History TheMole / LiveACtionTV

* ''TheVampireDiaries'': Damon starts out as a mole in the founder's council. But soon he becomes an actual member and turns out to be the most useful.

** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E13LastOfTheTimeLords "Last of the Time Lords"]], [[spoiler:a scientist Martha gets help from turns her over to the Master. In a minor subversion, however, Martha's actually counting on her doing so as part of her plan.]]

* ''Series/{{JAG}}:

** In [[Recap/DoctorWho2006CSTheRunawayBride "The Runaway Bride"]], Lance -- the fiancé of the eponymous bride -- is revealed to be working for the sinister Queen of the Racnoss.
** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E13LastOfTheTimeLords "Last of the Time Lords"]], [[spoiler:a scientist employed by Martha turns her over to the Master. In a minor subversion in the latter example, however, Martha's actually counting on her doing so as part of her plan.]]

** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E5TheWebOfFear The Web of Fear]]" concerns the fact that one character in the group is working for the Great Intelligence. Oddly for anyone who knows anything about ''Doctor Who'', the character clearly intended to be the primary suspect for most of the story is (then-)Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart. (The novelisation alters this by clearing him of suspicion early on.) The viewer's primary suspect is probably Chorley. The actual suspect turns out to be [[spoiler: Arnold, a MauveShirt who got killed in an earlier episode and is [[TheUndead still moving around as a possessed corpse]].]]
** In the episode "[[Recap/DoctorWho2006CSTheRunawayBride The Runaway Bride]]", Lance - the fiance of the eponymous bride - is revealed to be working for the sinister Queen of the Racnoss. And in "The Last of the Time Lords", [[spoiler:a scientist employed by Martha turns her over to The Master. In a minor subversion in the latter example, however, Martha's actually counting on her doing so as part of her plan.]]

** In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E1TheMasqueOfMandragora The Masque Of Mandragora]]", Sarah Jane is hypnotized into doing this.
** The character of Vislor Turlough is initially introduced as a mole character who orchestrates his way into becoming one of the Fifth Doctor's companions under orders from the Black Guardian to kill him, but eventually does a HeelFaceTurn and defies the Guardian and goes on to become a loyal companion for the rest of his time on the show.

** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E5TheWebOfFear The Web of Fear]]" concerns the fact that one character in the group is working for the Great Intelligence. Oddly for anyone who knows anything about ''Doctor Who'', the character clearly intended to be the primary suspect for most of the story is (then-)Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart. (The novelisation alters this by clearing him of suspicion early on.) The GenreSavvy viewer's primary suspect is probably Chorley. The actual suspect turns out to be [[spoiler: Arnold, a MauveShirt who got killed in an earlier episode and is [[TheUndead still moving around as a possessed corpse]].]]

* ''{{Series/Dollhouse}}'': The early episodes set up that there's a spy somewhere in the House, eventually revealing it to be [[spoiler: head of security Dominic]]. Notable in how the character was practically the only one fans ''hadn't'' suggested The Mole to be...''because it was such an [[DevilInPlainSight obvious choice]], [[GenreSavvy everyone assumed]] that it ruled them out.'' Oh, Joss Whedon, you insane genius. In the final episodes it is revealed that in fact [[spoiler:Boyd]], a trusted figure in Adelle's house, was the one in charge of Rossum Corporation.

* ''TheAdventureGame'': After appearing as a contestant on the first series, Lesley Judd then appeared as The Mole on later series, culminating in a puzzle where the other contestants had to avoid finishing on the same square as her, otherwise they would be eliminated.

* ''{{Greek}}'': Jen K is a mole for the school newspaper, and puts a dent in the entire Greek system with her article. Apropos that Jen K is played by Jessica Rose of ''{{lonelygirl15}}'' fame (see below).

** "The Web of Fear" concerns the fact that one character in the group is working for the Great Intelligence. Oddly for anyone who knows anything about ''Doctor Who'', the character clearly intended to be the primary suspect for most of the story is (then-)Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart. (The novelisation alters this by clearing him of suspicion early on.) The GenreSavvy viewer's primary suspect is probably Chorley. The actual suspect turns out to be [[spoiler: Arnold, a MauveShirt who got killed in an earlier episode and is [[TheUndead still moving around as a possessed corpse]].]]
** In the episode "The Runaway Bride", Lance - the fiance of the eponymous bride - is revealed to be working for the sinister Queen of the Racnoss. And in "The Last of the Time Lords", [[spoiler:a scientist employed by Martha turns her over to The Master. In a minor subversion in the latter example, however, Martha's actually counting on her doing so as part of her plan.]]

