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Series 2
Series 2
Network BBC
Run 6 Feb 2003-
11 August 2003
Episodes # 10
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Series 2 is the second series of Spooks which aired weekly on BBC One from the 6th of February 2003 to the 11th of August 2003 for a total of ten episodes.

Premise[]

The second series of the television drama series centring on a team of counter-terrorist spies collectively known as "Spooks" because of the shadowy nature of their existence. Technically speaking, Spooks don't even exist--they have no names, identities, or known locations.

Yet these secret agents are all that stand between the nation and the terrorists who try to undermine national security. This collection contains all 10 episodes from the second series about the secret world of this most covert of government agencies.

Series 2 explored several contemporary issues that the UK faced at the time: Including the rise of Cyberterrorism, the resurgence of Russia, an MI5 emergency exercise, Islamic terror cells and the setup against Tom by old foe Herman Joyce. Series 2 also explores the breakdown of Tom's relationship with London restaurant owner, Ellie Simm. and how he overcomes that.

Cast[]

Episodes[]

  1. Legitimate Targets
  2. Nest of Angels
  3. Spiders
  4. Blood and Money
  5. I Spy Apocalypse
  6. Without Incident
  7. Clean Skin
  8. Strike Force
  9. The Seventh Division
  10. Smoke and Mirrors

Program history[]

With the success of the first series, a second longer series of ten episodes was commissioned and subsequently aired in 2003. This series saw the introduction of new main character Ruth Evershed in the second episode.

It again drew praise, particularly for the fifth episode and the dramatic cliffhanger ending of the series finale. The series averaged 7.1 million viewers (Exact figure: 7.097, calculated from BARB figures for week ending 08/06/2003 and all subsequent weeks until 17/08/2003).

Response[]

With the success of the first series, a second, longer series of ten episodes was commissioned and subsequently aired in 2003. New regular characters Sam Buxton (Shauna Macdonald) and Ruth Evershed (Nicola Walker), were introduced in the first and second episodes respectively, while the series finale ended with a dramatic cliffhanger.[5] The series averaged 7.1 million viewers.

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