Spooks (known as MI-5 in certain countries) is a British spy drama television series, created by David Wolstencroft. It debuted on BBC One on 13 May 2002. The series follows the activities of the intelligence officers of Section D in MI5. In 2003 it won the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series.
From its debut until its finale on 23 October 2011, 86 episodes were aired across ten complete series. The first series has six episodes, and series two through six have 10 episodes each. Series seven through nine have eight episodes each. The ninth series aired between September and November 2010. The tenth and final series, which began airing on 18 September 2011, consists of six episodes. The individual episodes have no official titles, though there are internal working titles. The USA versions air with titles, which sometimes, but not always, match the working titles.
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | Average viewership (in millions) | |||
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First aired | Last aired | |||||
1 | 6 | 13 May 2002 | 17 June 2002 | 7.49 [n 1] | ||
2 | 10 | 2 June 2003 | 11 August 2003 | 7.19 [n 2] | ||
3 | 10 | 11 October 2004 | 13 December 2004 | 5.77 [n 3] | ||
4 | 10 | 12 September 2005 | 10 November 2005 | 6.05 [n 4] | ||
5 | 10 | 17 September 2006 | 13 November 2006 | 5.97 [n 5] | ||
6 | 10 | 16 October 2007 | 18 December 2007 | 5.57 [n 6] | ||
7 | 8 | 27 October 2008 | 8 December 2008 | 5.46 [n 7] | ||
8 | 8 | 4 November 2009 | 23 December 2009 | 5.34 [n 8] | ||
9 | 8 | 20 September 2010 | 8 November 2010 | 6.33 [n 9] | ||
10 | 6 | 18 September 2011 | 25 October 2011 | 5.41 [n 10] |
No. overall | No. in series | Title [1] | Directed by [1] | Written by [1] | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [2] |
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1 | 1 | "Thou Shalt Not Kill" | Bharat Nalluri | David Wolstencroft | 13 May 2002 | 9.60 |
2 | 2 | "Looking After Our Own" | Bharat Nalluri | David Wolstencroft | 20 May 2002 | 8.10 |
3 | 3 | "One Last Dance" | Rob Bailey | Simon Mirren | 27 May 2002 | 7.30 |
4 | 4 | "Traitor's Gate" | Rob Bailey | Howard Brenton | 4 June 2002 | 5.99 |
5 | 5 | "The Rose Bed Memoirs" | Andy Wilson | Howard Brenton | 10 June 2002 | 6.75 |
6 | 6 | "Lesser of Two Evils" "Mean, Dirty, Nasty" [3] | Andy Wilson | David Wolstencroft & Howard Brenton | 17 June 2002 | 7.21 |
No. overall | No. in series | Title [4] | Directed by [4] | Written by [4] | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [5] |
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7 | 1 | "Legitimate Targets" | Bharat Nalluri | David Wolstencroft | 2 June 2003 (BBC One) | 8.16 |
8 | 2 | "Nest of Angels" | Bharat Nalluri | Howard Brenton | 2 June 2003 (BBC Three) [n 11] | 7.87 |
9 | 3 | "Spiders" "Hackers" [6] | Rob Bailey | Matthew Graham | 9 June 2003 (BBC Three) | 7.18 |
10 | 4 | "Blood and Money" | Rob Bailey | Howard Brenton | 16 June 2003 (BBC Three) | 7.38 |
11 | 5 | "I Spy Apocalypse" | Justin Chadwick | Howard Brenton | 23 June 2003 (BBC Three) [n 12] | 6.30 |
12 | 6 | "Without Incident" "President's Visit" [6] | Justin Chadwick | David Wolstencroft | 7 July 2003 (BBC Three) | 6.00 [7] [n 13] |
13 | 7 | "Clean Skin" | Ciaran Donnelly | Simon Mirren | 14 July 2003 (BBC Three) | 6.90 |
14 | 8 | "Strike Force" "Military Strikes" [6] | Ciaran Donnelly | Steve Bailie | 21 July 2003 (BBC Three) | 6.68 |
15 | 9 | "The Seventh Division" "A Very Corporate Coup" [8] | Sam Miller | Ben Richards | 28 July 2003 (BBC Three) | 6.92 |
