Spooks

It's a fine line between safety and terror. Meet the rulers.

7.7/1020021hEnded10 Seasons · 86 Episodes

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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 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.

Released: May 13, 2002

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Seasons

Series 1

6 episodes

Series 2

10 episodes

Top Cast

Peter Firth

Harry Pearce

Nicola Walker

Ruth Evershed

Max Brown

Dimitri Levendis

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