Spooks

Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. 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.

Seasons

10

Episodes aired

86

Latest aired

S10E06

Total runtime

1d 12h

Timeline when each season aired

1. Season 1 May 2002 – June 2002 6 episodes
2. Season 2 June 2003 – August 2003 10 episodes
3. Season 3 October 2004 – December 2004 10 episodes
4. Season 4 September 2005 – November 2005 10 episodes
5. Season 5 September 2006 – November 2006 10 episodes
6. Season 6 October 2007 – December 2007 10 episodes
7. Season 7 October 2008 – December 2008 8 episodes
8. Season 8 November 2009 – December 2009 8 episodes
9. Season 9 September 2010 – November 2010 8 episodes
10. Season 10 September 2011 – October 2011 6 episodes

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  S07E01 New Allegiances

  October 27 find the promo

  Show synopsis

  The team steps in when a British soldier is kidnapped by Al-Qaeda. Meanwhile, an old protégé of Harry's returns to the fold after eight years in a Russian prison - but whose side is he really on?

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  S07E02 Split Loyalties

  October 27 find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Harry vows revenge by taking down the head of Russia's intelligence service in Britain with the help of Lucas North. Lucas's loyalties, however, are secretly no longer with MI5 and he exploits Harry's trust to help a Russian submarine destroy Britain's communications system, causing financial and social chaos.

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  S07E03 The Tip-Off

  October 28 find the promo

  Show synopsis

  With Lucas back within MI5 he reveals that the Russians interrogated him about Operation Sugar Horse, the most secret ongoing spy operation MI5 ever had. If the Russians know about it, then MI5 has a very high level mole. Harry seeks out his mentor, The Spycatcher, to help him find the mole. Ben is undercover with an Al-Qaeda cell; they are planning to bomb London and what looks like a dry run unexpectedly turns live.

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  S07E04 A Chance for Peace

  November 3 find the promo

  Show synopsis

  The team is stunned to discover that Al-Qaeda's number three wants to negotiate. It's a risk, but Harry and the team have to take this chance for peace.

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  S07E05 On the Brink

  November 10 find the promo

  Show synopsis

  The British economy is on the brink of collapse and if one more bank goes down the entire financial system will implode. Ros goes undercover in the City to flush out a dangerous international financier who wants to bankrupt the country. Suddenly, it is not just the economy, but Ros's life that is at risk.

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  S07E06 Accidental Discovery

  November 17 find the promo

  Show synopsis

  A teenage boy accidentally stumbles upon a government conspiracy and is instantly absorbed into the world of MI5, ending up on the run. Lucas and the team battle to protect the boy from those who wish to silence him. Harry receives a cryptic message from his asset in Russia which could be the key to bringing down the high-level MI5 mole.

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  S07E07 The Mole

  November 24 find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Harry is imprisoned and accused by MI5 of being the Russian mole. Lucas disappears to Moscow in a bid to gather intelligence and get to the bottom of Harry's arrest, whilst the rest of the team tries to prove his innocence on the Grid. But with so much evidence against him and a traitor among the team, things aren't looking good for Harry.

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  S07E08 Nuclear Strike

  December 8 find the promo

  Show synopsis

  With the Russians launching a nuclear strike on London, the only person who can help the team in this desperate hour is the traitor amongst them. With the Russians hunting them down, the team ushers their traitor through London in a desperate bid to reach the codes, and the bomb, in time.