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** [[ProfessionalKiller Ali Mohammed Yazdi]] is an assassin working for the the Al-Kahf terrorist cell. After receiving a contract to murder Middle-Eastern diplomat Prince Hakim, Yazdi uses his connections with a smuggling operation to sneak into Britain. Upon being discovered by Adam Carter and offered a deal to become a [[TheMole double agent]], Yazdi begrudgingly takes the deal to fool [=MI-5=] into [[FakeDefector believing he's turned]]. While working for [=MI-5=], Yazdi gives up the name of one of his contacts and surreptitiously forces him to give up Prince Hakim's name, all while pretending that the Al-Kahf are planning another terrorist attack to divert [=MI-5=]'s suspicion. Once [=MI-5=] brings Prince Hakim in for questioning and put him in the same room as Yazdi, Yazdi swiftly kills the prince using [[ImprovisedWeapon nothing but his own glasses]].
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'** 'The Greater Good'' (2015): [[BigBad Adem Qasim]] is the charismatic leader of a [[MiddleEasternTerrorists Middle-Eastern terrorist]] cell opting to dismantle the British government. After Qasim is broken out of a prison transport, he resumes his plans to attack the government while also figuring out that Erin Watts was working undercover in his organization. After mortally wounding Erin and forcing Harry Pearce to execute her, he agrees to help Harry expose a traitor in MI-5 in exchange for [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes being reunited with his wife]]. Qasim also has a suicide bomber kill the chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee and releases a live video requesting for the public to stand up against their oppressors. Upon learning that his wife was killed, Qasim accepts Harry's second offer to infiltrate MI-5 headquarters so long as he calls off his impending bombing on Oxford Circus. Qasim gives up his own men planning the bombing while simultaneously attacking MI-5 headquarters, successfully killing several MI-5 personnel during his siege.
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** "Looking After Our Own": Far-right white supremacist Robert Osbourne, planning a series of race riots to force Parliament to crack down on immigration, Osbourne also [[DomesticAbuser viciously abuses his wife Claire]]. When he realizes MI-5 is watching him, he has their contact murdered. Osbourne is revealed to be connected to a human smuggling operation so he can choke off the asylum centers- with the immigrants occasionally thrown into the ocean. When he catches the agents after him, Osbourne shows what a monster he is by torturing Helen. First he forces her hand into a deep fat fryer. [[CruelAndUnusualDeath Then her head.]]
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** "Looking After Our Own": Far-right [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Robert Osbourne]] is a far-right white supremacist Robert Osbourne, planning a series of race riots to force Parliament to crack down on immigration, Osbourne also [[DomesticAbuser viciously abuses his wife Claire]]. When he realizes MI-5 is watching him, he has their contact murdered. immigration. Alongside [[RabbleRouser instigating riots]], Osbourne is revealed to be also connected to a [[HumanTraffickers human smuggling smuggling]] operation so he can choke off the asylum centers- with the immigrants occasionally centers; said smugglers frequently have people thrown into the ocean. overboard from ships and drowned. When he catches the agents after him, Osbourne shows what a monster he is realizes one of his contacts betrayed him for MI-5, Osbourne has him murdered, and later tortures agent Helen Flynn by torturing Helen. First he forces her hand into a deep fat fryer. [[CruelAndUnusualDeath Then forcing her head.]]hand and head into a deep fat fryer]].
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** "The Special": [[MadBomber Owen Forster]] is the leader of the EcoTerrorist cell called Shining Dawn. Unlike many other Shining Dawn members who genuinely believe humanity must be culled to save the world, [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Owen]] only cares about [[PsychoForHire exploiting the terrorists' goals to fuel his bomb-making obsession]]. In an attempt to compel law enforcement to release their leader, Michael Munroe, Owen and his cell detonate a bomb in a public venue, killing a few dozen civilians. They later plant bombs inside of a subway station and an apartment complex; when both bombs are defused, Owen continues his vendetta, ordering his men to attack a hospital next and [[WhyAmITicking strapping the final bomb to an innocent woman]] so she can't escape. Even after he's arrested, Owen stubbornly refuses to give up the password to defuse the bomb, fully willing to let hundreds of innocents die out of spite.
** "World Trade": [[PresidentEvil Gabriel Sekoa]] is the corrupt leader of [[{{Bulungi}} West Monrassa]]. After journalist George Kadala tries to publish that Sekoa was siphoning hundreds of millions of dollars from the government, Sekoa [[HeKnowsTooMuch has his plane shot down]] and [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident made it look like a plane crash]]. Several years later, after Sekoa gained more political power, he used his resources to drive thousands of villagers into a shantytown so he could [[FinalSolution use biological agents to gas the whole town and neighboring cities]]. Knowing other countries would attempt to stop the genocide, Sekoa agrees to sign the Havensworth trade agreement solely so he'll be free to massacre anyone he wants without any other countries interfering.
** "World Trade": [[PresidentEvil Gabriel Sekoa]] is the corrupt leader of [[{{Bulungi}} West Monrassa]]. After journalist George Kadala tries to publish that Sekoa was siphoning hundreds of millions of dollars from the government, Sekoa [[HeKnowsTooMuch has his plane shot down]] and [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident made it look like a plane crash]]. Several years later, after Sekoa gained more political power, he used his resources to drive thousands of villagers into a shantytown so he could [[FinalSolution use biological agents to gas the whole town and neighboring cities]]. Knowing other countries would attempt to stop the genocide, Sekoa agrees to sign the Havensworth trade agreement solely so he'll be free to massacre anyone he wants without any other countries interfering.
