It was originally broadcast on BBC Three on 20 November 2009, later repeated on BBC One on 25 November. Full lists of the names of the cast and crew for Series 4, Episode 1 of BBC ONE drama Spooks. He later takes over Tom's position as Section Chief after the latter jeopardised an important operation. During his investigation, he discovers that one of his officers is involved. Adam has to go undercover and join illegal immigrants being transported to the UK from Turkey. The series consists of ten episodes. MB. "Weekly Top 30 Programmes (See weeks ending Sep 18 to 13 Nov 2005)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spooks_(series_4)&oldid=974364375, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, A bomb detonates near to Danny's funeral. In reviewing CCTV coverage of a riot at an immigration detention facility, Lucas North recognizes the one man who managed to escape: Oleg Darshavin, his Russian interrogator and torturer during his eight years of imprisonment. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events Spooks Season 4 Episode 4: Episode 4 Summary: Adam has his hands full trying to turn a prominent terrorist into a double agent in order to avert another major bombing in London. Alongside many other iconic British TV shows, Spooks has returned to the BBC iPlayer for viewers to … Section D's investigation leads to an American-based, Adam locates and frees Zaf also learning the location of the next bomb, which they defuse. I did [...] very much enjoy the classic spying methods in evidence in Waterstones; the economy with which the tension between Harry and Ruth is being played out; the moment when Sarah let herself into Lucas's flat – and threw her boss over the stairwell when he came close to uncovering her. Not scheduled. The fourth series of the BBC espionage television series Spooks began broadcasting on 12 September 2005 before ending on 10 November 2005. The MI-5 team is still recovering from the loss of one of their own. The episode was written by David Farr, and directed by Sam Miller. Peter Firth Harry Pearce. Before he can find out who, Sarah kills Walker by pushing Walker off the top floor of the building. The stunt took three hours to set up. Cast & Crew. The episode begins with Ros Myers (Hermione Norris) haunted by the death of Jo Portman (Miranda Raison) from the previous episode; Jo held a terrorist long enough for Ros to shoot him, though the bullet passed through him and entered her chest. Iain Glen and Laila Rouass also joined the series, playing Vaughn Edwards and Maya Lahan – figures from Lucas's mysterious past. The fourth episode of series eight of the British espionage television series Spooks is the 69th episode in the overall series. Meanwhile, aspiring journalist. "Divided They Fall" was broadcast on 22 September 2005 on BBC One; the rest of the series (apart from the finale) would usually rebroadcast on BBC One seven days after the BBC Three broadcast. The series, consisting of ten episodes, was serialised - a first for the programme. Before he is delivered however, Darshavin attempts to bargain his way out by revealing details of a secret meeting in Basel, Switzerland from "Nightingale", something Harry is already aware of in a previous episode.[2]. Because of the building's layout, it was impractical to use wires, so Seed had to perform a free fall onto an air bag at the bottom. UK Ministers. His suspicions are solidified when Lucas takes off his wire and goes off the radar while walking to meet him again with the passport. It was met with generally positive reviews. The Special (Part 1) New. Armitage was told to stand still and "not touch anything", and they "rub off on the sheets". Adam Henry Carter is a fictional character from the BBC espionage television series Spooks, which follows the exploits of Section D, a counter-terrorism division of MI5.He is portrayed by British actor Rupert Penry-Jones.The character is a former MI6 officer who takes charge as the chief of Section D, and hence the head protagonist following the departure of Tom Quinn in series three. Nicola Walker Ruth Evershed. Episode guide, trailer, review, preview, cast list and where to stream it on demand, on catch up and download. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 13 years since Spooks first arrived on our TV screens. Spooks returned for a ninth series on Monday 20 September 2010 for an eight-episode run. Peter Firth (Harry Pearce) Peter Firth was the main star of Spooks and played the role of Sir Harry … He eventually finds her at a small airport, where Fiona is able to wound Farook and escape, but is shot by Farook before he himself is killed by Adam; Fiona later dies in Adam's arms. Season 4 sees the usual betrayals, backstabbing, power-struggles, terrorists and conspiracies that we're used to seeing with Spooks but the finale to season 4 is by far the best finale yet! Spooks (known as MI-5 in certain countries) is a British spy drama television series, created … In a secondary story, Harry asks London's CIA director Samuel Walker (Brian Protheroe) for help on looking into the meeting. Ruth Evershed left after episode 5; the actor playing the part, Nicola Walker was expecting her first child. Each episode in season 4 was fantastic from 1-10. Watch Spooks - Season 2, Episode 4 - Episode 4: After stealing a large amount of money from a bank a man is found crucified on the moors. The episode also continues the story-arc of "Nightingale", a shadow organisation bent on a New World Order, and