List of Spooks characters
This is a list of characters in the television series Spooks (known as MI-5 in some countries) is a British television spy drama series that originally aired on BBC One from 13 May 2002 to 23 October 2011, consisting of 10 series.
Character | Actor | Series | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
Sir Harry Pearce KBE | Peter Firth | Main | ||||||||||
Malcolm Wynn-Jones | Hugh Simon | Main[a] | Guest | |||||||||
Tom Quinn | Matthew Macfadyen | Main[b] | Guest | |||||||||
Zoe Reynolds | Keeley Hawes | Main[c] | ||||||||||
Danny Hunter | David Oyelowo | Main | ||||||||||
Tessa Phillips | Jenny Agutter | Main | Guest | |||||||||
Ellie Simm | Esther Hall | Main | Guest | |||||||||
Maisie Simm | Heather Cave | Main | Guest | |||||||||
Jed Kelley | Graeme Mearns | Main | ||||||||||
Helen Flynn | Lisa Faulkner | Main[d] | ||||||||||
Colin Wells | Rory MacGregor | Recurring | Main[e] | |||||||||
Ruth Evershed | Nicola Walker | Main[f] | Main | |||||||||
Sam Buxton | Shauna Macdonald | Main | ||||||||||
Adam Carter | Rupert Penry-Jones | Main[g] | ||||||||||
Fiona Carter | Olga Sosnovska | Recurring | Main[h] | |||||||||
Zafar Younis | Raza Jaffrey | Guest | Main[i] | |||||||||
Jo Portman | Miranda Raison | Main[j] | ||||||||||
Ros Myers | Hermione Norris | Main[k] | ||||||||||
Connie James | Gemma Jones | Main | ||||||||||
Ben Kaplan DSO | Alex Lanipekun | Main[l] | ||||||||||
Lucas North / John Bateman | Richard Armitage | Main | ||||||||||
Tariq Masood | Shazad Latif | Main[m] | ||||||||||
Dimitri Levendis | Max Brown | Main | ||||||||||
Beth Bailey | Sophia Myles | Main | ||||||||||
Erin Watts | Lara Pulver | Main | ||||||||||
Calum Reed | Geoffrey Streatfeild | Main |
- Notes
- ^ Hugh Simon only appeared in the first episode of season 8.
- ^ Matthew Macfadyen only appeared in the first two episodes of season 3.
- ^ Keeley Hawes only appeared in the first six episodes of season 3.
- ^ Despite being credited as part of the main cast, Lisa Faulkner only appeared in the first two episodes of season 1.
- ^ Rory MacGregor only appeared in the first episode of season 5.
- ^ Nicola Walker only appeared in the first five episodes of season 5.
- ^ Rupert Penry-Jones only appeared in the first episode of season 7.
- ^ Olga Sosnovska left in episode 7 of season 4.
- ^ Raza Jaffrey only appeared in the first episode of season 6.
- ^ Miranda Raison only appeared in the first three episodes of season 8.
- ^ Hermione Norris only appeared in the first eight episodes of season 6 before returning in season 7.
- ^ Alex Lanipekun did not join until the fifth episode of season 6.
- ^ Shazad Latif only appeared in the first two episodes of season 10.
Final Series Leads
Main characters for Series 10:
- Sir Harry Pearce KBE (Peter Firth) (2002-2011) - Head of Counter-Terrorism Department, MI5.
- Dimitri Levendis (Max Brown) (2010-2011) Piracy and Terrorism Case Officer Section D [1]
- Erin Watts (Lara Pulver) (2011) - Chief of Section & Senior Case Officer, Section D
- Calum Reed (Geoffrey Streatfeild) (2011) - Junior Case Officer, Section D
- William Towers (Simon Russell Beale; 2010-2011) Home Secretary.
- Ruth Evershed (Nicola Walker) (2003–2006, 2009-2011) - Section D Intelligence Analyst, Home Secretary's Assistant (episodes 10.5/.6), originally seconded to MI5 from GCHQ).
Former characters
MI5 staff
- Tariq Masood (Shazad Latif) (2009-2011) - Technician and Data Analyst, Section D
- Beth Bailey (Sophia Myles) (2010) Formerly Junior Case Officer Section D [2]
- Lucas North (Richard Armitage) (2008–2010) Chief of Section & Senior Case Officer, Section D.
- Ros Myers (Hermione Norris) (2006–2009) - Chief of Section & Senior Case Officer, Section D, formerly Senior Case Officer at MI5 and MI6.
- Jo Portman (Miranda Raison) (2005–2009) - Junior Case Officer, Section D.