16 | 10 | "Smoke and Mirrors" "Pit of Secrets" [6] | Sam Miller | Howard Brenton | 11 August 2003 (BBC One) | 7.32 |
No. overall | No. in series | Title [9] | Directed by [10] [11] | Written by [10] [11] | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [12] |
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17 | 1 | "Project Friendly Fire" | Jonny Campbell | Howard Brenton | 11 October 2004 (BBC One) | 6.77 |
18 | 2 | "The Sleeper" | Jonny Campbell | Howard Brenton | 16 October 2004 (BBC Three) [n 14] | 6.48 |
19 | 3 | "Who Guards the Guards?" | Cilla Ware | Rupert Walters | 23 October 2004 (BBC Three) | 6.49 |
20 | 4 | "A Prayer for My Daughter" | Cilla Ware | Ben Richards | 30 October 2004 (BBC Three) | 6.33 |
21 | 5 | "Love and Death" | Justin Chadwick | David Wolstencroft | 6 November 2004 (BBC Three) | 5.00 |
22 | 6 | "Persephone" | Justin Chadwick | Ben Richards | 13 November 2004 (BBC Three) | 5.46 |
23 | 7 | "Outsiders" | Bill Anderson | Raymond Khoury | 20 November 2004 (BBC Three) | 5.74 |
24 | 8 | "Celebrity" | Bill Anderson | Howard Brenton | 27 November 2004 (BBC Three) | 5.19 |
25 | 9 | "Frequently Asked Questions" | Alrick Riley | Rupert Walters | 4 December 2004 (BBC Three) | 4.92 |
26 | 10 | "The Suffering of Strangers" | Alrick Riley | Ben Richards | 13 December 2004 (BBC One) | 5.33 |
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [13] |
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27 | 1 | "The Special (Part 1)" [14] | Antonia Bird | Ben Richards | 12 September 2005 (BBC One) | 6.63 |
28 | 2 | "The Special (Part 2)" [15] | Antonia Bird | Ben Richards | 13 September 2005 (BBC One) | 6.84 |
29 | 3 | "Divided They Fall" [16] | Alrick Riley | Ben Richards | 15 September 2005 (BBC Three) [n 15] | 6.50 |
30 | 4 | "Road Trip" [17] | Alrick Riley | Howard Brenton | 22 September 2005 (BBC Three) | 5.21 |
31 | 5 | "The Book" [18] | Jeremy Lovering | Raymond Khoury | 29 September 2005 (BBC Three) | 5.20 |
32 | 6 | "The Innocent" [19] | Jeremy Lovering | David Farr | 6 October 2005 (BBC Three) | 5.83 |
33 | 7 | "Syria" [20] | Omar Madha | Raymond Khoury | 13 October 2005 (BBC Three) | 5.74 |
34 | 8 | "The Russian" [21] | Omar Madha | Howard Brenton | 20 October 2005 (BBC Three) | 6.34 |
35 | 9 | "The Sting" [22] | Julian Simpson | Rupert Walters | 27 October 2005 (BBC Three) | 5.98 |
36 | 10 | "Diana" [23] | Julian Simpson | Howard Brenton | 10 November 2005 (BBC One) | 6.18 |
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [24] |
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37 | 1 | "Gas and Oil (Part 1)" | Omar Madha | Ben Richards | 17 September 2006 (BBC One) | 6.31 |
38 | 2 | "Gas and Oil (Part 2)" | Omar Madha | Ben Richards | 17 September 2006 (BBC Three) [n 16] | 5.75 |
39 | 3 | "The Cell" | Julian Simpson | Ben Richards | 18 September 2006 (BBC Three) | 6.12 |
40 | 4 | "World Trade" | Kenny Glenaan | David Farr | 25 September 2006 (BBC Three) | 5.79 |
41 | 5 | "The Message" | Kenny Glenaan | Zinnie Harris | 2 October 2006 (BBC Three) | 5.89 |
42 | 6 | "Hostage Takers (Part 1)" | Andy Hay | Raymond Khoury | 9 October 2006 (BBC Three) | 6.05 |
43 | 7 | "Hostage Takers (Part 2)" | Andy Hay | Raymond Khoury | 16 October 2006 (BBC Three) | 5.53 |
44 | 8 | "Agenda" | Julian Simpson | Julian Simpson | 23 October 2006 (BBC Three) | 5.97 |
45 | 9 | "The Criminal" | Julian Holmes | Neil Cross | 30 October 2006 (BBC Three) | 5.80 |
46 | 10 | "Aftermath" | Julian Holmes | David Farr | 13 November 2006 (BBC One) | 6.47 |
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [25] |
