It's a fine line between safety and terror. Meet the rulers.
Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.
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Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.
Season 2 episodes
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With Tom's family trapped in his house with a bomb, and nothing Tom or the other spooks can do but watch on. There is a huge explosion and the credits begin. However, there is no time to focus on these events as a Serbian warlord has been seen entering the UK vowing revenge for the death of his sons in a NATO bombing raid. Zoe is sent undercover to track him down, and stop any more deaths.
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Directed by Bharat NalluriWritten by David WolstencroftGuest stars Hugh Simon, Rory MacGregor, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lorcan Cranitch, Emma Barton, Karel Roden, Rad Lazar, Martin Cole
A fellow agent informs Tom that young boys and men from a mosque in Birmingham are being trained as suicide bombers. They need an undercover spook, but who should or can go?
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Directed by Bharat NalluriWritten by Howard BrentonGuest stars Nicola Walker, Hugh Simon, Rory MacGregor, Alexander Siddig, Rez Kempton, Qarie Marshall, Jenny Agutter, Enzo Cilenti
MI5's mainframe has been hacked into. But Tom and his team think they have found a lead in the form of an I.T. teacher, so Zoe is sent undercover to get close to him and find out his secrets. Will they be able to stop the culprit before the inner sanctum is breached and every agents' identity revealed?
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Directed by Rob BaileyWritten by Matthew GrahamGuest stars Nicola Walker, Hugh Simon, Rory MacGregor, John Salthouse, John Hopkins, Augustus Prew, Christopher Fairbank, Jack Doolan
After stealing a large amount of money from a bank, a man is found crucified on the moors. The Treasury call in the team to investigate, but when Harry decides to take the mission further Danny's life is put in danger.
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Directed by Rob BaileyWritten by Howard BrentonGuest stars Nicola Walker, Hugh Simon, Julie Cox, Sophie Okonedo, Oliver Ford Davies, Peter McDonald, Rade Šerbedžija, Enzo Cilenti
Tom's skills as leader are tested to their extremes when they take part in an Extreme Emergency Response Initiative Exercise (EERIE) to test their response to nuclear, chemical or biological act in central London, but when the power in the grid is cut and Harry starts to feel ill, they soon begin to suspect it's for real.
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Directed by Justin ChadwickWritten by Howard BrentonGuest stars Nicola Walker, Hugh Simon, Rory MacGregor, Annabelle Apsion, Jo Joyner, Natasha Little, Richard Braine, Marty Cruikshank
The president of the USA makes an unexpected stop in London. Tom and his team are forced to work with the CIA. A power struggle between the two secret organizations begins, but will they stop fighting before a terrible mistake is made? And will Tom ex-girlfriend leave well alone or will she have to be taught a lesson?
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Directed by Justin ChadwickWritten by David WolstencroftGuest stars Nicola Walker, Hugh Simon, Rory MacGregor, Todd Boyce, Natasha Little, Megan Dodds, Ruth Gemmell, Stephen Kirby
A French scientist has gone renegade and taken a top secret weapon called Firestorm with him, which he is threatening to sell to the highest bidder. Now he has ended up in the UK, and MI5 is forced to work with French Intelligence. But the British want the technology. They have to steal the technology without the French finding out, using an agent that if caught has no affiliation to Five. But there is a burglary at Harry's flat which puts the operation in jeopardy. Or does it?
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Directed by Ciarán DonnellyWritten by Simon MirrenGuest stars Nicola Walker, Rory MacGregor, Adam Deacon, Heshima Thompson, Megan Dodds, Philippe Caroit, Geoff Cotton, Philippe De Grossouvre
A new series of strikes prompted by the unions has the team worried. And when news of a 'strike' by the army arise, Tom is sent undercover to investigate. Meanwhile Zoe takes charge back at the Grid, and is tasked with moving spent uranium cells across the country after rail strikes prevent it taking it's usual route. Will it get to Dover on time? Or will it fall into the wrong hands?
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Directed by Ciarán DonnellyWritten by Steve BailieGuest stars Nicola Walker, Hugh Simon, Reece Dinsdale, Kieran Bew, Michael Hodgson, Megan Dodds, Leo Bill, Roger Brierley
Tom is undercover with Customs, but when he goes off to phone in, the rest of the crew are murdered. A Colombian drugs cartel are suspected. Zoe and Tom are sent undercover to 'turn' the girlfriend of the head of the cartel. Tonight also sees the re-appearance of Tessa and she wants revenge on Harry and MI5. Will she endanger Tom and Zoe's life? Will the mole be found before it's too late? Or will Tessa get her revenge and allow someone to die?
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Directed by Sam MillerWritten by Ben RichardsGuest stars Nicola Walker, Santiago Cabrera, Daniel Cerqueira, Jenny Agutter, Megan Dodds, Michael Cochrane, Abigail Hercules, Sophie Lombard
Tom ignores Harry's demands to end his relationship with CIA officer Christine Dale. Christine hands Tom a secure communication which she has accidentally received from high up in the CIA. It says that an American assassin has come to the UK for a hit and that the CIA are going to take him out, without informing Five or any of the security services. Tom can't tell Harry what he knows so enlists Danny and Zoe to help him. However, things start to go wrong and tonight's episode is all 'Smoke and Mirrors'. Will the truth be uncovered before something goes terribly wrong? Has Tom gone bad?
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Directed by Sam MillerWritten by Howard BrentonGuest stars Nicola Walker, Hugh Simon, Bruce Payne, Megan Dodds, Tomas Arana, Samantha Coughlan, Petia Pavlova, Mac McDonald
