Spooks: Season 6

Season 6 overview

Section D intercepts intelligence about an Iranian agent planning a London attack, leading to a failed assassination in Tehran. The situation escalates when a deadly virus emerges, forcing quarantine and prompting desperate international spy kidnappings to secure a vaccine.

Key story beats

  1. Iranian Agent Asnik Arrives — Section D intercepts warnings about an Iranian agent planning a London attack during peace negotiations.
  2. Tehran Bomb Detonation — Adam's team attempts to assassinate Asnik with a bomb to simulate internal Iranian conflict.
  3. Asnik Defects to Embassy — Asnik survives the explosion and arrives at the British Embassy seeking asylum.
  4. Hospital Quarantine Imposed — A deadly virus outbreak forces quarantine measures on hospital staff and infected operatives.
  5. Spy Kidnappings for Vaccine — The team kidnaps senior spies from multiple nations to pressure them into providing a virus vaccine.
  6. Ros Abducted by Magritte — Ros is captured and tortured by a French security officer as part of a shadow organization recruitment.
  7. Yalta Organization Revealed — A representative explains that Yalta aims to counter American strategic actions that destabilize global order.
  8. Cargo Plane Crash Near US Base — A mysterious cargo plane crashes near a US military installation, prompting a security cordon.
  9. Kahrami Breaks House Arrest — An Algerian extremist escapes confinement to launch an undisclosed bomb attack.
  10. Ana Spies on Bakhshi — Adam's former lover spies on her husband, inadvertently killing a guard and staging a cover story.
  11. Missile Trigger Blueprint Sale — A Russian seller transfers missile firing trigger blueprints to Iranian buyers for nuclear capability.
  12. Adam Kills Journalist — Adam eliminates a disguised journalist, prompting Ben to publish the story and go on the run.
  13. Ros Buggs Grid for Yalta — Ros agrees to install surveillance equipment in the Grid in exchange for intelligence from Yalta.
  14. Courier Boards Flight to Tehran — The courier carrying the firing trigger boards a commercial flight bound for Iran.
  15. Chemical Threat Email Received — An email threatens to release toxic chemicals into the water supply if the courier fails to arrive.

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