Ahead of Spooks: The Greater Good, we look back at the original cast of the BBC's spy drama, from David Oyelowo to Keeley Hawes Matthew Macfadyen, Keeley Hawes and Peter Firth in the first series of ...

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With every newspaper’s front page a potential storyline and the public beginning to ring-fence Mondays at 9pm for its weekly dose of espionage thrills, Spooks had entered the TV zeitgeist. Eschewing ...

Long-running TV shows have often had surprising origins. The Sopranos began life as a feature film, 24 was originally about a fireman, while Cheers was nearly set in a hotel. For Spooks, it all ...

Spooks launched on the BBC in 2002 and was an instant hit with viewers. The spy drama followed the counter-terrorism division within MI5 and launched the careers of countless British stars - some of ...

Time to get out the hankies, obviously dusting them first for fingerprints. After 10 series of poker-faced shenanigans at the heart of the British security services, Spooks finally signed off for good ...

Gripping: 'Spooks' agents Ros Myers (Hermione Norris) and Lucas North (Richard Armitage) For nine years, fans of Spooks have grown used to the heart-stopping suspense of the “ticking clock” scenario: ...