The first series of the British spy drama television series Spooks (known as MI-5 in the United States) began broadcasting on 13 May 2002 on BBC One, and ended on 17 June 2002.It consists of six episodes. [4] Creator David Wolstencroft found Tom to be the most fun, yet hardest character to write for due to him being the main character. The producers agreed that adding credits would be a waste of time, and that the viewers would pay no attention to them. [12] In the fourth and fifth episodes, Hugh Laurie appears as Jools Siviter, a department head of MI6, an organisation depicted as "old school" compared with MI5. Gerard O'Donovan of The Telegraph thought that the series "proved thoroughly entertaining", and praised Wolstencroft's writing, which O'Donovan felt was "confident enough to be playful with its subject – especially regarding Britain's poor-relation relationship with America." Tom's short-term doctor lover A lot goes on in each episode, and it's detrimental for a show like this to keep the action and tension going as fast as possible." By the time he was hired it had been sixteen years since he last wrote for television. [59] Macfadyen was also voted the sixth "hunkiest male". Spooks was awarded a British Academy Television Awards (BAFTA) for Best Drama Series, and was nominated for two other BAFTAs and three Royal Television Society Awards. Rory MacGregor (Colin Wells) He felt the benefit of a spy show is that rather than in a crime drama where the protagonists take their work home with them, spies are given the added dimension that they cannot reveal their work even to their loved ones. He also took inspirations from novels including le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. [16], The two main writers, Brenton and Wolstencroft, had different styles and influences in their scripts. The bright, popular senior case officer of MI5's Section B team. [n 1] After two episodes aired, the BBC began considering renewing the show for a longer second series as it had proved popular among the key demographics of viewers aged 16 to 34 years. Cranitch had previously appeared in several other dramas as Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) operators. Richard Harrington (Will) 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. "[50], The first series of Spooks was nominated for six awards, one of which it won. Although the sequences were presented in a similar vein to the American action series 24, the split screen idea did not come from the show itself; Nalluri thought of it independently after visiting a pub one night after filming wrapped up. She produces evidence that former Home Secretary Blake worked with Nightingale and ordered the bombing … [33], The Spooks producers were hoping the ratings for the pilot would achieve at least six million viewers; at the time this was considered acceptable ratings by the BBC, as it would allow them to further consider Spooks' future. While it's a little talkier and more reliant on suspense and mystery than trigger-happy American action shows, [Spooks] should please any fan of cloak-and-dagger antics. [62] The Tom and Ellie relationship was seen by viewers as the fourth best couple in television for the year,[63] and Patrick McCann as the sixth best villain. However, the producers did not know how to fill in episode two, so the death was moved up. As a result of the series, MI5's website saw a surge in a number of applications to the organisation by viewers. Directed by Colm McCarthy. A former army officer who heads Section B. [21], Throughout the writing, and also the filming stages of the series, the writers were advised by ex-MI5 officers who gave insight into how the characters operate and how their personal lives would be affected by it. She can be quite cold and you don't really know her," and the series sees "flashes of how she can be". David Wolstencroft was credited as the series creator, Simon Crawford Collins as the producer, and Jane Featherstone as the series producer. [23] Rural scenes were filmed across the South East of England, including in areas in Surrey,[11][14] and outside Maidstone in Kent. [11] Kevin McNally appears as Robert Osbourne, the antagonist of the second episode. Harry is sceptical, because Walker had set up a meeting with Harry just before the "suicide", and Michael Braydon, a second CIA officer, unexpectedly dies. A workaholic who uses her people skills to good effect. Keeley Hawes (Zoe Reynolds) Martine McCutcheon - Series 4, Episode 2; Andrew Tiernan - Surreal World and The Possibility of a Mole (4#1 and 4#2); Jimi Mistry - Series 4, Episode 6 A young but promising agent. [24] Although Spooks is a serious show, the writers add occasional humour from the characters. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of MI-5 with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at TVGuide.com [14], In episode five, Tim Pigott-Smith plays Hampton Wilder, a character who was based on Richard Nixon and Jeffrey Archer. A former army officer who heads Section B. "[42] Fellow Guardian reviewer Gareth McLean stated that Spooks is "so good it makes you want to be a spy. [20], The producers chose the exterior and some interior of Freemasons' Hall in Holborn as the stand-in for Thames House, the real-life headquarters of MI5, as they felt both buildings shared a similar architecture. With [Spooks] there is nothing like it, no filler material at all. [61] Agutter, Faulkner and Hawes were also respectively voted the thirtieth, sixteenth and second "most fanciable females". Megan Dodds (Christine Dale) The producers were impressed enough by Dodds' performance that they wished to see her return in the second series. [26][27] Following the completion of the episodes, Muskett added the score for them. This became the basis for creating Jools Siviter. Filming took place from November 2001 to March 2002. Looking After Our Own. [18] While writing the series, the writer introduced a set of "MI5 terminology", terms used by the main characters in the series. 6, Jenny Agutter (Tessa Phillips) Nicola Walker (Ruth Evershed) [23] By the time the crew filmed the series finale, hand-held cameras were mostly used. [52] The first series was also nominated for three Royal Television Society Awards, including Drama Series, although it lost out to Clocking Off. At the end of 2002, the BBC released a "Best of" viewer polls on its website. Alison Graham of the Radio Times called the first series "a tremendous pieces of hokum, which is only slightly po-faced (but in a knowing kind of way) and which manages to stay just on the right side of self-parody." Hugh Simon (Malcolm Wyn-Jones) Kudos later pitched the show to all the major British television networks; however none of them were as enthusiastic as Kudos, as they did not see the potential of a post-Cold War spy series. A cynical veteran with more than 20 years' experience. [66] It was later released in Australia (Region 4) on 18 August 2003,[67] and in the United States (Region 1, where it is known as MI-5: Volume 1) on 13 January 2004. [4], The first series also sees a number of recurring characters and guest appearances. [23] Several other locales around London were used as filming locations. When Kudos contacted him, they agreed they should work together to create a television series based on his idea, which was not to glamourise the world of spies, instead showing the audience that spies work in a "shitty job". Last update: 03-05-04 Contents Cast And Credits By Season CAST AND CREDITS BY SEASON Series 1, 2002 Series 2, 2003 Series 3, 2004. The producers later successfully pitched the series to the BBC after the networks' commissioning teams were replaced. "[43], Nancy Banks-Smith of The Guardian stated the series is "one of those shiny and insubstantial series," adding that "all that leaping out of bed at dawn on the pretext that you have to go and sell a house tends to wear thin." See episodes Hide episodes. In addition there are numerous interviews with the cast and crew members of the series, discussing the origins and development of the show and the purpose of the main characters. [20], Esther Hall describing the Tom/Ellie relationship from Ellie's point of view. [17] However, the series instead broadcast on Mondays. According to Wolstencroft, the inclusion of Helen's death was to give the audience the message that "the world of Spooks isn't the world where the cavalry always arrive, because in reality these people [MI5] do risk their lives on our behalf and they do get into sticky situations with genuinely nasty people." According to Wolstencroft, Nalluri "directs as I see. [19] Mirren wrote "One Last Dance", which he felt was difficult to write as he had to tie two main storylines together. Catch up with the action from all five series of Spooks. Natasha Little (Vicki Westbrook) Tom Quinn and his team of MI5 experts hunt an extremely dangerous pro-life terrorist. 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. 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