reveals that CIA liaison Sarah Caufield is a part of it. An Algerian army deserter and terror suspect, Nazim Malik is freed after two years in a British prison. NW. Fiona takes on a case when the Syrian Foreign Minister, Riyad Barzali, contacts MI5 for help, though his own secret service will kill him if he is to talk with the British. This reveals that Sarah is a member of Nightingale. The team save his family, who were held hostage, just before Malik could carry out the assassination and surrenders. The fifth series of the BBC espionage television series Spooks began broadcasting on 17 September 2006 before ending on 13 November 2006. The bug in his flat revealed that in a phone conversation just before the hit, Lucas discovers that Darshavin was the killer, and is a part of the cell. The two meet in Lucas' flat, where Darshavin reveals the leader of the cell goes by Omar Salim al Khaled. Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Series 4 Series 5 Series 6 Series 7 Series 8 Series 9 Series 10 Directed by Sam Miller. He later receives a call from Darshavin, threatening to kill Sarah if he does not deliver the money. She does so because she learned that Farook Sukkarieh, her first husband who was thought to have been hanged for treason, actually survived. Not scheduled. MI-5 (TV Series 2002–2011) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Find out when Spooks is on TV, including Series 4-Episode 8: The Russian. Spooks: Peter Firth, Nicola Walker, Max Brown, Lara Pulver, Geoffrey Streatfeild, Shazad Latif, Sophia Myles, Richard Armitage [7] Though there is no available data concerning the ratings following the BBC Three broadcast, the BBC One broadcast received total viewing figures of 5.18 million, making Spooks the thirteenth most seen programme for BBC One, and 34th overall in British television the week it aired[8], Vicky Frost of The Guardian thought the introduction was "a relatively tame start to proceedings", and that the episode was "tightly plotted, deft and exciting", and the final twist was "marvellous", but believed that there were "one too many plots for an hour of Spooks", and that the backstory of Lucas "all seemed rather a missed opportunity. Ros locates al Khaled's residence, but witnesses him getting killed by a sniper. [3] Several scenes were filmed involving Lucas's interrogation, although only some were included within the final episode. Episode guide, trailer, review, preview, cast list and where to stream it on demand, on catch up and download. Spooks is a British television drama series that originally aired on BBC One from 13 May 2002 to 23 October 2011, consisting of 10 series. New cast members in this series include Sophia Myles and Max Brown as MI5 officers and Simon Russell Beale as the Home Secretary. Meanwhile, Tom's mentor is working undercover at an anti-Bush rally when his methods start to appear dangerously unconventional. In episode six, Zoe is taken to court for misconduct during an operation and i… It was originally broadcast on BBC Three on 20 November 2009, later repeated on BBC One on 25 November. A little over five million people tuned in to watch the episode following its BBC One broadcast. Max Brown ... Spooks. One of Malcolm Wynn-Jones' former assets, who is in hiding out of fear from the terrorist, left Ruth subtle clues leading to the time and location of the attack. Keeley Hawes stars in the first episode of the hugely popular British spy drama series. Find out when Spooks is on TV, including Series 3-Episode 4: A Prayer for My Daughter. Their meeting is then disrupted when his girlfriend, CIA liaison Sarah Caufield (Genevieve O'Reilly), enters. This page is a full, ordered list of every episode of Spooks, which has (to date) run for more than 80 episodes over nine series from 13 May 2002 to the present day. Four separate camera angles were used to shoot the scene.[5]. To use Protheroe as much as possible, a breakaway balcony was used. A third series of ten episodes was transmitted on BBC One in the autumn of 2004 and concluded on 13 December. Episode 4 Ellie questions whether she can cope with dating a spy, and Zoe discovers Tessa is up to something. As Section D review the CCTV footage, Lucas quickly recognises Darshavin, who mouths Lucas' name, indicating he intends for them to meet. Zoe Reynolds is a fictional case officer in the counterterrorism department of MI5, featured in the British television series, Spooks, also known as MI5 in the United States. While MI5 investigate and Hicks attempts to publish the story, a group of people from the government is sent to kill him. The fourth episode of series eight of the British espionage television series Spooks is the 69th episode in the overall series. Although he is found to be innocent, MI5 follow his activities, where they discover that he is being forced to conduct an assassination of an Algerian banker on British soil to guarantee the safety of his family. The episode includes more shots of Richard Armitage wearing tattoos, which took two hours to apply "on a good day". The series consists of ten episodes. [1] Meanwhile, Oleg Darshavin breaks out of an immigration detention facility following a riot. In response Shining Dawn sets the next bomb to only be deactivated with a code. Since there have been a lot of episodes–too many to list on one page–the episodes have been sorted by series and arranged byepisode number. Ellie questions whether she can cope with dating a spy, and Zoe discovers Tessa is up to something. Zafar