Spooks Season 7 [** Spoilers **]

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Watching Top Gear tonight Rupert Penry-Jones and Peter Firth on, they said new series of Spooks back the end of September, also see link below, half way down the article

http://blogs.sundaymercury.net/anorak-city/2008/07/meet-the-new-spooksnot-the-sam.html

Mr E

Good stuff, openroad.... those returning characters sound interesting!

Going to split this off into a new thread as the one you posted to is almost a year old.

Niall06

Ah great, one of my favourite shows:)

Conor108

'Bout time how long was that break?

Mr E

New season every autumn, Conor.... its a long wait for such a short series. It'll be a fun 10 weeks though (especially if the characters from the article above are returning).

The idea for one of the returning characters seems like a biiiit of a rip off of 24 (if you know anything about the upcoming season 7 of that!)

Conor108

It doesn't seem to be in the TV guide all the way up to at least September 27th:(

Mr E

Yeah, I know. No mention on the Spooks site either. That interview from top gear (in the OP) was from June I think.

Heckler

Spooks new series on tonight RTE 2 11.20pm. I never really watched it so I presume its series 7.

robinph

Sounds like series 6 from the writeup I saw for it, the new series wil be on BBC1/ 4 first though.

Heckler

fair nuff. like I said not a regular watcher. In fact I just watched season 1 episode one last night on a streaming site. Very enjoyable. Another box set (if there is one) i'll have to invest in

You are right. Just checked tv.com and it matches the writeup in the tv guide as ep1 season 6.

Conor108

Doesn't seem to be on this week either:( Season 6 premiered October 16th 2007 so maybe it'll be around then

The Black Oil

It seems they've cut the number of episodes to 8. No confirmed starting date or time and do not click the link unless you want info on the first 2 episodes http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk44/unplaced.shtml#unplaced_spooks

Mr E

Damn... bigtime spoilers there.... crap.
Don't look.

From that page, I can see that it is back some time between 25th and 31st October (Week 44 of the TV Schedule). Exact date and time to be determined.

mike65

the trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EshNq0eTn3A

Mike

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Can't wait for the new series.


Just as a heads up they are showing repeats (series3)on Sunday nights on Alibi ch 132 and alibi +1 ch 209on sky digital think it is on at either 22:00 or 23:00.

jor el

I was wondering when this was coming back. Why the reduction to 8 episodes though? Is it being wrapped up at all?

On a related note, did anyone watch Spooks: Code 9? I watched the first 2 episodes, but kind of lost interest. Didn't seem all that great, and seemed to be trying a bit too hard. Also, it was pretty much nothing to do with Spooks, just cashing in on the name.

mike65

Never crossed my mind to watch it once I knew it was designed for BBC3.

Mike

Conor108

Christ not in this weeks TV guide either:mad:

ixoy

It's listed as Sep 27th at 21:00 on my online TV guide. Not sure how reliable that is..

Mr E

ixoy wrote: »

It's listed as Sep 27th at 21:00 on my online TV guide. Not sure how reliable that is..

Not very reliable at all considering thats about 3 weeks ago.

October 27th maybe?

We'll know tomorrow night on Sky because you can jump ahead 1 week to see whats on 7 days later.

ejmaztec

Spot on Mr E, 9pm according to the ITV guide, which goes as far as 28th October.


http://www.itv.com/TVGuide/default.html?tvgBegin=192



Edit: Probably the same guide that Ixoy mentioned - except with the right month!

Mr E

OK update.... I use myepisodes.com to keep track of TV shows I like, and its now showing air dates for the first 4 episodes:

There are 2 on the first week (Monday/Tuesday), then its weekly from Mondays.

27-Oct-2008 Spooks 07x01 Series 7, Episode 1
28-Oct-2008 Spooks 07x02 Series 7, Episode 2
03-Nov-2008 Spooks 07x03 Series 7, Episode 3
10-Nov-2008 Spooks 07x04 Series 7, Episode 4

Conor108

Yes! This is great:) 'bout time too

ejmaztec

I see that BBC NI has got that crap Nolan programme on at 9 pm next Monday, with Spooks shifted to 10.35. Still, I suppose they'd like to forget MI5 in whatever form up there. :eek:

mike65

You are joking me? The stupid fockers, many peeps will tape it but will then have to find time to watch before part 2 on Tuesday at 9pm.

