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'''''Spooks''''' is a series by [[The BBC]] revolving around the work of Section D of MI-5, the UK's Security Service. The show was renamed ''MI-5'' in the USA due to racial connotations and possible confusion over the term "Spooks". The show is notable for its use of [[Split Screen]] as well as [[Not Quite Dead]]. It also does not have any credits at the beginning or end, to maintain a pretense of secrecy (the credits are available on the DVD release and its BBC3 "week in advance" airings).
It provoked some controversy over an episode where a woman was killed by having her head shoved into a deep fat fryer (the victim, played by Lisa Faulkner, was being set up as a major character, and this was in the show's second episode) and also for one featuring suicide bombers.
The show ended in 2011 after ten seasons. In a show where [[Anyone Can Die]] and the one character who was considered to ''maybe'' have a plot shield has spent the last six weeks being put through the wringer, this made for a very tense finale.
[[The Movie|The series continued with a film]], ''Spooks: The Greater Good'', which was released on 8 May 2015.
For more information, go [http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/spooks/ here] (Non-UK spoilers) and [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205094951/http://www.aetv.com/tv/shows/mi5/mi5_homepage.html here].
A [[Spin-Off]], ''[[Spooks: Code 9]]'', aired in 2008. Poor critical reception and ratings means it's not likely to be coming back.
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* [[And the Adventure Continues...]]: The show ends on a particularly bittersweet version of this.
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* {{spoiler|[[Villain Protagonist]]}}: Lucas.
* [[The War on Terror]]: First British series to feature it.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist
* [[Western Terrorists]]: This trope is fully [[Justified Trope|justified]], as [[MI 5]] is (or at least, it ''was'' when the show started) concerned with domestic security akin to the American FBI, and not exclusively terrorism. The first series was written prior to 9/11 (although some cursory references were inserted after the fact) when Irish splinter groups, xenophobic race-baiting, and economic rioting were the prime sources of potential turmoil.
** And to be fair, some of these would be justified post-9/11 as well, given a quick glance at [[Real Life]].
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