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The year is 2013. Thames House is gone and regional MI5 Field Offices have sprung up in its place. Are six young new recruits tough, moral and clever enough to protect Britain’s future?

Spooks – Code 9 is a new six-part drama for BBC Three, allowing viewers to see the future of Spooks and to get even closer to the world of conspiracy and espionage.

London has been evacuated following a nuclear bomb and the country’s power base has shifted north. In the wake of the attack, MI5 must completely restructure and establish field offices across the UK. They need young, new officers on the ground – and fast. It is members of this new generation of patriots who help make up MI5’s new Field Office 19. Read the rest of this entry »

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Just caught a glimpse of it last night.  If anyone finds a copy online, please leave a comment.

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The year is 2013. Thames House is gone and regional MI5 Field Offices have sprung up in its place. Are six young new recruits tough, moral and clever enough to protect Britain’s future…? Spooks: Code 9 is a new six-part drama for BBC Three, due to be broadcast in August 2008.

London has been evacuated following a nuclear bomb and the country’s power base has shifted north. In the wake of the attack, MI5 must completely restructure and establish field offices across the UK, working to gather intelligence from the very heart of local communities.

They need young, new officers on the ground - and fast. Luckily, Britain’s youth is more than up to the challenge and is fighting back from the attack with a new sense of patriotism, combined with the hedonism that comes from being face to face with their own mortality. It is members of this new generation of patriots who help make up MI5’s new Field Office 19. Read the rest of this entry »

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Cast

Hannah - Joanne Froggatt

Charlie - Liam Boyle

Rachel - Ruta Gedmintas

Rob - Andrew Knott

Kylie - Georgia Moffett

Vik - Christopher Simpson

Jez - Heshima Thompson

Creative Team

Creator: David Wolstencroft

Writers:

• Cal Bedford (Ep 1)
• Howard Overman (Ep 2)
• Ben Schiffer (Ep 3)
• Tony Basgallop & (Ep 4)
• James Moran
• Cameron McAllister (Ep 5)
• Jack Lothian (Ep 6)

Directors:

• Brendan Maher (Eps 1 & 2)
• Mat Whitecross (Eps 3 & 4)
• Toby Haynes (Eps 5 & 6)

Producer: Chris Fry

Executive Producers:

• Simon Crawford Collins (Kudos)
• Karen Wilson (Kudos)
• Sarah Brandist (BBC)
• Eleanor Moran (BBC)

Commissioned by: Jane Tranter

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What’s the premise behind Spooks: Code 9?

“Spooks: Code 9 is set in 2013; nearly one year on from a devastating nuclear attack on London. The explosion caused major changes to society as we know it. Manchester has become the new capital and there’s definitely an anarchic feel to this ‘new’ Britain.

“After the bomb in London, MI5 needs more people on the ground immediately – not only to replace the officers they lost in the bomb, but to deal with the new challenges that face the nation.

“They’ve set up Field Offices in every major town, and the plan is to have younger officers who are completely immersed and attuned to every potential threat.

“In the new MI5 it doesn’t matter where you come from. If you have ability, dedication and potential they’ll have you on the streets as a field officer within six months. Read the rest of this entry »

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Background: experienced spook and team leader Hannah moved to the north following the bomb.

As a fan of Spooks, Yorkshire-born Joanne jumped at the chance to be part of Spooks: Code 9.

“Hannah is a great character to play; quite ballsy, very intelligent and very patriotic,” explains Joanne. “She really cares for her country. Plus I thought it would be fun to get to be the boss for a change!”

In the world of Spooks: Code 9 Britain is struggling to come to terms with the aftermath of the London bomb. It was a life-changing event for the whole country and Read the rest of this entry »

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Background: recruited to MI5 for his mathematical skills, Charlie is good at puzzle solving, code breaking and probability, but not so good with people.

The bomb completely changed Charlie’s life. He went from being a young man whose aspirations were to receive a Nobel Prize in mathematics, to becoming an MI5 agent in one swift move.

Living through such a life-changing experience altered Charlie’s whole outlook. “MI5 recruitment gave Charlie an opportunity to help people and he jumped at it,” explains actor Liam Boyle. Read the rest of this entry »

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Background: a former police constable, Rachel is a leader in the making.

She has a lot more experience than most of the team working on the complex cases that face Field Office 19.

“Rachel saw joining MI5 as a step up to a position where she could make more of a difference,” explains Ruta. “She’s very determined, dedicated, hard-working and she has an air of ruthlessness about her.”

Rachel’s experience is invaluable to her fellow team members, especially Charlie who turns to her for support when Hannah asks him to help with her London bomb investigation.

“I think Charlie sees that Rachel is very passionate about her job. He trusts that she’ll always make the right decision,” says Ruta. “To Rachel it’s not just a job, she really cares about the effect her work is having.”

Charlie isn’t the only man in Rachel’s life though; her colleague, Rob, is always on her radar. “There is definitely tension between Rachel and Rob, but I think Rachel has always put work as her number one priority,” grins Ruta.

But would Ruta be as dedicated a spook in real life? “I think I could give being a spy a good go, but I’d probably fail with the duplicitous side of the job!”

Ruta starred as Henry VIII’s mistress, Elizabeth Blount, in international hit drama The Tudors alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers. She played the lead role of Elle opposite Ian Somerhalder (Lost) in the thriller The Lost Samaritan and will soon hit screens alongside Heather Graham and Tom Ellis in the quirky romantic comedy Miss Conception, due for release this summer.

Ruta recently completed the feature The Athlete, about the life of Ethiopian Marathon winner Abebe Bikila.

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