Category Archives: Spooks
Spooks: Goodbye Harry
IT’S been an open secret for some time that Spooks had come to the end of its long and winding road. Today came final confirmation that series 10, due on screen next month (September), will be the last. You can … Continue reading
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Spooks: Is This The End For Harry?
FILMING began last month on series 10 of Spooks, due on screen this autumn. It’s now been confirmed that Sophia Myles has left the BBC1 drama after just one series as Beth Bailey. While an old secret comes back to … Continue reading
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Spooks: “Be Ready For Anything”
“WHAT if there was one time in your life when everything made sense? “What wouldn’t you do to go back?” Lucas / John tries to explain to Ruth why he’s risking everything for a new life with Maya (Laila Rouass). … Continue reading
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Spooks: True North
“THE dream is over now…” Spooks series nine, episode seven. Where we finally get some answers about Lucas North / John Bateman and Vaughn Edwards. And much more.
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Spooks: The One With The Spade
“YOU have a name, a life, that were never meant to be yours. “You’ve got no friends, no family, no past. You’re not a real person.” Spooks series nine, episode six finds Lucas / John caught on a hook. Reeled … Continue reading
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Spooks: The Sickness Unto Death
“THE greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quickly in the world. “Almost as if it were nothing at all.” Sir Harry quotes Kierkegaard in Spooks series nine, episode five.
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Spooks: Nicola Walker
THE interview notes are buried somewhere in my archives. I first met up with Nicola Walker back in the late 1990s when she starred in The Last Train and Touching Evil. She is, of course, now best known as Ruth … Continue reading
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Spooks: Amphitrite
“WHOSE life did you ruin today, John?” Spooks series nine, episode four. The one where Lucas North – aka John – is in turmoil.
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Spooks: An Honourable Man
“SOMETIMES you have to give a man a chance, Ruth. “To show you who he really is.” Spooks series nine episode three, with Peter Firth on scorching form as Sir Harry Pearce.
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Spooks: The One With The Lift
“HARRY!” Ruth has urgent news for the head of Section D in Spooks series nine, episode two. But first, a recap.
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