Younis (1977–2007) is a fictional character in the popular BBC espionage drama Spooks, known in the United States as MI-5.The show follows the exploits of MI5's counter-terrorism group, Section D. The character is played by British actor Raza Jaffrey. "[9], "BBC – BBC One Programmes – Spooks – Episodes from 2009", "Weekly Top 30 Programmes (scroll down to BBC1 and select w/e 29 Nov 2009)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Series_8,_Episode_4_(Spooks)&oldid=998405365, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for single episodes, Television episode articles with short description and disambiguated page names, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 5 January 2021, at 06:34. Adam desperately tries to find Fiona when he loses track of her. Lucas is angered to discover she is attempting to bug his flat and pushes her out; Darshavin would later kidnap her. iPhones hadn’t been invented yet. Spooks foils its last bomb plot, cracks its final agent, and disappears off the schedules for good The sixth series of the BBC espionage television series Spooks began broadcasting on 16 October 2007 before ending on 18 December 2007. Spooks: series 10, episode six So Farewell, Harry, Ruth, uncle Tom Quinn and all. The team are concerned about the actions of an Algerian extremist who has escaped his home detention. Spooks first premiered in 2002 and aired for 10 seasons, ending in 2011. PF. In the episode one of Lucas North's (Richard Armitage) former interrogators, FSB officer Oleg Darshavin (Emil Hostina), approaches Lucas regarding an upcoming terrorist attack. Tom Quinn and his team of MI5 experts hunt an extremely dangerous pro-life terrorist. We look back at the BBC’s spy series, from favourite characters to the best episodes. Zafar is introduced in the last episode of series 3, and he appears throughout series 4 and 5. However, they tend to "break up if you sweat". "[6] Robert McLaughlin of Den of Geek noted that Lucas "spends a lot of this episode in a state of undress", and that while it was "a more personal episode, there are some huge implications set up and executed for the rest of the series, and while it might seem a waste of momentum to re-tread the imprisonment of Lucas from the beginning of last season, all the flashbacks, dabs of information and the entire setup are all relevant", concluding by stating that "Spooks continues to be one of the best shows the Beeb currently offers. ... Series 4 Spooks. He kills Barzali, and captures Fiona to take back to Syria. See episodes Hide episodes. These fictional UK cabinet ministers managed the team or have been characters in some episodes. The series consists of ten episodes. During the meeting alone, Darshavin reveals he knows of a planned terrorist attack by Sudanese extremists and will reveal the time and location in exchange for a passport and one million pounds in mixed currencies. David Oyelowo (Danny Hunter) David played yet another junior officer who died sacrificing himself … After the death of Fiona, Adam is taken off the case to investigate a Russian billionaire Oleg Korsakov, who plans to buy the, Juliet dismisses Harry after he stops the CIA from, After former MI5 officer Angela Wells visits Ruth, she comes to the Grid and holds everyone hostage, demanding that the service reveals evidence that Harry and MI5 conspired to kill, This page was last edited on 22 August 2020, at 15:36. ACTION; Defending their country, deceiving their friends - it's all in a day's work for the agents at MI5, the Security Service. Beforehand, weights were dropped down until the crew were satisfied Seed would survive the fall. The stunt was performed by Gordon Seed, who performed an 80-foot fall before, but onto water. Ruth Evershed (Nicola Walker) and Tariq Masood (Shazad Latif) looks into this and finds a link between al Khaled and Onelight, a charity front he used to recruit members. The first episode features Rupert Penry-Jones as Adam Carter, who was drafted in from MI6 to help investigate Tom's disappearance. By the end of the episode he and his family have been granted asylum in Ireland. [4], The scene where Sarah pushed Walker was filmed at the top floor of the London Ark. Martine McCutcheon was a brilliant addition to episode 1 but the best episode as you'd expect was episode 10. Throughout the episode, Harry Pearce (Peter Firth) believes Lucas developed Stockholm syndrome during his capture. Ivan Radford | On 04, May 2015. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of Spooks with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at TVGuide.com ... Robert Bailey 4 Episodes (2004-2004) Julian Simpson 3 Episodes (2007-2007) The fourth series of the BBC espionage television series Spooks began broadcasting on 12 September 2005 before ending on 10 November 2005. With Hermione Norris, Richard Armitage, Genevieve O'Reilly, Emil Hostina. Appearing as recurring characters are CIA Agent, Bob Hogan, and Iranian Special Consul, Dariush Bakhshi, and his wife, Ana. Newcomer, Far right political party "The British Way", who are connected to a number of attacks against, Journalist Gary Hicks witnesses the murder of Clive McTaggart, a high-ranking retired intelligence officer and friend of Harry's who was about to publish his memoirs, which contain government secrets. Lucas reminisces that during his imprisonment in Russia, he developed a bond with Darshavin and mentioned wanting to go birdwatching in the Thames Estuary. 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