
Spooks
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.
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.
Guest Stars:
Nicola Walker, Rory MacGregor, Lindsay Duncan, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nicholas Jones

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.
Guest Stars:
Nicola Walker, Anna Chancellor, Alicya Eyo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nicholas Jones
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.
Guest Stars:
Nicola Walker, Larry Lamb, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Aaron Neil, Ofo Uhiara
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.
Guest Stars:
Nicola Walker, George Harris, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alex Jennings, Colin Stinton
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.
Guest Stars:
Nicola Walker, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tim McInnerny, James Dicker, Jonathan Barlow
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.
Guest Stars:
Anna Chancellor, Matt Day, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tim McInnerny, James Dicker
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.
Guest Stars:
Anna Chancellor, Matt Day, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ian Bartholomew, Dhafer L'Abidine
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.
Guest Stars:
Alec Newman, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Marcel Iureș, Michael Maloney, James Greene

8 Episodes