Okay, here is the beebs feedback page if enough of us write maybe something will be done sooner rather than later.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/feedback/

Here's my message, having clicked the "general" option.

Sirs,
Will the new series of Spooks, which is broadcast at its intended time elswhere on BBC One, only be screened after the 10 pm news on BBC NI?

Mike

ejmaztec

In fact, if you've got 2 tvs, you can watch the 2nd episode on BBC3 at the same time as watching the 1st episode on BBC NI, give or take 5 minutes. :rolleyes:

ElNino

ejmaztec wrote: »

I see that BBC NI has got that crap Nolan programme on at 9 pm next Monday, with Spooks shifted to 10.35. Still, I suppose they'd like to forget MI5 in whatever form up there. :eek:

If you have a Satellite dish you should be able to tune in one of the UK BBC1 stations and watch Spooks at the regular time. You can do this through other channels on a Sky box.

ejmaztec

ElNino wrote: »

If you have a Satellite dish you should be able to tune in one of the UK BBC1 stations and watch Spooks at the regular time. You can do this through other channels on a Sky box.

I know, and I will be watching BBC1 London. I was just showing my concern for the digitally challenged.

is_that_so

Just been looking at the BBC listing. Very confusing indeed although suppose we should be grateful they haven't done an RTE middle of the night scheduling on it.

EDIT: BBC listing contains plot summaries.
Here is the listing on its own.

• 27 Oct 2008 22:35 -23:35
BBC One (Northern Ireland only)
Episode 1
• 28 Oct 2008 21:00 -22:00
BBC One
Episode 2
• 28 Oct 2008 23:00 -00:00
BBC Three
Episode 3
• 2 Nov 2008 22:45 -23:45
BBC One (except Northern Ireland, Wales)
Episode 1
• 2 Nov 2008 23:05 -00:05
BBC One (Northern Ireland only)
Episode 1
• 2 Nov 2008 23:20 -00:20
BBC One (Wales only)
Episode 1
• 2 Nov 2008 23:45 -00:45
BBC One (except Northern Ireland, Wales)
Episode 2
• 3 Nov 2008 00:05 -01:05
BBC One (Northern Ireland only)
Episode 2

mike65

I think its the BBC3 repeat for me this season then.

Mike

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BBC 1 London for me, have not watched BBC 1 NI for a good few years now.

Can't wait for this to start.

Conor108

So this is on at 22:35 for us? Dam I though it was 21:00! A whole 90 minutes more wait!

Mr E

Yeah, but now I can watch the Apprentice and the start of Dead Set.... good nights TV ahead!

Mr E

Unf**king real - thrilling stuff. Great start to the series.
What a shocker.... :eek:

Its going to be a great season.

ixoy

Mr E wrote: »

Unf**king real - thrilling stuff. Great start to the series.
What a shocker.... :eek:

Indeed - I mean I

knew Adam was leaving, thanks to spoilers here! But I thought he was in it for a few episodes and figured he had a window to come back.
In fact I kept expecting him to pop up or limp in at the end there... Jeez poor little Wes!

Of course someone was in trouble as soon as a new agent turned up. Whenever they do they, someone invariable dies or leaves within an episode

OPENROAD

TV does not get any better than this imo, Quality!! episode 2 is brilliant also.

Mr E

Was Episode 2 on last night? It wasn't listed on the episode list a few posts above this one... Ah well, at least we have 2 more hours of it tonight.

Conor108

F***ing brilliant!

Had no idea Adam was leaving so that was a shock! And when Adam closed the door on Special Forces at the start, That was cool!

Cant wait for ep 2! BBC 1 NI tonight at 21:00?

is_that_so

Mr E wrote: »

Was Episode 2 on last night? It wasn't listed on the episode list a few posts above this one... Ah well, at least we have 2 more hours of it tonight.

