Spooks series 5

*Spooks*
Spooks
Season 5
No. of episodes	10
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	17 September –; 13 November 2006
Series chronology
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	List of episodes

The fifth series of the BBC espionage television series Spooks began broadcasting on 17 September 2006 before ending on 13 November 2006. The series consists of ten episodes. Ruth Evershed left after episode 5; the actor playing the part, Nicola Walker was expecting her first child.

Cast

Main

Rupert Penry-Jones as Adam Carter
Hermione Norris as Ros Myers
Raza Jaffrey as Zafar Younis
Miranda Raison as Jo Portman
Hugh Simon as Malcolm Wynn-Jones
Rory MacGregor as Colin Wells (episode 1)
with Nicola Walker as Ruth Evershed (episode 1–5)
and Peter Firth as Harry Pearce

Guests

Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Jenny
James Dicker as Wes Carter
Anna Chancellor as Juliet Shaw
Robert Glenister as Nicholas Blake (episodes 1 & 2)
Lindsay Duncan as Angela Wells (episode 1)
Ofo Uhiara as Michael Johnson
Tim McInnerny as Oliver Mace
Saskia Reeves as Sally Bernard
Matt Day as Neil Sternin
Phyllis Logan as Diana Jewell

Episodes

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK viewers (millions) ^[1]
37	1	"Gas and Oil (Part 1)"	Omar Madha	Ben Richards	17 September 2006 (2006-09-17) (BBC One)	6.31
38	2	"Gas and Oil (Part 2)"	Omar Madha	Ben Richards	17 September 2006 (2006-09-17) (BBC Three)^{[n 1]}	5.75
39	3	"The Cell"	Julian Simpson	Ben Richards	18 September 2006 (2006-09-18) (BBC Three)	6.12
40	4	"World Trade"	Kenny Glenaan	David Farr	25 September 2006 (2006-09-25) (BBC Three)	5.79
41	5	"The Message"	Kenny Glenaan	Zinnie Harris	2 October 2006 (2006-10-02) (BBC Three)	5.89
42	6	"Hostage Takers (Part 1)"	Andy Hay	Raymond Khoury	9 October 2006 (2006-10-09) (BBC Three)	6.05
43	7	"Hostage Takers (Part 2)"	Andy Hay	Raymond Khoury	16 October 2006 (2006-10-16) (BBC Three)	5.53
44	8	"Agenda"	Julian Simpson	Julian Simpson	23 October 2006 (2006-10-23) (BBC Three)	5.97
45	9	"The Criminal"	Julian Holmes	Neil Cross	30 October 2006 (2006-10-30) (BBC Three)	5.80
46	10	"Aftermath"	Julian Holmes	David Farr	13 November 2006 (2006-11-13) (BBC One)	6.47

Notes

^ "Gas and Oil (Part 2)" was broadcast on 18 September 2006 on BBC One; the rest of the series (apart from the finale) would usually rebroadcast on BBC One seven days after the BBC Three broadcast.

References

^ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes (See weeks ending Sep 17 to 19 Nov 2005)". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 19 February 2011.

External links

Spooks at IMDb

[2] "Gas and Oil (Part 2)" was broadcast on 18 September 2006 on BBC One; the rest of the series (apart from the finale) would usually rebroadcast on BBC One seven days after the BBC Three broadcast.

[1] "Weekly Top 30 Programmes (See weeks ending Sep 17 to 19 Nov 2005)". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 19 February 2011.

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v t e Spooks
Series	Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Series 4 Series 5 Series 6 Series 7 Series 8 Series 9 Series 10
Episodes	"Thou Shalt Not Kill" "Looking After Our Own" "One Last Dance" "Traitor's Gate" "Nest of Angels" "Smoke and Mirrors" "New Allegiances" "Split Loyalties" "The Tip-Off" "On the Brink" "Nuclear Strike" "Series 8, Episode 1" "Series 8, Episode 4" "Series 8, Episode 8" "Series 10, Episode 6"
Film	Spooks: The Greater Good
Characters	Beth Bailey Nicholas Blake Adam Carter Ruth Evershed Danny Hunter Maya Lahan Ros Myers Lucas North Harry Pearce Jo Portman Tom Quinn Zoe Reynolds Malcolm Wynn-Jones
Spin-off series	Spooks: Code 9