List of Spooks characters
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This is a list of characters in the television series Spooks (known as MI-5 in some countries) is a British television spy drama series. It originally aired its first run on BBC One, for 10 series, from 13 May 2002 to 23 October 2011.
| Character | Actor | Series | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
| Sir Harry Pearce KBE | Peter Firth | Main | ||||||||||
| Malcolm Wynn-Jones | Hugh Simon | Main[a] | Guest | |||||||||
| Tom Quinn | Matthew Macfadyen | Main[b] | Guest | |||||||||
| Zoe Reynolds | Keeley Hawes | Main[c] | ||||||||||
| Danny Hunter | David Oyelowo | Main | ||||||||||
| Tessa Phillips | Jenny Agutter | Main | Guest | |||||||||
| Ellie Simm | Esther Hall | Main | Guest | |||||||||
| Maisie Simm | Heather Cave | Main | Guest | |||||||||
| Jed Kelley | Graeme Mearns | Main | ||||||||||
| Helen Flynn | Lisa Faulkner | Main[d] | ||||||||||
| Colin Wells | Rory MacGregor | Recurring | Main[e] | |||||||||
| Ruth Evershed | Nicola Walker | Main[f] | Main | |||||||||
| Sam Buxton | Shauna Macdonald | Main | ||||||||||
| Adam Carter | Rupert Penry-Jones | Main[g] | ||||||||||
| Fiona Carter | Olga Sosnovska | Recurring | Main[h] | |||||||||
| Zafar Younis | Raza Jaffrey | Guest | Main[i] | |||||||||
| Jo Portman | Miranda Raison | Main[j] | ||||||||||
| Ros Myers | Hermione Norris | Main[k] | ||||||||||
| Connie James | Gemma Jones | Main | ||||||||||
| Ben Kaplan DSO | Alex Lanipekun | Main[l] | ||||||||||
| Lucas North / John Bateman | Richard Armitage | Main | ||||||||||
| Tariq Masood | Shazad Latif | Main[m] | ||||||||||
| Dimitri Levendis | Max Brown | Main | ||||||||||
| Beth Bailey | Sophia Myles | Main | ||||||||||
| Erin Watts | Lara Pulver | Main | ||||||||||
| Calum Reed | Geoffrey Streatfeild | Main | ||||||||||
- Notes
- ^ Hugh Simon only appeared in the first episode of Series 8.
- ^ Matthew Macfadyen only appeared in the first two episodes of Series 3.
- ^ Keeley Hawes only appeared in the first six episodes of Series 3.
- ^ Despite being credited as part of the main cast in Series 1, Lisa Faulkner's character is very notably killed[1] in the second overall episode, "Looking After Our Own", and does not appear again.
- ^ Rory MacGregor only appeared in the first episode of Series 5.
- ^ Nicola Walker only appeared in the first five episodes of Series 5.
- ^ Rupert Penry-Jones only appeared in the first episode of Series 7.
- ^ Olga Sosnovska left in episode 7 of Series 4.
- ^ Raza Jaffrey only appeared in the first episode of Series 6.
- ^ Miranda Raison only appeared in the first three episodes of Series 8.
- ^ Hermione Norris only appeared in the first eight episodes of Series 6 before returning in Series 7.
- ^ Alex Lanipekun did not join until the fifth episode of Series 6.
- ^ Shazad Latif only appeared in the first two episodes of Series 10.
Final Series Leads
[edit]Main characters for Series 10:
- Sir Harry Pearce KBE (Peter Firth) (2002–2011) – Head of Counter-Terrorism Department, MI5
- Dimitri Levendis (Max Brown) (2010–2011) – Piracy & Terrorism Case Officer Section D [2]
- Erin Watts (Lara Pulver) (2011) – Chief of Section & Senior Case Officer, Section D
- Calum Reed (Geoffrey Streatfeild) (2011) – Junior Case Officer, Section D
- William Towers (Simon Russell Beale) (2010–2011) – Home Secretary
- Ruth Evershed (Nicola Walker) (2003–2006, 2009–2011) – Section D Intelligence Analyst, Home Secretary's Assistant (two episodes), originally seconded to MI5 from GCHQ
Former characters
[edit]MI5 staff
[edit]- Tariq Masood (Shazad Latif) (2009–2011) – Technician & Data Analyst, Section D
- Beth Bailey (Sophia Myles) (2010) – Junior Case Officer, Section D [3]
- Lucas North (Richard Armitage) (2008–2010) – Chief of Section & Senior Case Officer, Section D
- Ros Myers (Hermione Norris) (2006–2009) – Chief of Section & Senior Case Officer, Section D; formerly Senior Case Officer at MI5 and MI6
- Jo Portman (Miranda Raison) (2005–2009) – Junior Case Officer, Section D
