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Premiered

Sunday, September 17, 2006

Ended: Monday, November 13, 2006

When does Spooks Season 5 come out?

Spooks Season 5 premiered Sunday, September 17, 2006 on BBC One and ended Monday, November 13, 2006. The season has 10 episodes.

Series 5 begins with Britain left reeling after a series of terrorist attacks. Our team believe the attacks cloak a conspiracy to destroy democracy and turn Britain into a 'police state'. Can the team protect the democratic way of life? Zafar goes undercover and infiltrates a home-grown Islamic terror group who are planning a massive attack against London. There could also be serious repercussions for Ruth when she finds out the deaths of seven terrorist suspects in a prison fire were in fact staged by British military intelligence.

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1. Gas and Oil (Part 1)

The government introduces Draconian emergency measures in response to a series of terrorist attacks. MI5 fears that influential establishment figures are behind the attacks and may be planning a coup.

Sunday · 20 years ago

2. Gas and Oil (Part 2)

MI5 has foiled an attempt to murder the Home Secretary, but the plotters use the new emergency powers to imprison Harry. The team must try to frustrate the coup before Harry is executed.

Sunday · 20 years ago

3. The Cell

Zaf goes deep undercover to infiltrate an Al-Qaeda cell that is planning an attack on the UK. When Adam learns that the terrorists are on a suicide mission he tries to prevent them from reaching their target, but events soon spiral out of control.

Monday · 20 years ago

4. World Trade

Posted undercover at the World Trade Summit for Africa, the team discovers an assassination plot. Initially determined to put their lives on the line to prevent the murder, they are faced with a moral dilemma on discovering the motive behind the plot.

Monday · 20 years ago

5. The Message

The government publishes its report on the investigation into the death of seven terrorist suspects in a fire at a prison. Harry suspects a cover-up, then discovers that one of his team has been implicated.

Monday · 20 years ago

6. Hostage Takers (Part 1)

Adam and Zaf try to find a group of terrorists who have infiltrated Britain. Ros oversees a visit by a delegation of Saudi princes offering a guaranteed oil supply in exchange for nuclear expertise, but the Saudi Trade Centre is attacked by terrorists.

Monday · 20 years ago

7. Hostage Takers (Part 2)

The terrorists start to execute hostages in pursuit of their demand for the release of Al-Qaeda prisoners held in Saudi Arabia, but suspicion arises as to the true identity of the terrorists.

Monday · 20 years ago

8. Agenda

MI5 investigates the assassination of a Muslim cleric outside the high court, and uncovers a radicalised Christian who is determined to incite a religious war.

Monday · 20 years ago

9. The Criminal

MI5 is put in charge of protecting Niko Grecic, the former right-hand of Tezlia, a Serbian who is put on trial for war crimes. They know that Richard Dempsey, a former MI6 agent who turned on them, is looking for Grecic to kill him before he can testify. Adam, Jo and Zafar must protect Grecic at all costs.

Monday · 20 years ago

10. Aftermath Finale

An environmental terrorist group is threatening to flood London if the government does not make a secret document public.

Monday · 20 years ago

Spooks Season 5 guest stars

  • Nicola Walker

    Nicola Walker

    Ruth Evershed

  • Anna Chancellor

    Anna Chancellor

    Juliet Shaw

  • Rory MacGregor

    Rory MacGregor

    Colin Wells

  • Lindsay Duncan

    Lindsay Duncan

    Angela Wells

  • Alicya Eyo

    Alicya Eyo

    Raoula

  • Lennie James

    Lennie James

    David Newman

  • Larry Lamb

    Larry Lamb

    Iain Kallis

  • Alec Newman

    Alec Newman

    Richard Dempsey

  • George Harris

    George Harris

    Gabriel Sekoa

  • Phoebe Nicholls

    Phoebe Nicholls

    Janet Wheeler

  • Matt Day

    Matt Day

    Neil Sternin

  • Gugu Mbatha-Raw

    Gugu Mbatha-Raw

    Jenny

  • Marcel Iureș

    Marcel Iureș

    Niko Grecic

  • Pip Torrens

    Pip Torrens

    Charles Lee

  • Alex Jennings

    Alex Jennings

    James Allan

  • Phyllis Logan

    Phyllis Logan

    Diana Jewell

Spooks Season 5 FAQ

When does Spooks Season 5 come out?

Spooks Season 5 premiered Sunday, September 17, 2006 on BBC One.

How many episodes are in Spooks Season 5?

Spooks Season 5 has 10 episodes.

Are new episodes of Spooks Season 5 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Spooks Season 5 finale?

The Spooks Season 5 finale (Episode 10) aired Monday, November 13, 2006.

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