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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Spooks Season 7 Episode 7 - The Mole
    9.7/10(3 votes)

    #1 - The Mole

    S7:E7

    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.

    Director:Sam Miller
    Writers:James Moran, Christian Spurrier

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  2. Spooks Season 10 Episode 6 - Deportation
    9.7/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Deportation

    S10:E6

    Harry finds himself facing deportation to America following the death of CIA agent Jim Coaver. After some new evidence comes to light about the recent attacks on the United Kingdom and the government's proposed alliance with Russia, Ruth and her former colleagues in Section D free Harry from CIA custody. Harry's suspicions see him going to another of his former Cold War adversaries.

    Director:Bharat Nalluri
    Writers:Sam Vincent, Jonathan Brackley

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  3. Spooks Season 5 Episode 8 - Agenda
    9.5/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Agenda

    S5:E8

    MI5 investigates the assassination of a Muslim cleric outside the high court, and uncovers a radicalised Christian who is determined to incite a religious war.

    Director:Julian Simpson
    Writer:Julian Simpson

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  4. Spooks Season 6 Episode 7 - The Broadcast
    9.5/10(3 votes)

    #4 - The Broadcast

    S6:E7

    A live TV broadcast announcing the new peace accord between the UK, US and Iran is hijacked by armed gunmen. Can Adam and Ros defuse the situation before someone's hurt?

    Director:Stefan Schwartz
    Writer:David Farr

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  5. Spooks Season 6 Episode 10 - The School
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - The School

    S6:E10

    Hardliners opposed to the peace between Iran and the West have targeted a London school. Jo is captured by Redbacks, the mercenaries who abducted Zaf.

    Director:Alrick Riley
    Writer:Ben Richards

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  6. Spooks Season 7 Episode 1 - New Allegiances
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - New Allegiances

    S7:E1

    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?

    Director:Colm McCarthy
    Writers:Neil Cross, Ben Richards

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  7. Spooks Season 7 Episode 2 - Split Loyalties
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Split Loyalties

    S7:E2

    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.

    Director:Colm McCarthy
    Writers:Neil Cross, Ben Richards

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  8. Spooks Season 7 Episode 3 - The Tip-Off
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #8 - The Tip-Off

    S7:E3

    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.

    Director:Peter Hoar
    Writers:Russell Lewis, Ben Richards

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  9. Spooks Season 7 Episode 4 - A Chance for Peace
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - A Chance for Peace

    S7:E4

    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.

    Director:Peter Hoar
    Writer:Richard McBrien

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  10. Spooks Season 7 Episode 5 - On the Brink
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - On the Brink

    S7:E5

    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.

    Director:Edward Hall
    Writer:Christian Spurrier

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  11. Spooks Season 7 Episode 6 - Accidental Discovery
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Accidental Discovery

    S7:E6

    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.

    Director:Edward Hall
    Writer:David Farr

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  12. Spooks Season 7 Episode 8 - Nuclear Strike
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Nuclear Strike

    S7:E8

    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.

    Director:Sam Miller
    Writer:Neil Cross

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  13. Spooks Season 8 Episode 1 - Uranium
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Uranium

    S8:E1

    Harry is still missing, and there is one question on everyone's mind: is he dead, or alive? Section D discovers that Harry thwarted a clandestine operation to smuggle weapons-grade uranium into Iraq to justify the war. Now the rogue officers who masterminded the operation want their uranium back, and they are prepared to go to any lengths to get it. If Harry isn't dead already, is it too late to save him?

    Director:Alrick Riley
    Writer:Ben Richards

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  14. Spooks Season 8 Episode 2 - Energy
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Energy

    S8:E2

    The country reaches crisis point when energy supplies are threatened by an explosion at a gas processing plant. With reserves on the verge of running out, Britain is forced to turn to Tazbekstan for help. But in return for energy, the Tazbek Trade and Industry Secretary, Urazov, wants carte blanche to wipe out his enemies on British soil. Is this a price worth paying or can Section D get rid of Urazov in order to secure the deal?

    Director:Alrick Riley
    Writers:Ben Richards, Zinnie Harris

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  15. Spooks Season 8 Episode 3 - Tycoons
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Tycoons

    S8:E3

    The pressure is on for Section D when a secret meeting of powerful tycoons is stormed by armed terrorists and eight of the world's richest men are taken captive. But this is no normal hostage situation - undercover at the time, Ros is one the hostages. As events spiral out of control, it looks like no one will make it out alive. Is this the end of the road for Ros?

    Director:Sam Miller
    Writer:Christian Spurrier

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  16. Spooks Season 8 Episode 4 - Nemesis
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Nemesis

    S8:E4

    Lucas's past comes back to haunt him when his former torturer Darshavin turns up with intelligence about a bomb in London. Harry fears Darshavin still has a psychological hold over Lucas, but Darshavin won't deal with anyone else. With innocent lives at risk Lucas must confront his demons for the sake of the nation, but can he overcome his nemesis in order to save the day or is the pressure too much to bear?