- Malcolm Wynn-Jones (Hugh Simon) (2002–2009, 2010) – Technician & Data Analyst, Section D
- Adam Carter (Rupert Penry-Jones) (2004–2008) – Chief of Section & Senior Case Officer, Section D; formerly Senior Case Officer at MI6
- Connie James (Gemma Jones) (2007–2008) – Senior Analyst, Section D
- Ben Kaplan DSO (Alex Lanipekun) (2007–2008) – Junior Case Officer, Section D
- Zafar Younis (Raza Jaffrey) (2004–2007) – Junior Case Officer, Section D
- Colin Wells (Rory MacGregor) (2002–2006) – Technician & Data Analyst, Section D
- Sam Buxton (Shauna Macdonald) (2003–2005) – Administrative Officer, Section D
- Fiona Carter (Olga Sosnovska) (2004–2005) – Seconded MI6 Officer, Section D
- Zoe Reynolds (Keeley Hawes) (2002–2004) – Junior Case Officer, Section D
- Tom Quinn (Matthew Macfadyen) (2002–2004) – Chief of Section & Senior Case Officer, Section D
- Danny Hunter (David Oyelowo) (2002–2004) – Junior Case Officer, Section D
- Tessa Phillips (Jenny Agutter) (2002–2003) – Senior Analyst
- Jed Kelley (Graeme Mearns) (2002) – Administrative Officer, Section D
- Helen Flynn (Lisa Faulkner) (2002) – Junior Case Officer, Section D
Other officers
[edit]- Vaughn Edwards (Iain Glen) (2010) – Deniable intelligence operative who seemed to work for the highest bidder
- Sarah Caulfield (Genevieve O'Reilly) (2009) – CIA agent
- Viktor Sarkisian (Peter Sullivan) (2008–2009) – Head of the FSB's London office
- Bob Hogan (Matthew Marsh) (2007) – Senior CIA liaison
- Oliver Mace (Tim McInnerny) (2004, 2006) – Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, later Director-General of MI5
- Juliet Shaw (Anna Chancellor) (2005–) – National Security Co-ordinator; status uncertain following end of Series 6
- Christine Dale (Megan Dodds) (2002–2004) – CIA agent
- Jools Siviter (Hugh Laurie) (2002) – MI6 Section Chief
Significant others
[edit]- Maya Lahan (Laila Rouass) (2010) – Lucas's ex-girlfriend
- Elizabeta Starkova (Paloma Baeza) (2008) – Lucas's ex-wife
- Will North (Richard Harrington) (2004) – Zoe Reynolds' fiancé
- Ellie Simm (Esther Hall) (Main cast Series 1, 2002–2003) – Tom's ex-girlfriend
- Maisie Simm (Heather Cave) (Main cast Series 1, 2002–2003) – Ellie's young daughter
- Vicki Westbrook (Natasha Little) (2003) – Tom's ex-girlfriend
- Carlo Franceschini (Enzo Cilenti) (2003) – Zoe's ex-boyfriend
UK Ministers
[edit]These fictional UK cabinet ministers managed the team or have been characters in some episodes.
- Nicholas Blake – Home Secretary – (Robert Glenister) (2006–2009); killed 2010
- Rachel Beauchamp – Foreign Secretary – (Jill Baker) (Series 7, Episode 6)
- Gillian Calderwood – Chancellor of the Exchequer – (Selina Cadell) (Series 7, Episode 5)
- Caroline Fox – Deputy Prime Minister – (Cheryl Campbell) (Series 5, Episode 10)
- James Allan – Foreign Secretary – (Alex Jennings) (2006)
- Ruth Chambers – Foreign Secretary – (Angela Bruce) (2007)
- unnamed Home Secretary – (Jeff Rawle) (2005)
- Alan Taylor – Cabinet Secretary – (2006)
- Richard Maynard – Defence Secretary – mentioned but resigned later
- Daniel Wise – Foreign Trade Minister – (Ian Bartholomew) (2006)
- Andrew Lawrence – Home Secretary – (Tobias Menzies) (2009)
- William Towers – Home Secretary – (Simon Russell Beale) (2010–2011)
Other guest stars
[edit]Series 1
[edit]- Anthony Head – Traitor's Gate (1#4)
- Tim Pigott-Smith – (1#5)
Series 2
[edit]Series 3
[edit]Series 4
[edit]- Martine McCutcheon – Series 4, Episode 2
- Andrew Tiernan – Surreal World and The Possibility of a Mole (4#1 and 4#2)
- Jimi Mistry – Series 4, Episode 6
Series 5
[edit]- Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Jenny
Series 6
[edit]Series 7
[edit]- Paul Rhys as Alexis Meynell – Episode 5
References
[edit]- ^ Peachey, Paul (22 May 2002). "Dozens protest to BBC over horrific death scene in 'Spooks'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "BBC - BBC One Programmes - Spooks - Dimitri Levendis character page - actor Max Brown".
- ^ "BBC - BBC One Programmes - Spooks - Beth Bailey character page - actor Sophia Myles".
