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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.
A team of agents in the British security intelligence service work to protect the U.K. from terrorists and other threats to national security. A repackaged version of the BBC series "Spooks," "MI-5" follows a counterterrorism unit based in the highly secure suite of offices called The Grid, where Harry Pearce oversees the team and deals with the often dirty politics of the spy game.
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- 01
Episode 2Race riots are becoming a national problem; MI5 are sure that businessman Robert Osbourne is responsible. Tom recruits MI5 secretary, Helen, to befriend Osbourne's wife and recruit her as a source. - 02
Episode 3While at the Turkish Embassy, Zoe is caught up in a siege by the Kurdish Liberation Army. Led by Leyla Ahmed, the rebels demand Kurdish prisoners be released from Turkey in return for hostages. - 03
Episode 1A car bomb kills the Northern Ireland Secretary and his two daughters. Soon after a British army base is attacked. Bosnian war criminal, Miroslav Gradic, is spotted flying into the UK and the team soon realise that this could be the start of a revenge campaign.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Episode 1May 13, 2002Tom is informed of 20 bombs that have gone astray in Liverpool. Minutes later a car bomb kills a family-planning doctor and their daughter. - S01E02
Season's bestEpisode 2May 20, 2002Race riots are becoming a national problem; MI5 are sure that businessman Robert Osbourne is responsible. Tom recruits MI5 secretary, Helen, - S01E03
Episode 3May 27, 2002While at the Turkish Embassy, Zoe is caught up in a siege by the Kurdish Liberation Army. Led by Leyla Ahmed, the rebels demand Kurdish pris - S01E04
Episode 4June 4, 2002Danny and Zoe are sent to London as anti-capitalist demonstrations intensify ahead of President Bush's UK visit. Peter Salter is on an opera - S01E05
Episode 5June 10, 2002Disgraced MP Hampton Wilder's memoirs, written whilst in prison, could create a scandal big enough to bring down the government - and the ma - S01E06
Episode 6June 17, 2002Patrick McCann, an Irish terrorist, promises Tom information on a planned attack on a nuclear power station. But there's a catch - MI5 must
Season02Best season
- S02E01
Season's bestEpisode 1June 2, 2003A car bomb kills the Northern Ireland Secretary and his two daughters. Soon after a British army base is attacked. Bosnian war criminal, Mir - S02E02
Episode 2June 9, 2003An MI5 agent is identified and tortured inside a Birmingham mosque. Before the agent's health deteriorates, he tells Tom that boys inside th - S02E03
Episode 3June 16, 2003MI5's central computer is being hacked and the number one candidate is school teacher, Gordon Blaney. Zoe goes undercover to get near to him - S02E04
Episode 4June 23, 2003When $2 billion is stolen from the last British family-owned bank in London, MI5 is tasked by the government to track down the thief - and t - S02E05
Episode 5July 7, 2003The team is busy at work when an alarm goes off. Everyone groans - it's an EERIE (Extreme Emergency Response Initiative Exercise). They must - S02E06
Episode 6July 14, 2003When the President of the United States makes an unscheduled trip to the UK, it's a huge and complex operation. MI5 must work with the CIA a - S02E07
Episode 7July 21, 2003The French Intelligence Service wants to work in partnership with MI5 to catch an arms expert whom they suspect of trying to sell Eurofighte - S02E08
Episode 8July 28, 2003Britain is in the midst of a 'winter of discontent' and MI5 have been closely monitoring the re-emergence of union strike action. Firefighte - S02E09
Episode 9August 4, 2003Eight Customs and Excise officers are killed while on a surveillance operation monitoring the Chala Cartel - Colombia's biggest drug traffic - S02E10
Episode 10August 11, 2003In Miami, Florida, a known assassin is asked to come out of retirement for one last task - to kill an Englishman. The only thing is, he has
Season03
- S03E01
Season's bestEpisode 1October 11, 2004Tom Quinn has disappeared after shooting his boss. He is also accused of assassinating the Chief of Defence Staff. The Joint Intelligence Co - S03E02
Episode 2October 18, 2004Harry reawakens sleeper agent Fred Roberts, a renowned chemist and family man. As Fred becomes more deeply involved with deadly terrorists, - S03E03
Episode 3October 25, 2004Danny and the team must uncover the truth behind an assassination attempt on a famous novelist. Was he the real target? And who is the enemy - S03E04
Episode 4November 1, 2004The latest round of Middle East peace talks are abruptly halted when a key delegate is killed. With the peace process derailed, MI5 investig - S03E05
Episode 5November 8, 2004A scientist is rumoured to be negotiating with terrorists who want to buy his potentially deadly research. Intending to frighten him off, Da - S03E06
Episode 6November 15, 2004Zoe is caught up in the deadly fallout of an abortive mission and must stand trial for conspiracy to murder. Can an MI5 officer be culpable - S03E07
Episode 7November 22, 2004MI5 are alarmed when they discover a group is hacking into computer systems across the country. Ruth investigates the possibility that Islam - S03E08
Episode 8November 29, 2004A celebrity couple on the wane are terrified when their baby is kidnapped. They demand MI5 handle the investigation, but soon MI5 learns tha - S03E09