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47 | 1 | "The Virus (Part 1)" | Omar Madha | Neil Cross | 16 October 2007 (BBC One) | 6.61 |
48 | 2 | "The Virus (Part 2)" | Omar Madha | Neil Cross | 16 October 2007 (BBC Three) [n 17] | 5.78 |
49 | 3 | "The Kidnap" | Charles Beeson | Rupert Walters | 23 October 2007 (BBC Three) | 6.12 |
50 | 4 | "The Extremist" | Charles Beeson | David Farr | 30 October 2007 (BBC Three) | 5.62 |
51 | 5 | "The Deal" | Brendan Maher | Zinnie Harris | 6 November 2007 (BBC Three) | 5.58 |
52 | 6 | "The Courier" | Brendan Maher | George Tiffin | 13 November 2007 (BBC Three) | 5.30 |
53 | 7 | "The Broadcast" | Stefan Schwartz | David Farr | 20 November 2007 (BBC Three) | 4.94 |
54 | 8 | "Infiltration" | Stefan Schwartz | Neil Cross | 27 November 2007 (BBC Three) | 5.26 |
55 | 9 | "Isolated" | Alrick Riley | Neil Cross | 4 December 2007 (BBC Three) | 4.84 |
56 | 10 | "The School" | Alrick Riley | Ben Richards | 18 December 2007 (BBC One) | 5.68 |
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [26] |
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57 | 1 | "New Allegiances" | Colm McCarthy | Neil Cross & Ben Richards | 27 October 2008 (BBC One) | 5.91 |
58 | 2 | "Split Loyalties" | Colm McCarthy | Neil Cross & Ben Richards | 27 October 2008 (BBC Three) [n 18] | 5.63 |
59 | 3 | "The Tip-Off" | Peter Hoar | Russell Lewis & Ben Richards | 28 October 2008 (BBC Three) | 5.59 |
60 | 4 | "A Chance for Peace" | Peter Hoar | Richard McBrien | 3 November 2008 (BBC Three) | 5.29 |
61 | 5 | "On the Brink" | Edward Hall | Christian Spurrier | 10 November 2008 (BBC Three) | 5.21 |
62 | 6 | "Accidental Discovery" | Edward Hall | David Farr | 17 November 2008 (BBC Three) | 5.14 |
63 | 7 | "The Mole" | Sam Miller | James Moran & Christian Spurrier | 24 November 2008 (BBC Three) | 5.00 |
64 | 8 | "Nuclear Strike" | Sam Miller | Neil Cross | 8 December 2008 (BBC One) | 5.95 |
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [27] |
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65 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Alrick Riley | Story by : Zinnie Harris & Ben Richards Teleplay by : Ben Richards | 4 November 2009 (BBC One) | 6.55 |
66 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Alrick Riley | Story by : Zinnie Harris & Ben Richards Teleplay by : Ben Richards | 6 November 2009 (BBC Three) [n 19] | 5.11 |
67 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Sam Miller | Christian Spurrier & Sean Reilly | 13 November 2009 (BBC Three) | 5.26 |
68 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Sam Miller | David Farr | 20 November 2009 (BBC Three) | 5.18 |
69 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Alrick Riley | Richard McBrien | 27 November 2009 (BBC Three) | 4.39 |
70 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Edward Hall | Dennis Kelly | 4 December 2009 (BBC Three) | 5.11 |
71 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Edward Hall | James Dormer | 11 December 2009 (BBC Three) | 3.99 [28] [n 20] |
72 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Alrick Riley | Ben Richards | 23 December 2009 (BBC One) | 5.91 |
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [29] |
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73 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Paul Whittington | Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent | 20 September 2010 | 6.74 |
74 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Michael Caton-Jones | David Farr | 27 September 2010 | 6.27 |
