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| Spooks | |
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Spooks title sequence
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| Also known as | 'MI-5' |
| Genre | Espionage/Action/Mystery |
| Created by | David Wolstencroft |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Jennie Muskett |
| Composer(s) | Jennie Muskett (Series 1–4) Paul Leonard-Morgan (Series 5–10) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 86 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Picture format |
16:9 576i SDTV 1080i HDTV |
| Original release | 13 May 2002 – 23 October 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Spooks: Code 9 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Spooks (known as MI-5 in some countries) is a British television drama series that originally aired on BBC One from 13 May 2002 to 23 October 2011, consisting of 10 series. 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. It is notable for various stylistic touches, and its use of popular guest actors. In the United States, the show is broadcast under the title MI-5. In Canada, the programme originally aired as MI5 but now airs on BBC Canada as Spooks.
The series continued with a film, Spooks: The Greater Good, which was released on 8 May 2015.
Starring Matthew Macfadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo, Jenny Agutter, and Peter Firth, the initial series of six one-hour episodes premiered 13 May 2002.
Due to its combination of stylistic photography with fast-paced action/adventure and spy intrigue storylines the series was a critical and popular success, averaging 7.5 million viewers over its six episodes.
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. During an undercover operation Helen and Tom were captured by race riot instigator Robert Osborne, played by Kevin McNally, who tortured Helen with a deep fryer in an attempt to make Tom reveal classified information. He refused and she was killed. This provoked an angry reaction from many viewers who jammed BBC phone switchboards with complaints, despite the show airing after the 9 pm watershed.
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