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Spooks S9E3 — Paroxocybin
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Spooks•Season 9•Episode 3

Paroxocybin

7.6/10 · 228 votesOct 4, 2010

Ranked #8 of 8 in Season 9•−0.5 vs season avg

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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

Directed byMichael Caton-Jones
Written byRichard McBrien
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Peter Firth

Peter Firth

Harry Pearce

Nicola Walker

Nicola Walker

Ruth Evershed

Richard Armitage

Richard Armitage

Lucas North

Max Brown

Max Brown

Dimitri Levendis

Sophia Myles

Sophia Myles

Beth Bailey

Shazad Latif

Shazad Latif

Tariq Masood

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Richard McBrien

Writer

Nick Gillard

Nick Gillard

Stunt Coordinator

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Belinda Cottrell

Editor

Fabian Wagner

Fabian Wagner

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Michael Caton-Jones

Michael Caton-Jones

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Phil Hookway

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Justin Pearson

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James Manning

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Episode Summary

"Paroxocybin" is episode 3 of Spooks season 9. It scored 7.6/10 from 228 votes, ranking #8 of 8 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Michael Caton-Jones and written by Richard McBrien, it aired on October 4, 2010.

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