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'Spooks' returns

Last night was a good night! Spooks returned to ABC1.
Along with the return of ‘Silent Witness’, it made a great night’s TV viewing.

I wondered how the fifth series of Spooks would kick off. After the wholesale departure of so many central characters in the previous two series, I wasn’t sure the franchise would survive.
Well, the storyline is more like something from a Bond movie, but it was great viewing and had some genuine edge-of-the-seat moments. I really wondered if they would go through with killing off Colin – but it was a powerful moment and a good dramatic tool in the overall plot.
Ros is another good, strong addition to the cast. I really like Hermione Norris in her other roles (eg: ‘Wire in the blood’), so expected good things from her in this.

It is tempting to grab series 5 & 6 on DVD – if only to keep up with the plot threads more easily. ;-)