Spooks series 9
| Spooks series 9 | |
|---|---|
| Series 9 | |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 20 September – 8 November 2010 |
| Series chronology | |
The ninth series of the BBC espionage television series Spooks began broadcasting on 20 September 2010 before ending on 8 November 2010. The series consists of eight episodes.
Cast
Main
- Richard Armitage as Lucas North
- Sophia Myles as Beth Bailey
- Max Brown as Dimitri Levendis
- Shazad Latif as Tariq Masood
- with Nicola Walker as Ruth Evershed
- and Peter Firth as Harry Pearce
Guests
- Iain Glen as Vaughn Edwards
- Simon Russell Beale as William Towers (7 episodes)
- Laila Rouass as Maya Lahan (7 episodes)
- Colin Salmon as Alton Beecher (2 episodes)
- Hugh Simon as Malcolm Wynn-Jones (2 episodes) (episode 6 & 7)
- Hi Ching as Yimou (2 episodes)
- Robert Glenister as Nicholas Blake (1 episode)
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Paul Whittington | Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent | 20 September 2010 | 6.74 |
| 74 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Michael Caton-Jones | David Farr | 27 September 2010 | 6.27 |
| 75 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Michael Caton-Jones | Richard McBrien | 4 October 2010 | 6.04 |
| 76 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Paul Whittington | Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent | 11 October 2010 | 6.37 |
| 77 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Julian Holmes | Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent & Oliver Brown | 18 October 2010 | 6.35 |
| 78 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Julian Holmes | Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent | 25 October 2010 | 6.36 |
| 79 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Edward Hall | Anthony Neilson | 1 November 2010 | 6.10 |
| 80 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Edward Hall | Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent | 8 November 2010 | 6.40 |
Production
The series introduces Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent as the new head writers, having written five of the eight episodes together. Both writers got into the series after sending a script of an original thriller to Kudos Film and Television. The production company responded by offering them a position to write for Spooks. Because both were fans of the series since the beginning, they accepted and felt it was "a bit of a dream job." Both writers were mostly influenced by the works of Joss Whedon to write their scripts. Because they wrote their scripts together, they tried various ways to write them, but found the most productive method was for one to write five pages, then have the other edit it and write the next five pages, as it would keep both voices consistent.[2]
Home video release
The ninth series was released on DVD in the United Kingdom on 28 February 2011. The box set consists of all eight episodes from the series. Extras include two featurettes entitled The Cost of Being a Spy and The Downfall of Lucas North, as well as episode audio commentaries by Jonathan Brackley, Anthony Neilson, Sam Vincent, Nicola Walker, and Andrew Woodhead.[3]
References
- ^ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes (See weeks ending Sep 26 to 14 Dec Nov 2010)". BARB.co.uk. Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ Martin, Will (17 March 2011). "Sam Vincent & Jonathan Brackley (Spooks) interview". Cult Box. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ Martin, Will (19 January 2011). "'Spooks': Series 9 DVD extras revealed". Cult Box. Retrieved 20 February 2011.