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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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Spooks is available to stream on Britbox, Britbox (Via Amazon Prime), Peacock, Peacock Premium, Philo, Prime Video, Amazon Freevee, Fawesome, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, and Tubi in United States. You can also buy it from Amazon. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
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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Episode 1
The team steps in when a British soldier is kidnapped by Al-Qaeda. Meanwhile, an old protégé of Harry's returns to the fold after eight years in a Russian prison - but whose side is he really on?
Directed by Colm McCarthyWritten by Neil Cross, Ben RichardsGuest stars Rupert Penry-Jones, Alex Lanipekun, James Dicker, Gus Gallagher, Ian Virgo, Guy Williams, Stuart Wilson, Shane Zaza
Episode 2
Harry vows revenge by taking down the head of Russia's intelligence service in Britain with the help of Lucas North. Lucas's loyalties, however, are secretly no longer with MI5 and he exploits Harry's trust to help a Russian submarine destroy Britain's communications system, causing financial and social chaos.
Directed by Colm McCarthyWritten by Neil Cross, Ben RichardsGuest stars Alex Lanipekun, Guy Williams, Stuart Wilson, Paloma Baeza, Georg Nikoloff, Robert East, Marcia Ashton, Christian Howard
Episode 3
With Lucas back within MI5 he reveals that the Russians interrogated him about Operation Sugar Horse, the most secret ongoing spy operation MI5 ever had. If the Russians know about it, then MI5 has a very high level mole. Harry seeks out his mentor, The Spycatcher, to help him find the mole. Ben is undercover with an Al-Qaeda cell; they are planning to bomb London and what looks like a dry run unexpectedly turns live.
Directed by Peter HoarWritten by Russell Lewis, Ben RichardsGuest stars Alex Lanipekun, Richard Johnson, Robert Glenister, Robert East, Ariyon Bakare, Emilio Doorgasingh, Tariq Jordan, Leon Jan
Episode 4
The team is stunned to discover that Al-Qaeda's number three wants to negotiate. It's a risk, but Harry and the team have to take this chance for peace.
Directed by Peter HoarWritten by Richard McBrienGuest stars Alex Lanipekun, Richard Johnson, Robert Glenister, Gus Gallagher, Paloma Baeza, Guy Henry, Rohan Siva, Paul Bhattacharjee
Episode 5
The British economy is on the brink of collapse and if one more bank goes down the entire financial system will implode. Ros goes undercover in the City to flush out a dangerous international financier who wants to bankrupt the country. Suddenly, it is not just the economy, but Ros's life that is at risk.
Directed by Edward HallWritten by Christian SpurrierGuest stars Alex Lanipekun, Gus Gallagher, Paloma Baeza, Selina Cadell, Paul Rhys, Simon Williams, JJ Hooker, Stephen Noonan
Episode 6
A teenage boy accidentally stumbles upon a government conspiracy and is instantly absorbed into the world of MI5, ending up on the run. Lucas and the team battle to protect the boy from those who wish to silence him. Harry receives a cryptic message from his asset in Russia which could be the key to bringing down the high-level MI5 mole.
Directed by Edward HallWritten by David FarrGuest stars Alex Lanipekun, Richard Johnson, Jacob Anderson, Shaban Arifi, Jill Baker, Richard Clothier, Stephen Greif, Wendy Nottingham
Episode 7
Harry is imprisoned and accused by MI5 of being the Russian mole. Lucas disappears to Moscow in a bid to gather intelligence and get to the bottom of Harry's arrest, whilst the rest of the team tries to prove his innocence on the Grid. But with so much evidence against him and a traitor among the team, things aren't looking good for Harry.
Directed by Sam MillerWritten by James Moran, Christian SpurrierGuest stars Alex Lanipekun, Richard Johnson, Robert Glenister, Robert East, Alan Williams, Kika Markham, Dolya Gavanski
Episode 8
With the Russians launching a nuclear strike on London, the only person who can help the team in this desperate hour is the traitor amongst them. With the Russians hunting them down, the team ushers their traitor through London in a desperate bid to reach the codes, and the bomb, in time.
Directed by Sam MillerWritten by Neil CrossGuest stars Robert Glenister, Kevin Fuller, Kenneth Bryans, Anastasia Hille, Peter Sullivan, Michael Klesic, Charlotte Pyke, Amelda Brown
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Peter FirthHarry Pearce
Miranda RaisonJo Portman
Nicola WalkerRuth Evershed
Hugh SimonMalcolm Wynn-Jones
Rupert Penry-JonesAdam Carter
Keeley HawesZoe Reynolds
Hermione NorrisRos Myers
David OyelowoDanny Hunter
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