    Director:Sam Miller
    Writer:David Farr

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  17. Spooks Season 8 Episode 5 - Sudden Death
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Sudden Death

    S8:E5

    Harry is puzzled by the sudden death of CIA boss Samuel Walker. Harry is convinced that he did not commit suicide and when another CIA agent dies he begins to think that the deaths have something to do with the power meeting that is being held in Basel. Ros is surprised when her old mentor, Jack Coleville, contacts her and it soon becomes apparent he is involved in what has been going on.

    Director:Alrick Riley
    Writer:Richard McBrien

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  18. Spooks Season 8 Episode 7 - Start a War
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Start a War

    S8:E7

    After a Pakistani intelligence officer is murdered in South London, the head of the Pakistani intelligence service talks to Harry and Ros. They learn that there is a planned attack on some Muslims and there are determined to stop an all out war between the Hindu and Muslim communities.

    Director:Edward Hall
    Writer:James Dormer

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  19. Spooks Season 8 Episode 8 - Brink of War
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Brink of War

    S8:E8

    With India and Pakistan on the brink of war, emergency talks are set up in an exclusive London hotel. Section D faces its biggest challenge yet, as the team tries to avert the first nuclear confrontation since the Second World War. When the Indian delegation abandons the talks, it looks like Nightingale's sinister plan will succeed. Lucas and Ros place themselves in grave danger in a final attempt to defeat Nightingale, but will they make it out of the hotel alive?

    Director:Alrick Riley
    Writer:Ben Richards

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  20. Spooks Season 9 Episode 2 - Oil Baron
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Oil Baron

    S9:E2

    The pressure is on for Beth when she goes undercover for MI5 for the first time. She is tasked with protecting an influential oil baron, Robert Westhouse, when the team receives intel that an assassination attempt will be made on him at a meeting of top oil dealers. But an unexpected ambush throws things off course, and threatens to dredge up her murky mercenary past. Meanwhile, Lucas visits someone who never expected they would see him again.

    Director:Michael Caton-Jones
    Writer:David Farr

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  21. Spooks Season 9 Episode 3 - Paroxocybin
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Paroxocybin

    S9:E3

    Section D is forced to welcome an FSB officer onto the Grid to help track down Aibek, a rogue nationalist from the ex-Soviet state of Azakstan. Aibek is in the UK to find the last known sample of the nerve agent 'Paroxocybin'. The chase is on, but will the team find a way to stop the nerve agent falling into the wrong hands without ruining Anglo-Russian relations? Meanwhile, Lucas's personal life takes a passionate turn.

    Director:Michael Caton-Jones
    Writer:Richard McBrien

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  22. Spooks Season 9 Episode 5 - Hotel Lockdown
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Hotel Lockdown

    S9:E5

    The American president is on his way to London to chair top secret peace talks between Israel and Palestine, under the guise of his first state visit. Beth and Dimitri must keep their wits about them as undercover Home Office representatives, tasked with keeping the delegates apart until the talks. When a plot to kill the president is uncovered, they must also track down the assailant. The hotel is put in lockdown as a precaution, but are they locking the threat out? Or in?

    Director:Julian Holmes
    Writers:Sam Vincent, Jonathan Brackley, Oliver Brown

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  23. Spooks Season 9 Episode 6 - Cybershell
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Cybershell

    S9:E6

    Relations between the CIA and MI5 are stretched after an American drone is hacked in Afghanistan whilst in British care, leading to the loss of American lives. Beecher - head of the CIA in London - arrives on the Grid to oversee installation of the US's advanced cybersecurity system, 'Cybershell', to prevent any future disasters. Lucas, out in the field, is tasked with protecting and delivering Daniella Ortiz to the Grid, the young ex-hacker turned White House cryptographer who holds the installation codes. When the Grid is hacked and locked down, the team is plunged into a nightmare. Will they escape and prevent the theft of all CIA and MI5 intelligence? Will Lucas be able to protect Ortiz when the hackers decide to cut out the middle man?

    Director:Julian Holmes
    Writers:Sam Vincent, Jonathan Brackley

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  24. Spooks Season 9 Episode 7 - Dead Drop
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Dead Drop

    S9:E7

    Lucas is plunged further into the depths of his past when Vaughn takes his manipulations to a new level. Ruth is approached and followed by an imbalanced council snooper who is convinced he's found a dead drop. She initially keeps her distance from him, but when her curiosity gets the better of her she ends up trapped in a situation not even he could have predicted. Lucas and Harry come face to face in the pursuit of the truth.

    Director:Edward Hall
    Writer:Anthony Neilson

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  25. Spooks Season 9 Episode 8 - Cat and Mouse
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Cat and Mouse

    S9:E8

    The team faces their toughest challenge ever: tracking down Lucas North, their Section Chief, friend and one of the best agents MI5 has ever had. Harry decides the team are too close, and brings in a specialist to help with the hunt. But it will not be easy to find a man who has nothing left to lose, and as the search becomes increasingly desperate, Harry and Lucas become embroiled in a deadly game of cat and mouse.

    Director:Edward Hall
    Writers:Sam Vincent, Jonathan Brackley

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Mole" is the best rated episode of "Spooks". It scored 9.7/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Sam Miller and written by James Moran, Christian Spurrier, it aired on 11/24/2008. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Deportation".