Episode 9December 6, 2004Suspicions are aroused when a known mercenary, recently linked to a new player on the arms smuggling circuit, is seen visiting an old Soviet - S03E10
Episode 10December 13, 2004Danny and Fiona investigate a house they suspect is being used by North African terrorists. While the agents are installing a listening devi
Season04
- S04E01
Episode 1September 12, 2005When a devastating bomb explodes in Central London, causing multiple deaths, a terrorist group with a hatred for human life claim responsibi - S04E02
Season's bestEpisode 2September 13, 2005As the hunt for the bomb maker intensifies, Adam races to save the life of one of his team. But with another bomb set to devastate London, h - S04E03
Episode 3September 22, 2005When a high-profile MP crosses the floor to join the British Way, a far right political party, MI5 must take extreme action to stop the grou - S04E04
Episode 4September 29, 2005MI5 discover that an Islamic terrorist is planning to enter the UK and launch an attack. Adam travels to Turkey to infiltrate the route, and - S04E05
Episode 5October 6, 2005When a legendary ex-MI5 officer unexpectedly kills himself, Harry is immediately suspicious. It soon emerges that the death was staged, but - S04E06
Episode 6October 13, 2005When MI5 get information that a terror suspect is coordinating a major attack from his prison cell, they make a shock decision to release hi - S04E07
Episode 7October 20, 2005Adam and Fiona's marriage is tested to breaking point when she insists on going undercover on an operation that leads straight back into her - S04E08
Episode 8October 27, 2005The team investigate a multi-millionaire Soviet investor who the government see as the saviour of the NHS. But is his offer of financial int - S04E09
Episode 9November 3, 2005With the world on the brink of war with Iran, the CIA are rounding up British Muslim citizens and illegally extraditing them. Harry makes a - S04E10
Episode 10November 10, 2005A legendary ex-spy pays a visit to Thames House with a bomb and holds the team to ransom, demanding they produce evidence that proves the Se
Season05
- S05E01
Season's bestEpisode 1September 17, 2006The team are pushed to the limit as the country is plunged into chaos by a series of terrorist attacks. - S05E02
Episode 2September 17, 2006With their attempt on the Home Secretary's life foiled, the coup plotters decide to up the stakes in their battle with MI5. - S05E03
Episode 3September 18, 2006Zaf goes deep undercover, risking his life to infiltrate an Al-Qaeda cell that is on the brink of a crippling attack. - S05E04
Episode 4September 25, 2006When the United Kingdom hosts the World Trade Summit for Africa, the team are posted undercover, right at the heart of the talks. - S05E05
Episode 5October 2, 2006The government releases its report on the Cotterdam Seven - terror suspects killed in a prison fire. Harry senses a whitewash. - S05E06
Episode 6October 9, 2006Whilst Adam and Zaf hunt a team of terrorists who have infiltrated Britain, Ros is left safeguarding a delegation of Saudi princess. - S05E07
Episode 7October 16, 2006Ros is trapped in the Saudi siege, forced to watch hourly assassinations as the government refuse to negotiate with the terrorists. - S05E08
Episode 8October 23, 2006A Muslim cleric advocating violence in the West is murdered by a Christian assassin. - S05E09
Episode 9October 30, 2006When MI5 are tasked to protect a high profile witness in a war crimes trial, a former traitor reappears and asks Adam to trust him. - S05E10
Episode 10November 13, 2006Eco-terrorists plan to flood London unless documents are published which reveal the government's environmental policy is a sham.
Season06
- S06E01
Episode 1October 16, 2007Adam and Zaf target a UK-bound terrorist with a train bomb in Tehran. As the operation goes catastrophically wrong, the team learn of the da - S06E02
Season's bestEpisode 2October 16, 2007The highly-contagious plague-like virus unleashed by the Tehran blast is on the streets of London and a wounded, infected Zaf has been captu - S06E03
Episode 3October 23, 2007As the team fear reprisals against Iran following the revelation of their bio-weapons programme, a British plane is apparently hijacked and - S06E04
Episode 4October 30, 2007As an Algerian extremist escapes his home detention, the team fear he may be plotting a terror attack on US businesses in the UK. - S06E05
Episode 5November 6, 2007Attempting to stop an Iranian nuclear deal in the UK, Adam is framed for the killing of a mugger, who turns out to be a journalist. - S06E06
Episode 6November 13, 2007The team discover that Iran has acquired nuclear triggers, despite the efforts of MI5 and the CIA. Adam and Ros go to Tehran. - S06E07
Episode 7November 20, 2007A group of white anti-Islamists storm a televised debate on a new peace deal between the US and Iran and take everyone hostage. - S06E08
Episode 8November 27, 2007As the team discover the size and reach of the Yalta organisation, Ros desperately attempts to escape identification. - S06E09
Episode 9December 4, 2007An old adversary of Harry's appears out of the woodwork to inform the team about a bomb he's planted in central London. - S06E10
Episode 10December 18, 2007War with Iran finally averted, the team learn that a London school will be the target of hardliners resisting the new peace.
