Spooks: Season 1

Section D of MI5 investigates a car bomb in Liverpool, that has killed family planning doctor Sarah Lynott (Karen Westwood). The agents determine that it is the work of an extremist pro-life movement, led by American terrorist Mary Kane (Lisa Eichhorn), who smuggled herself and 20 bombs into the country to set up cells. Zoe Reynolds (Keeley Hawes) poses as a sympathiser, and uncovers Kane's next intended target. Zoe then poses as the target, Diane Sullivan, and lures Kane to a trap, and she is a

Tom and junior case officer Helen Flynn (Lisa Faulkner) are sent to expose right-wing leader Robert Osbourne (Kevin McNally), who is planning a race war in the UK. MI5 previously attempted to bug his home, only to find high-end security equipment. Tom and Helen pose as a married couple to befriend Claire, Osbourne's wife, who is being abused by him. MI5 believe that Osbourne intends to choke the asylum system, incite a race war, and have Member of Parliament Bill Watson raise the issue of asylum

Zoe is sent on a bugging operation at the Turkish consulate. Whilst there, the consulate is raided by Kurdish rebels, who hold everybody hostage and demand the release of their captured comrades. Tessa Phillips (Jenny Agutter) recognises Johnny Marks (Christopher Fulford), a former MI5 agent and lover of Tessa's, who was believed to have been killed in a car bomb in Northern Ireland several years before. It is revealed that Marks is handling the Kurdish rebels as a distraction, to break into a n

While observing an anti-globalisation rally in anticipation of the United States’s President George W. Bush's visit, Danny and Zoe recognise Peter Salter (Anthony Head), a legendary MI5 officer and Tom's recruiter. Salter is undercover as part of a joint MI5/6 operation to bring down an anarchist group led by Istvan Vogel (Jules Werner), which intends to attack Bush. However, Tom believes Salter may have defected to Vogel when it emerges that he is in love with one of the members, Andrea Chamber

Disgraced MP and born-again Christian Hampton Wilder (Tim Pigott-Smith) is released from prison after a sentence for embezzlement. He reveals to Harry that he wrote memoirs, which implicate fellow MP Richard Maynard (Nicholas Farrell) and himself of performing illegal arms deals. However the memoirs have been stolen. Through the investigation behind Maynard, it is revealed that MI6 stole the memoirs; Jools Siviter (Hugh Laurie) hands them over, but as MI5 review them, they find nothing significa

Tom upgrades the security systems in his home to keep Ellie and Maisie safe. Meanwhile, the head of an Irish splinter group, Patrick McCann (Lorcan Cranitch), demands to see an MI5 officer. When Tom sees him, McCann reveals that a Sudanese terrorist group called Asabiyah will attack the Sefton B nuclear power station, but McCann will only disclose the details if his group goes unwatched for 30 hours. Harry vetoes McCann's proposal; however, Tom, believing the threat is credible, asks the Directo