* ''{{Numb3rs}}'': In the season 3 finale, [[spoiler:FBI agent Colby Granger was revealed to be a spy for the Chinese.]] But in the premiere of season 4, [[spoiler:it was shown that he was a double agent the whole time.]]

* ''TheWire'':

** Riley in Season 8.
*** Riley is a ReverseMole, actually.
** Jenny was sent to Sunnydale to keep an eye on Angel.

** "The Web of Fear" concerns the fact that one character in the group is working for the Great Intelligence. Oddly for anyone who knows anything about ''Doctor Who'', the character clearly intended to be the primary suspect for most of the story is Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart. (The novelisation alters this by clearing him of suspicion early on.) The GenreSavvy viewer's primary suspect is probably Chorley. The actual suspect turns out to be [[spoiler: Arnold, a MauveShirt who got killed in an earlier episode and is [[TheUndead still moving around as a possessed corpse]].]]

* ''{{NCIS}}'': [[spoiler: Very Special Agent Lee]] is coerced into being a mole and learns, naturally, that [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath.]]

* Vera from ''Series/HouseOfAnubis'', in an interesting EvilVersusEvil version, where she was pretending to like and work for Victor, when she was really on Rufus' team. However, she may have BecomeTheMask by the end of the season. That didn't stop Victor from kicking her out when he learned the truth.

** [[spoiler:Ruby]] turned out to be The Mole who really wanted [[spoiler:Sam to kill Lilith, thereby releasing Lucifer from his prison]] at the end of season 4. Like [[spoiler: Ruby]] being a mole was [[SarcasmMode surprising to anyone except]] [[spoiler: Sam himself]].
** [[spoiler: Uriel]] is revealed to be a mole killing angels in "On the Head of a Pin".

* ''Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined'': Played with in the 2000s. From the beginning of the first season the audience is aware that Boomer is a Cylon, although the crew of the ship, and Boomer herself, are not. The [[StoryArc season arc]] features her struggling with self-doubt over whether or not she's human, attempting suicide, and ultimately learning that she is in fact a Cylon. In the season finale, she seemingly sides against her kind and sets off a nuke destroying a Base Star full of other copies of her, and at that moment [[WhamEpisode the Wham]] hits; [[spoiler:as Commander Adama is meeting her in CIC and praising her for a job well done, she draws her sidearm and shoots him twice, point blank, in the chest.]] The reveal of several other characters in the season three finale includes [[spoiler: two significant moles, as well as two lower tier individuals.]] [[spoiler: Not really moles though -- their presence in the fleet turns out to be more like a punishment -- or a joke.]]

* ''{{Dollhouse}}'': The early episodes set up that there's a spy somewhere in the House, eventually revealing it to be [[spoiler: head of security Dominic]]. Notable in how the character was practically the only one fans ''hadn't'' suggested The Mole to be...''because it was such an [[DevilInPlainSight obvious choice]], [[GenreSavvy everyone assumed]] that it ruled them out.'' Oh, Joss Whedon, you insane genius. In the final episodes it is revealed that in fact [[spoiler:Boyd]], a trusted figure in Adelle's house, was the one in charge of Rossum Corporation.

* ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' reveals multiple moles in "Turn, Turn, Turn": [[spoiler:HYDRA has so thoroughly infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. that they are able to stage a coup, capturing multiple S.H.I.E.L.D. facilities. In addition, Agent Garrett turns out to be the Clairvoyant and a HYDRA operative, and Agent Ward turns out to be his right-hand man.]]

** In [[Recap/RevolutionS1E8TiesThatBind episode 8]], [[spoiler: Mia Clayton, Nora's sister, is not only this, but also a BountyHunter who captured Nora's fellow rebels and was working for that {{complete monster}} Sergeant Will Strausser]]. Nora was so disgusted that she abandoned her, even though they had made a promise to look out for each other.

** In [[Recap/RevolutionS1E8TiesThatBind episode 8]], [[spoiler: Mia Clayton, Nora's sister, is not only this, but also a BountyHunter who captured Nora's fellow rebels and was working for that complete monster Sergeant Will Strausser]]. Nora was so disgusted that she abandoned her, even though they had made a promise to look out for each other.

* ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'':
** Spoofed, when Tobias is asked to be a mole for the CIA; he think it's a casting agency, and assumes they want him to put on a mole costume.
%%** Played straight with [[spoiler:Annyong]].