Series 10, Episode 6 (Spooks)
| "Series 10, Episode 6" | |
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| Spooks episode | |
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Series 10 Episode 6 |
| Directed by | Bharat Nalluri |
| Written by | Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent |
| Produced by | Chris Fry |
| Original air date | 23 October 2011 |
| Running time | 59 minutes |
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The series ten finale of the British spy drama television series Spooks was originally broadcast on BBC One on 23 October 2011. It is the show's sixth episode of the tenth series and the 86th and final episode of Spooks. The episode was written by Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent, and directed by Bharat Nalluri. The series finale concludes the "Tourmeline" story-arc that ran through the final series. Section D tries to prevent a terrorist attack from a Russian ultranationalist that will disrupt a partnership between Russia and the United Kingdom, and push both nations into war.
The episode sees the return of Tom Quinn, a main character from the first three series portrayed by Matthew Macfadyen. The finale was seen by over five million viewers, a series high, though in the same timeslot it was again beaten by ITV1 period drama Downton Abbey. It was met with generally positive reactions from television critics.
The episode sees the conclusion of the "Tourmeline" story arc for series ten. Russian Interior Minister Ilya Gavrik (Jonathan Hyde) arrives in the United Kingdom to propose a strategic partnership between the two nations. Gavrik's wife, Elena (Alice Krige), was a former MI5 spy codenamed "Tourmeline" run by Harry Pearce (Peter Firth). Harry and Elena were lovers in the early 1980s, and Harry believes that Sasha Gavrik is his son. While the talks take place, MI5 uncovers a number of attempts to derail the agreement: An attempt made on Gavrik's life, MI5 analyst Tariq Masood (Shazad Latif) is killed after discovering the identity of the person who reactivated Elena, and an assassin attempts to shoot Elena.
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