.47

Series 6 (2007)

Main article: Spooks (series 6)
№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers
(million)[38]
47 1 "The Virus (Part 1)" Omar Madha Neil Cross 16 October 2007 (2007-10-16) (BBC One) 6.61
48 2 "The Virus (Part 2)" Omar Madha Neil Cross 16 October 2007 (2007-10-16) (BBC Three)[n 3] 5.78
49 3 "The Kidnap" Charles Beeson Rupert Walters 23 October 2007 (2007-10-23) (BBC Three) 6.12
50 4 "The Extremist" Charles Beeson David Farr 30 October 2007 (2007-10-30) (BBC Three) 5.62
51 5 "The Deal" Brendan Maher Zinnie Harris 6 November 2007 (2007-11-06) (BBC Three) 5.58
52 6 "The Courier" Brendan Maher George Tiffin 13 November 2007 (2007-11-13) (BBC Three) 5.30
53 7 "The Broadcast" Stefan Schwartz David Farr 20 November 2007 (2007-11-20) (BBC Three) 4.94
54 8 "Infiltration" Stefan Schwartz Neil Cross 27 November 2007 (2007-11-27) (BBC Three) 5.26
55 9 "Isolated" Alrick Riley Neil Cross 4 December 2007 (2007-12-04) (BBC Three) 4.84
56 10 "The School" Alrick Riley Ben Richards 18 December 2007 (2007-12-18) (BBC One) 5.68

Series 7 (2008)

Main article: Spooks (series 7)
№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers
(million)[39]
57 1 "New Allegiances" (Part 1) Colm McCarthy Neil Cross & Ben Richards 27 October 2008 (2008-10-27) (BBC One) 5.91
58 2 "Split Loyalties" (Part 2) Colm McCarthy Neil Cross & Ben Richards 27 October 2008 (2008-10-27) (BBC Three)[n 4] 5.63
59 3 "The Tip-Off" Peter Hoar Russell Lewis & Ben Richards 28 October 2008 (2008-10-28) (BBC Three) 5.59
60 4 "A Chance for Peace" Peter Hoar Richard McBrien 3 November 2008 (2008-11-03) (BBC Three) 5.29
61 5 "On the Brink" Edward Hall Christian Spurrier 10 November 2008 (2008-11-10) (BBC Three) 5.21
62 6 "Accidental Discovery" Edward Hall David Farr 17 November 2008 (2008-11-17) (BBC Three) 5.14
63 7 "The Mole" Sam Miller James Moran & Christian Spurrier 24 November 2008 (2008-11-24) (BBC Three) 5.00
64 8 "Nuclear Strike" Sam Miller Neil Cross 8 December 2008 (2008-12-08) (BBC One) 5.95

Series 8 (2009)

Main article: Spooks (series 8)
№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers
(million)[40]
65 1 "Episode 1" Alrick Riley Story: Zinnie Harris & Ben Richards
Teleplay: Ben Richards		 4 November 2009 (2009-11-04) (BBC One) 6.55
66 2 "Episode 2" Alrick Riley Story: Zinnie Harris & Ben Richards
Teleplay: Ben Richards		 6 November 2009 (2009-11-06) (BBC Three)[n 5] 5.11
67 3 "Episode 3" Sam Miller Christian Spurrier & Sean Reilly 13 November 2009 (2009-11-13) (BBC Three) 5.26
68 4 "Episode 4" Sam Miller David Farr 20 November 2009 (2009-11-20) (BBC Three) 5.18
69 5 "Episode 5" Alrick Riley Richard McBrien 27 November 2009 (2009-11-27) (BBC Three) 4.39
70 6 "Episode 6" Edward Hall Dennis Kelly 4 December 2009 (2009-12-04) (BBC Three) 5.11
71 7 "Episode 7" Edward Hall James Dormer 11 December 2009 (2009-12-11) (BBC Three) N/A[n 6]
72 8 "Episode 8" Alrick Riley Ben Richards 23 December 2009 (2009-12-23) (BBC One) 5.91

Series 9 (2010)

Main article: Spooks (series 9)
№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers
(million)[41]
73 1 "Episode 1" Paul Whittington Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent 20 September 2010 (2010-09-20) 6.74
74 2 "Episode 2" Michael Caton-Jones David Farr 27 September 2010 (2010-09-27) 6.27
75 3 "Episode 3" Michael Caton-Jones Richard McBrien 4 October 2010 (2010-10-04) 6.04
76 4 "Episode 4" Paul Whittington Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent 11 October 2010 (2010-10-11) 6.37
77 5 "Episode 5" Julian Holmes Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent & Oliver Brown 18 October 2010 (2010-10-18) 6.35
78 6 "Episode 6" Julian Holmes Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent 25 October 2010 (2010-10-25) 6.36
79 7 "Episode 7" Edward Hall Anthony Neilson 1 November 2010 (2010-11-01) 6.10
80 8 "Episode 8" Edward Hall Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent 8 November 2010 (2010-11-08) 6.40

Series 10 (2011)

Main article: Spooks (series 10)
№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers
(million)[42]
81 1 "Episode 1" Alrick Riley Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent 18 September 2011 (2011-09-18) 5.63
82 2 "Episode 2" Alrick Riley Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent 25 September 2011 (2011-09-25) 5.12
83 3 "Episode 3" Julian Homes Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent 2 October 2011 (2011-10-02) 5.15
84 4 "Episode 4" Julian Holmes Sean Cook 9 October 2011 (2011-10-09) 5.31
85 5 "Episode 5" Bharat Nalluri Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent & Anthony Neilson 16 October 2011 (2011-10-16) 5.27
86 6 "Episode 6" Bharat Nalluri Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent 23 October 2011 (2011-10-23) 5.95

Notes

  1. ^ Data of the viewing figures for that week was not available on the BARB website
  2. ^ "The Sleeper" on 18 October 2004 on BBC One; the rest of the series would continue on BBC One two days after the BBC Three broadcast.
  3. ^ "The Virus, Part 2" airs right after "Part 1" on BBC Three; The series would continue on BBC One a week after the BBC Three broadcast
  4. ^ "Split Loyalties" on 28 October 2008 on BBC One; the rest of the series would continue on BBC One a week after the BBC Three broadcast
  5. ^ "Series 8, Episode 2" onward would air from 11 November 2009 onwards on BBC One
  6. ^ The episode did not appear in the top 30 viewings on the BARB website

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