48 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestCharlie is convinced that Abid Malik can lead him to the traitor and prevent a second bomb attack. Vik and Rob are sent undercover to Camp Windsmere to break him out.
Spooks: Code 9 is a 2008 six-episode BBC spin-off of the spy drama Spooks. In a near-future 2013 Britain following a devastating London terror attack, a new, younger team of MI5 recruits—including Charlie, Rachel, Jez, Vik, Rob, and Kylie—work from a new Manchester headquarters to battle terrorism in a highly surveilled, post-attack world. It offers a younger, more 'maverick' perspective on the Spooks universe, focusing on the challenges of liberty and security in a tense society. The series was commissioned by BBC Fiction's controller Jane Tranter as a spin-off of their long-running drama Spooks in order to attract a younger audience. The decision to relate the new project to the original Spooks was controversial; but there are no crossover characters or storylines and, most importantly, is set in a completely new world.
Production
Manchester looks properly moody as post-attack London substitute.
Writing
Wolstencroft's premise bolder than execution.
Creator
David Wolstencroft
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Commissioned specifically to chase Skins' youth demographic; BBC's answer to 'what if spies, but hot?'
Georgia Tennant (Kylie) is David Tennant's wife; this aired while he was Doctor Who.
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