75 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Michael Caton-Jones | Richard McBrien | 4 October 2010 | 6.04 |
76 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Paul Whittington | Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent | 11 October 2010 | 6.37 |
77 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Julian Holmes | Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent & Oliver Brown | 18 October 2010 | 6.35 |
78 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Julian Holmes | Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent | 25 October 2010 | 6.36 |
79 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Edward Hall | Anthony Neilson | 1 November 2010 | 6.10 |
80 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Edward Hall | Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent | 8 November 2010 | 6.40 |
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [30] |
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81 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Alrick Riley | Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent | 18 September 2011 | 5.63 |
82 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Alrick Riley | Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent | 25 September 2011 | 5.12 |
83 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Julian Homes | Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent | 2 October 2011 | 5.15 |
84 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Julian Holmes | Sean Cook | 9 October 2011 | 5.31 |
85 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Bharat Nalluri | Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent & Anthony Neilson | 16 October 2011 | 5.27 |
86 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Bharat Nalluri | Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent | 23 October 2011 | 5.95 |
Season | Episode number | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
1 | 9.60 | 8.10 | 7.30 | 5.99 | 6.75 | 7.21 | N/A | ||||
2 | 8.16 | 7.87 | 7.18 | 7.38 | 6.30 | 6.00 | 6.90 | 6.68 | 6.92 | 7.32 | |
3 | 6.77 | 6.48 | 6.49 | 6.33 | 5.00 | 5.46 | 5.74 | 5.19 | 4.92 | 5.33 | |
4 | 6.63 | 6.84 | 6.50 | 5.21 | 5.20 | 5.83 | 5.74 | 6.34 | 5.98 | 6.18 | |
5 | 6.31 | 5.75 | 6.12 | 5.79 | 5.89 | 6.05 | 5.53 | 5.97 | 5.80 | 6.47 | |
6 | 6.61 | 5.78 | 6.12 | 5.62 | 5.58 | 5.30 | 4.94 | 5.26 | 4.84 | 5.68 | |
7 | 5.91 | 5.63 | 5.59 | 5.29 | 5.21 | 5.14 | 5.00 | 5.95 | N/A | ||
8 | 6.55 | 5.11 | 5.26 | 5.18 | 4.39 | 5.11 | 3.99 | 5.91 | N/A | ||
9 | 6.74 | 6.27 | 6.04 | 6.37 | 6.35 | 6.36 | 6.10 | 6.40 | N/A | ||
10 | 5.63 | 5.12 | 5.15 | 5.31 | 5.27 | 5.95 | N/A |
Series | DVD release dates | ||
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Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |
1 | 13 January 2004 [32] | 16 June 2003 [33] | 18 August 2003 [34] |
2 | 11 January 2005 [35] | 20 September 2004 [36] | 21 March 2004 [37] |
3 | 31 January 2006 [38] | 5 September 2005 [39] | 23 May 2005 [40] |
4 | 9 January 2007 [41] | 4 September 2006 [42] | 21 May 2007 [43] |
5 | 8 January 2008 [44] | 10 September 2007 [45] | 19 May 2008 [46] |
6 | 20 January 2009 [47] | 6 October 2008 [48] | 4 August 2008 [49] |
7 | 26 January 2010 [50] | 12 October 2008 [51] | 1 April 2009 [52] |
8 | 25 January 2011 [53] | 20 September 2010 [54] | 3 November 2010 [55] |
9 | 12 July 2011 [56] | 28 February 2011 [57] | 31 May 2011 [58] |
10 | 6 March 2012 [59] | 28 November 2011 [60] | 4 April 2012 [61] |
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