TV Show Details
Air Date:August 10th, 2008
Last Air Date:September 7th, 2008
Network:BBC Three
Status:Ended
Genres: Mystery , Drama
Original Language:English
Production Companies:BBC, Kudos
Spooks: Code 9 on the Web:Official Website
Spooks: Code 9 (2008)
BBC Three
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"For Queen, for Country, for Kicks."
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DirectorsBrendan MaherToby Haynes
WritersJames Moran
Plot
Spooks: Code 9 is a 2008 six-episode BBC spin-off of the spy drama Spooks. In a near-future 2013 Britain following a devastating London terror attack, a new, younger team of MI5 recruits—including Charlie, Rachel, Jez, Vik, Rob, and Kylie—work from a new Manchester headquarters to battle terrorism in a highly surveilled, post-attack world. It offers a younger, more 'maverick' perspective on the Spooks universe, focusing on the challenges of liberty and security in a tense society.
The series was commissioned by BBC Fiction's controller Jane Tranter as a spin-off of their long-running drama Spooks in order to attract a younger audience. The decision to relate the new project to the original Spooks was controversial; but there are no crossover characters or storylines and, most importantly, is set in a completely new world.
