Spooks: Season 8

Harry, who has been kidnapped by Viktor Sarkisiian and his (ex-)FSB agents, is sold to Indian intelligence officers disguised as an Islamic terror group. The terror group murders Sarkisiian and his men, then release staged footage of Harry's apparent execution. Section D uncovers the deception and resolves to find Harry. Group leader Amish Mani, a former Indian intelligence officer, wants Harry to divulge the location of a uranium shipment Harry had prevented from being planted in Iraq to justif

When a gas processing plant explodes, the UK allies itself with Tazbekstan to buy its gas. Caulfield tells Lucas that the US and Russian governments are opposed. However, with supplies dwindling, Rustam Urazov, the Tazbek minister in charge of negotiation, is stalling. The minister orders the assassination of Matthew Plowden, a British journalist critical of Tazbek human rights violations. MI-5 arrives too late to save him. The minister also orders a hit on Bibi Saparova, a Tazbek human rights a

Ros is undercover at a secret meeting of some of the world's most wealthy businessmen. Armed terrorists seize the meeting, which is taking place at Russian billionaire Leon Gevitsky's London mansion. Harry gets the Home Secretary to resolve Ruth's legal troubles, and has her rejoin MI-5. The terrorists take the hostages to an underground basement, and put them on "trial" for their abuses of power, streaming this over the Internet. They also release CIA documents showing embarrassing agreements b

Lucas's interrogator/torturer, Darshavin, escapes from a British immigration centre and demands to speak with Lucas regarding an attack planned by Sudanese terrorists backed by the FSB. They meet, and Darshavin informs Lucas about the attack without the detail. Darshavin demands a British passport and $1 million in unmarked notes in exchange for information on the exact location. Harry displays doubts, believing Lucas developed Stockholm syndrome from his capture. Samuel Walker, Caulfield's

Walker's death is suspected as suicide. Harry is sceptical, because Walker had set up a meeting with him just before the "suicide", and Michael Braydon, a second CIA officer, unexpectedly dies. It is revealed Ros's mentor, Jack Colville, is responsible for the death of the second officer and suspected of killing Walker. In the guise of giving Ros his memoirs, Colville plants a bug, and becomes able to access MI-5 records. He identifies his next target, former MI-6 agent Roger Maynard. Caulfield

In a safe house, MI-5 are questioning Ryan Baisley about his former employer Dewitts Bank, whose depositors include corrupt government officials (including money for the Basel conspirators). Baisley is smoking outside when assassins invade, killing the MI-5 officers. Baisley escapes, and thinks he can make a deal with the bank; but unknown to him the assassins were hired by the bank and have murdered his wife and young son. The Home Secretary, Blake, informs Harry that the government must seize

After a Pakistani intelligence officer is murdered, Harry and Ros learn from the UK chief of Pakistani intelligence (ISI) of a radical Hindu group preparing to attack Muslims in London. Harry tells the chief that the matter is now MI-5's job, and has the chief identify the ISI asset that infiltrated the cell as Ashok Veerkal, a 17-year-old ethnically Indian Muslim with a Hindu name. He had befriended the group at football training. Lucas contacts the lad for help. Harry and Ros tell the new Home

Pakistan seizes an Indian submarine. Home Secretary Lawrence arranges for a meeting in London between President Mudasser of Pakistan and the president of India. Because of the risk of a nuclear exchange, the British Prime Minister and the American secretary of state meet at Chequers. Section D has a week to stop the potential nuclear war, and is also investigating links with "Nightingale". Unclear as to why Nightingale orchestrated Home Secretary Blake's departure, Harry tests the new Home Secre