- Malcolm Wynn-Jones (Hugh Simon) (2002–2009, 2010) - Technician and Data Analyst, Section D.
- Adam Carter (Rupert Penry-Jones) (2004–2008) - Chief of Section & Senior Case Officer, Section D, formerly Senior Case Officer at MI6
- Connie James (Gemma Jones) (2007–2008) - Senior Analyst, Section D.
- Ben Kaplan DSO (Alex Lanipekun) (2007–2008) - Junior Case Officer, Section D.
- Zafar Younis (Raza Jaffrey) (2004–2007) - Junior Case Officer, Section D.
- Colin Wells (Rory MacGregor) (2002–2006) - Technician and Data Analyst, Section D.
- Sam Buxton (Shauna Macdonald) (2003–2005) - Administrative Officer, Section D.
- Fiona Carter (Olga Sosnovska) (2004–2005) - Seconded MI6 Officer, Section D.
- Zoe Reynolds (Keeley Hawes) (2002–2004) - Junior Case Officer, Section D.
- Tom Quinn (Matthew Macfadyen) (2002–2004) - Chief of Section & Senior Case Officer, Section D.
- Danny Hunter (David Oyelowo) (2002–2004) - Junior Case Officer, Section D.
- Tessa Phillips (Jenny Agutter) (2002–2003) - Senior Analyst.
- Jed Kelley (Graeme Mearns) (2002) - Administrative Officer, Section D.
- Helen Flynn (Lisa Faulkner) (2002) - Junior Case Officer, Section D.
Other officers
- Vaughn Edwards (Iain Glen) (2010) - Deniable intelligence operative who seemed to work for the highest bidder.
- Sarah Caulfield (Genevieve O'Reilly) (2009) - CIA Agent.
- Viktor Sarkisian (Peter Sullivan) (2008–2009) - Head of the FSB's London Office
- Bob Hogan (Matthew Marsh) (2007) - Senior CIA Liaison to Britain.
- Oliver Mace (Tim McInnerny) (2004, 2006) - Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, later Director-General of MI5.
- Juliet Shaw (Anna Chancellor) (2005-) - National Security Co-Ordinator. Status uncertain following end of Series 6.
- Christine Dale (Megan Dodds) (2002–2004) - CIA Agent.
- Jools Siviter (Hugh Laurie) (2002) - MI6 Section Chief.
Significant others
- Maya Lahan (Laila Rouass) (2010) Lucas's Ex Girlfriend.
- Elizabeta Starkova (Paloma Baeza) (2008) - Lucas North's ex-wife
- Will North (Richard Harrington) (2004) - Zoe Reynolds' fiancé.
- Ellie Simm (Esther Hall) (2002–2003) - Tom Quinn's ex-girlfriend.
- Vicki Westbrook (Natasha Little) (2003) - Tom Quinn's ex-girlfriend.
- Carlo Franceschini (Enzo Cilenti) (2003) - Zoe Reynolds' ex-boyfriend.
UK Ministers
These fictional UK cabinet ministers managed the team or have been characters in some episodes.
- Nicholas Blake - Home Secretary - (Robert Glenister) (2006–2009) killed 2010
- Rachel Beauchamp - Foreign Secretary - (Jill Baker) (Series 7, Episode 6)
- Gillian Calderwood - Chancellor of the Exchequer - (Selina Cadell) (Series 7, Episode 5)
- Caroline Fox - Deputy Prime Minister - (Cheryl Campbell) (Series 5, Episode 10)
- James Allan - Foreign Secretary - (Alex Jennings) (2006)
- Ruth Chambers - Foreign Secretary - (Angela Bruce) (2007)
- unnamed Home Secretary - (Jeff Rawle) (2005)
- Alan Taylor - Cabinet Secretary - (2006)
- Richard Maynard - Defence Secretary - mentioned but resigned later.
- Daniel Wise - Foreign Trade Minister - (Ian Bartholomew) (2006)
- Andrew Lawrence - Home Secretary - (Tobias Menzies) (2009)
- William Towers - Home Secretary - (Simon Russell Beale) (2010-2011)
Other guest stars
Series 1
- Anthony Head - Traitor's Gate (1#4)
- Tim Pigott-Smith - (1#5)
Series 2
Series 3
Series 4
- Martine McCutcheon - Series 4, Episode 2
- Andrew Tiernan - Surreal World and The Possibility of a Mole (4#1 and 4#2)
- Jimi Mistry - Series 4, Episode 6
Series 5
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Jenny
Series 6
Series 7
- Paul Rhys as Alexis Meynell - Episode 5