Mea culpa. Didn't paste it in properly. Two cracking episodes. Makes you realise how very average Spooks:Code 9 was. Pity it's just the 8 episodes, 4 of which will have been shown by this time next week!

mike65

Just saw episode one,

I knew what was in store regarding a character so not a shock, I presume that leaves a vacancy.

Good to see some good old fashioned cold war tension

Mike

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mike65 wrote: »

Just saw episode one,

I knew what was in store regarding a character so not a shock, I presume that leaves a vacancy.

Good to see some good old fashioned cold war tension

Mike

It has been filled.

Episode 2 is also excellent.


Spooks just seems to get better and better.

mike65

Just in case

I figured he was really an M15 man, Spooks must have a white Alpha Male to lead the team it seems

Mike

ixoy

Enjoyed episode two as well, though had to suspend disbelief that little bit more when they did their usual IT nonsense

Can I just say how delighted I am that Roz has taken over? I love that sarcastic cold bitch. Her rage in the hotel and then watching her coldly draw it in again - brilliant. And her cutting "Yeah well Adam's dead Joe" was a great delivery. She's probably been my favourite character since her introduction and it doesn't show signs of changing.

Harry was also great - the cold-blooded execution at the end was quite shocking. It's interesting to see him reach a breaking point with the loss of his agents. I mean due to manipulation and stuff he's already lost Tom, Danny, Fiona, Zoe, Zaff, Colin, Ruth (particularly sore for him) and others I might've forgotten and he's probably mad as hell and wasn't going to take it any more.

I'd like to see more of Joe's breakdown explored. I was never sold on her being an agent and I think we began to see a bit of this with her difficulty coping with her torture. Still not sold on Ben though (I never cared for Zaff either for that matter).

Now finally to Lucas - I wonder if we wrapped up the double-agent plot too quickly? I think Lucas will be closer to Tom than Adam - more of a cold fish. It'd make sense if he was the one who trained Tom in. It's something I'd like to see, and would be a nice way to distinguish his character from Adam whom I liked (and who was interesting to watch as he fell to pieces).

Definitely good for it to back and watching all these episodes so close to one another is exactly how I watched Seasons 1-6

estebancambias

watched this and OMG just poor. i dont like the british setting at all...the accent just doesn't work....blah just not good.

mike65

The accent doesn't work? Its British in Britain How brain-washed by USA are you? Send for Jack Bauer!

Mike

ixoy

So thoughts on episode 3?

Enjoyed this one - nice solid solo entry!

Interesting that, just after complaining a little about Ben above, he puts in his best performance to date here. A bit like Zaff, I find he shone a lot more working undercover. They successfully got him a bit on edge with the terrorist being shot and I liked the scene between him and Lucas where Lucas justified the kill.

Do the writers just not like Jo? More mean things happening to her - I wonder if she'll do an Adam and flip? I can't see no ramifications with this and the plea for suicide from the S6 finale.

The plot itself was the usual jihad terrorists but it's what Spooks does well. I liked having Roz in control, keeping her cool demeanour (as Harry noted). She's good at the centre of things - look at how calmly she asked for Jo to report in after the bomb went off. Adam would've been yelling down the line and racing around the room!

Finally, let's begin the guesses: Sugarhorse. What the hell is it? Something to do with nuclear weapons would be a bit too much like S6, so I'm guessing a genetic virus. It would seem to be a bit of an old secret, so maybe some virus from a decade or so ago that was going to be launched against the former USSR? That would explain the FSB's interest. Anyone else want to have a go?

dreamer_ire

Loved it, loved it, loved it. Have to watch episode 4 now!

mike65

You just knew dear old Richard Johnson was the last man Harry should have confided in, as for SugerHorse its prolly not related to a weapon - more likely a mole. Putin works for MI5?! :eek:

Mike

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Epiosde 4 was brilliant, only bad thing is that we have to wait for another week for episode 5.

OPENROAD

Wow! Spooks just gets better and better, just watched nxt weeks episode on BBC 3, quality!

mike65

I tape BBc3 and watch it when it should be going out on BBC1 NI.

A general point - its good the Islamic stuff has taken a back seat this series.

Mike