Season07
- S07E01
Season's bestEpisode 1October 27, 2008An Al Qaeda cell kidnap a soldier and demand that Remembrance Sunday be cancelled as it is an affront to all dead Muslim soldiers. - S07E02
Episode 2October 27, 2008Harry vows revenge by taking down the head of Russia's intelligence service in Britain with the help of Lucas North. - S07E03
Episode 3October 28, 2008Lucas reveals that the Russians interrogated him about Operation Sugar Horse, the most secret ongoing spy operation MI5 ever had. - S07E04
Episode 4November 3, 2008The team is stunned to discover that Al Qaeda's number three wants to negotiate. It's a risk, but Harry and the team have to take this chanc - S07E05
Episode 5November 10, 2008Ros goes undercover in the City to flush out a dangerous international financier who wants to bankrupt Britain. - S07E06
Episode 6November 17, 2008A teenage boy accidentally stumbles upon a government conspiracy and is instantly absorbed into the world of MI5 for protection. - S07E07
Episode 7November 24, 2008Harry is imprisoned and accused by MI5 of being the Russian mole. Lucas goes to Moscow to get to the bottom of Harry's arrest. - S07E08
Episode 8December 8, 2008The Russians are launching a nuclear strike on London. The only person who can help the team at this desperate hour is the traitor amongst t
Season08
- S08E01
Episode 1November 4, 2009With Harry's fate still uncertain, Section D faces off against rogue officers who masterminded an operation to smuggle uranium into Iraq to - S08E02
Episode 2November 6, 2009The country reaches crisis point when energy supplies are threatened by an explosion at a gas processing plant and Britain is forced to turn - S08E03
Episode 3November 13, 2009The pressure is on for Section D when a secret meeting of powerful tycoons is stormed by armed terrorists and eight of the world's richest m - S08E04
Season's bestEpisode 4November 20, 2009Lucas's past comes back to haunt him when his former torturer Darshavin turns up with intelligence about a bomb in London. - S08E05
Episode 5November 27, 2009Section D is caught on the back foot when two CIA agents are found dead. Ros's mentor raises questions about Harry's past. - S08E06
Episode 6December 4, 2009With Britain on the verge of financial meltdown, Section D must recover over a billion pounds from an impenetrable bank. - S08E07
Episode 7December 16, 2009Section D discovers that a group of Hindu nationalists is planning an attack on the Muslim community, but when and where? - S08E08
Episode 8December 23, 2009Lucas and Ros place themselves in grave danger in a final attempt to thwart Nightingale's sinister plan, as India and Pakistan stand on the
Season09
- S09E01
PlymouthSeptember 20, 2010The team track a boat carrying a lethal load, fearing it is headed for the Royal Navy in Plymouth - but is this the real target? - S09E02
Episode 2September 27, 2010The pressure is on for Beth when she goes undercover for MI5 for the first time, tasked with protecting a influential oil baron. - S09E03
Episode 3October 4, 2010Section D must welcome an FSB Officer onto the Grid to help track down a rogue nationalist from the ex-Soviet state of Azakstan. - S09E04
Episode 4October 11, 2010When a highly skilled trio of Chinese agents arrive in London for 48 hours only, the team must find out why they are here. - S09E05
Season's bestEpisode 5October 18, 2010Beth and Dimitri go undercover when the US president visits London to chair top secret peace talks between Israel and Palestine. - S09E06
Episode 6October 25, 2010Relations between the CIA and MI5 are stretched after an American drone is hacked in Afghanistan whilst in British care. - S09E07
Episode 7November 1, 2010Lucas is plunged further into his past when Vaughn takes manipulation to a new level. Ruth is followed by a council snooper. - S09E08
Episode 8November 8, 2010The team face their toughest-ever challenge: tracking down Section Chief Lucas North, a man who has nothing left to lose.
Season10
- S10E01
Season's bestEpisode 1September 18, 2011Ghosts from the past come back to haunt MI5 chief Harry Pearce, prompting a shocking revelation about his time as a spy during the Cold War. - S10E02
Episode 2September 25, 2011Top-level secrets are stolen when Calum is mugged outside Thames House. A random robbery or a theft-to-order? Either way there are lethal co - S10E03
Episode 3October 2, 2011MI6 receive word that radioactive material has been detected at an airport, while the home secretary invites Ruth to dinner to discuss a pos - S10E04
Episode 4October 9, 2011Two former inmates are released from jail and set to launch an attack in London. Erin and the team must step in at the eleventh hour to prev - S10E05
Episode 5October 16, 2011Harry kidnaps his CIA counterpart and interrogates him. What Harry discovers alters his suspicions of who is behind the attacks on the Anglo - S10E06
Episode 6October 23, 2011Harry is handed over to the CIA, ready for deportation to the US, but events are thrown into turmoil when the team receive detailed knowledg
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