Episode #5.1 

Terrorists carry out several devastating attacks on British targets which lead to panic and new extreme legal measures being rushed through Parliament, but is there more to this than meets the eye?

Director:

Omar Madha

Writer:

Ben Richards

Stars:

Peter Firth, Rupert Penry-Jones, Lindsay Duncan

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Firth	...	Harry Pearce
Rupert Penry-Jones	...	Adam Carter
Lindsay Duncan	...	Angela Wells
Grant Parsons	...	Surgeon
James Dicker	...	Wesley Carter
Hugh Simon	...	Malcolm Wynn-Jones
Howard Teale	...	Politician
Nicola Walker	...	Ruth Evershed
Rory MacGregor	...	Colin Wells
Raza Jaffrey	...	Zafar Younis
Annita McVeigh	...	Journalist
Helen Anderson	...	Woman at Hospital
Anna Chancellor	...	Juliet Shaw
Roger Allam	...	Paul Millington
Roger Ringrose	...	Gerry Houghton

Storyline

Adam survives the assassination attempt by Angela Wells but while he is in hospital recovering, major terrorist attacks are directed against fuel depots crippling British industry and the standard of living. Just as Adam is released from hospital, some people start to die of a strange bacteriological infection spreading panic in the general population. Working with MI-6 chief Michael Collingwood and one of his agents, Ros Myers, Harry Pearce comes to the conclusion that there is a move within certain parts of the British government and civil service to bring in a new political and administrative order. Jo is sent to keep an eye on the Prime Minister's son, a university student, and others in the section take on new roles. One member of the MI-5 team does not survive and it is apparent that the conspirators will stop at nothing to achieve their goals. Meanwhile, Adam hires a nanny, Jenny, to take care of Wes.

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Plot Keywords:

mi5 | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 2006 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Tower Bridge Business Complex, Bermondsey, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kudos Film and Television,British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

59 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Harry Pearce: I'm not asking you to mislead people, I'm simply asking for a little restraint.
Paul Millington: These are editorial decisions. I don't interfere with those.
Harry Pearce: I'm sorry-that's the sound of incredulous laughter being stifled.

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