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For more information, go [http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/spooks/ here] (Non-UK spoilers) and [http://www.aetv.com/tv/shows/mi5/mi5_homepage.html here].
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* [[Actor Allusion]]: [[Robin Hood (TV series)|This isn't the first time]] Lara Pulver has taken {{spoiler|[[Richard Armitage]]}}'s job.
* [[And the Adventure Continues...]]: The show ends on a particularly bittersweet version of this.
* [[Anyone Can Die]], [[Killed Off for Real]]: all in reference to Lisa Faulkner's frying as well as dozens of other examples. Only one of the original characters remains in the show, although some ex-characters, like Tom, are still alive and kicking (and are brought back sometimes, like Ruth and {{spoiler|Malcolm}}).
** A quick rundown of the dead: {{spoiler|Helen, Danny, Fiona, Colin, Zafar, Ben, Connie, Adam, Jo, Ros, Lucas, Tariq and Ruth.}} Most of their names (plus a few extras) are seen in the final episode on [[MI 5]]'s memorial wall.
** It's theorised that the one character who has been in it since the beginning (Harry) is still in it because the show would lose a lot of viewers if it did; the series seven finale, when he {{spoiler|gets kidnapped by}} [[Fan Nickname|Russian Alan Davies]], was... controversial (even though he was in danger in several season cliffhangers before). In the end, he {{spoiler|survives the finale, albeit even more broken than ever before, and continues working at Thames House.}}
*** Of course, the previous season cliffhangers which put Harry in life-threatening danger had other characters in even more danger - as in, one character appeared to [[Driven to Suicide|drown himself in the ocean]], and another was left bleeding out on the street. {{spoiler|(both survived)}} That and the fact that he wasn't as central to the show then as he was by series seven...
* [[Back for
* [[Badass]]: Quite a few of the team, but Ros takes the cake.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: It's fair that almost every episode will/has end like this or at least have a touch of it as no matter what victory is achieved by the team there some price to pay.
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* [[Bottle Episode]]: notably, "I Spy Apocalypse" and "Diana", both based nearly entirely on the grid.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Oh, Jo. Poor, ''poor'' Jo.
* [[Broken Ace]]: Tom Quinn. As described by Harry, "one of the best and the brightest." Relied upon by everyone. The team leader. Until, of course {{spoiler|[[Married to
** Adam Carter, his replacement, went almost as spectacularly off the deep end after {{spoiler|the death of his wife}}.
** And finally, {{spoiler|Harry himself in the finale.}}
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* [[Driven to Suicide]]: {{spoiler|Lucas.}}
** {{spoiler|Subverted with}} Tom in the series two finale. After being forced to shoot Harry while trying to avoid capture, Tom wades into the ocean and lets himself slip below the surface. {{spoiler|Partway through the series three premiere, he resurfaces while trying to track down Herman Joyce to prove his innocence in the assassination of the Chief of the Defence Staff.}}
* [[Dropped a Bridge
** Also, to be fair, his goal was preventing civilian casualties; only after the car was stationary in middle of an empty square could he look to saving his own life. He didn't know exactly how long he had left, of if the trigger would be delayed for some reason. Had he jumped out of the side while it was moving, the car might have gone careering into the side of a building and caused civilian casualties.
* [[Dying Moment of Awesome]]: {{spoiler|The death of Ros, though YMMV. Even though she knew it was probably hopeless she stayed with the paralysed Home Secretary, dragging him painstakingly down the corridor despite him insisting that he leave her. Brave, brave woman.}}
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* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]- {{spoiler|[[The Sarah Jane Adventures|Rani's dad]] works for Indian Intelligence, while Jo Portman [[Doctor Who|sang a musical number]] and [[Star Wars|Emperor Palpatine]] is a sleeper agent working as a Chemistry Professor.}} [[Sherlock|The Leak]] in (Series 2, Episode 10 is Sherlock Holmes!
** In only the second episode [[Pirates of the Caribbean|Mr. Gibbs]] is a nasty Fascist {{spoiler|who shoves Lisa Faulkner's head in a deep fat fryer}}.
** in Series 1, the head of [[MI 6]] is [[House (TV series)|House]]!
** {{spoiler|[[The Tudors|Edward Seymour]] joining Section D? (Series 9, Episode 1) And so is [[Doctor Who|The Girl in the Fireplace]]}}
** [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Giles]] {{spoiler|is a rogue agent who hangs himself}} in Series 1, episode 4.
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* [[Left Hanging]]: Series 7 ended with {{spoiler|the entire British Government riddled with Russian moles.}} This is never mentioned again, not even with a [[Hand Wave]] that it's being handled by another department, like the Series 2 premiere. Also, the fact that {{spoiler|the Kremlin gave the order to set off a suitcase nuke in the heart of London}} has ''zero'' diplomatic consequences, and [[Easily Forgiven|the two countries are back to working together like nothing happened several episodes later]].
* [[Location Doubling]] (the exterior of Thames House in Embankment is played by Freemasons' Hall in Covent Garden)
* [[Locked in
* [[The Lost Lenore]]: {{spoiler|Fiona, to Adam}}.
* [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter|Mad Dictator's Beautiful Daughter]]: Ros's introduction more or less fits the trope, although her [[Heel Face Turn]] has less to do with falling for the hero (it takes her several episodes even to ''like'' any of her new colleagues) and more to do with realizing that her father and his cronies are selfish, murderous, and being bankrolled by the Russian mob, and she's far more badass in her own right than the category would tend to suggest.
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* [[More Expendable Than You]]: An interesting variant is season 8. {{spoiler|The British Home Secretary and Pakistani President have been left paralysed in a room rigged to explode. When Ros and Lucas show up for the rescue, Lucas is heartbreakingly forced to leave Ros and the Home Secretary behind. If the President dies there could be nuclear war, and Lucas is the only one strong enough to carry him.}}
* [[Murder.Com]]: In Season 8 a group of eco-terrorists kidnapped a load of [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Corrupt Corporate Executives]] to host a live trail and execution on the internet if the businesses were unethical (and of course, [[Kangaroo Court|they were]]). The Jury was an internet vote.
* [[Never Mess
* [[Our Hero Is Dead]]: noticeable for subverting this rather harshly. There is a very good chance in this show that if it looks like the hero is dead, they [[Kill Them All|probably are]]. And if they manage to [[Not Quite Dead|escape a near-death experience]], expect [[Heroic BSOD|the emotional trauma to manifest in their behaviour]].
* [[Power Walk]]
* [[Overt Rendezvous]]: In seasons one and two, the characters frequently have meetings on the benches across from the Houses of Parliament.
* [[Psycho Psychologist]]: Miranda from season 2 interviews the entire staff and pits them against each other with the express purpose of finding the weakest link. Portrayed realistically in that she doesn't see anything wrong with this.
* [[Put
** The only one this really applies to is {{spoiler|Sam}}, as at the end of Season 3 it's stated that she's upset due to {{spoiler|Danny's death}} and then come Season 4 she's just never mentioned again. For the others, their reason for leaving the show is explicitly stated.
** At the start of Season 10, Harry observes that {{spoiler|Beth}} has been fired in his absence.
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* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: {{spoiler|Connie, who redeems herself with a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] to stop London being destroyed.}}
** However, this is then [[Averted]] at the end of series 10, {{spoiler|when a memorial garden with the names of the operatives KIA across the series is shown. Connie's name is not there, and neither is Lucas North's.}}
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: at the beginning of season 5 {{spoiler|Collingwood and [[Visionary Villain|his group]] of [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|Well Intentioned Extremists]] try to ''[[Knight Templar|rewrite the face of British democracy]]''. They believe that [[Democracy Is Bad]] and that [[The Evils of Free Will]] and [[The War
* [[Revolving Door Casting]]
* [[Running Gag]]: "KGB." "FSB."
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* [[Training Accident]]
* [[That Man Is Dead]]: {{spoiler|Lucas, after his true identity is revealed.}}
* [[There Are No Girls
* [[The Troubles]]: Harry was active in Northern Ireland during these, and rogue IRA agents appear frequently in the early seasons.
* [[The Hero Dies]]: At least two season finales. One of them twists it by having the character survive the end-of-season cliffhanger, carry on a few episodes into the new season, and ''then'' have nervous breakdown and leave the series.
* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: {{spoiler|Ruth and Harry. Also, done in a very cute way with Ros and Adam Lawrence (the new Home Secretary at the end of Series 8).}}
* {{spoiler|[[Villain Protagonist]]}}: Lucas.
* [[The War
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|Well Intentioned Extremists]]: In addition to several Villians of the Week from the earlier series (most memorably, Collingwood and his cohorts from "Gas and Oil"), at least two season arcs from the later years (six and eight) are built around massive conspiracies consisting of such individuals.
* [[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.
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