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** "Nest of Angels": Mohammed Rachid is a [[TheFundamentalist radical mullah]] who has [[TheUsurper taken over]] a Mosque in Birmingham England, from the kind and moderate Imam who founded the Mosque. Rachid hates all Westerners and uses the Mosque as a recruitment ground to convince disaffected Muslim teenagers to become [[SuicideAttack suicide bombers]]. When Rachid discovers one of his young followers is [[TheMole a mole]] for MI-5, he has the young man beaten with sticks and thrown out a window. Rachid sees his suicide bombers as disposable [[ThePawn pawns]] in his mission against the West and has no intention of endangering his own life for that mission. Rachid's ultimate target for his suicide bombers is [[WouldHurtAChild a playground full of children]].
** "The Seventh Division": [[TheDon Rafael "Rafa" Morientes]] is the leader of [[TheCartel the Colombian Chala Cartel]]. As cartel leader, Rafa would frequently deal drugs, money, and {{arms|Dealer}} with terrorists around the world. Rafa also ordered terrorist attacks as well, such as setting off a bomb in a Spanish club, and killed anyone who stood in his way before taking keepsakes from his victims. One of his victims was Mariela Hernandez, whose [[FamilyExtermination entire family was slaughtered]] when she was fifteen before Rafa [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty forced her to be his lover]]. When Customs & Excise start investigating Rafa, he has eight of their officers mutilated and murdered as a warning to back off. Later on, after he discovers Mariela betrayed him to assist [=MI5=], Rafa stabs Mariela several times and leaves her to slowly bleed to death.
** "The Seventh Division": [[TheDon Rafael "Rafa" Morientes]] is the leader of [[TheCartel the Colombian Chala Cartel]]. As cartel leader, Rafa would frequently deal drugs, money, and {{arms|Dealer}} with terrorists around the world. Rafa also ordered terrorist attacks as well, such as setting off a bomb in a Spanish club, and killed anyone who stood in his way before taking keepsakes from his victims. One of his victims was Mariela Hernandez, whose [[FamilyExtermination entire family was slaughtered]] when she was fifteen before Rafa [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty forced her to be his lover]]. When Customs & Excise start investigating Rafa, he has eight of their officers mutilated and murdered as a warning to back off. Later on, after he discovers Mariela betrayed him to assist [=MI5=], Rafa stabs Mariela several times and leaves her to slowly bleed to death.
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** "Nest of Angels": Mohammed Rachid is a [[TheFundamentalist Mohammed Rachid]] is a radical mullah]] mullah who has [[TheUsurper taken over]] over a Mosque mosque in Birmingham Birmingham, England, from replacing the kind and moderate Imam imam who founded the Mosque.mosque. Rachid hates all Westerners and uses the Mosque as a recruitment ground to convince disaffected Muslim teenagers to become [[SuicideAttack suicide bombers]]. When Rachid discovers one of his young followers is [[TheMole a mole]] for MI-5, he has the young man beaten with sticks and thrown out a window. Rachid sees his suicide bombers as disposable [[ThePawn pawns]] in his mission against the West and [[{{Hypocrite}} has no intention of endangering his own life for that mission.mission]]. Rachid's ultimate target for his suicide bombers is [[WouldHurtAChild a playground full of children]].
** "The Seventh Division": [[TheDon Rafael "Rafa" Morientes]] is the leader of [[TheCartel the Colombian Chala Cartel]]. As cartel leader, Rafa would frequently deal drugs, money, and {{arms|Dealer}} with terrorists around the world. Rafa also ordered terrorist attacks as well, such as setting off a bomb in a Spanish club, and killed anyone who stood in his way before taking keepsakes from his victims. One of his victims was Mariela Hernandez, whose [[FamilyExtermination entire family was slaughtered]] when she was fifteen before Rafa [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty forced her to be his lover]]. When Customs & Excise start investigating Rafa, he has eight of their officers mutilated and murdered as a warning to back off. Later on, after he discovers Mariela betrayed him to assist[=MI5=], MI-5, Rafa stabs Mariela several times and leaves her to slowly bleed to death.
** "The Seventh Division": [[TheDon Rafael "Rafa" Morientes]] is the leader of [[TheCartel the Colombian Chala Cartel]]. As cartel leader, Rafa would frequently deal drugs, money, and {{arms|Dealer}} with terrorists around the world. Rafa also ordered terrorist attacks as well, such as setting off a bomb in a Spanish club, and killed anyone who stood in his way before taking keepsakes from his victims. One of his victims was Mariela Hernandez, whose [[FamilyExtermination entire family was slaughtered]] when she was fifteen before Rafa [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty forced her to be his lover]]. When Customs & Excise start investigating Rafa, he has eight of their officers mutilated and murdered as a warning to back off. Later on, after he discovers Mariela betrayed him to assist
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** Paul Rhys' [[HamAndCheese incredibly hammy]] performance as Alexis Meynell in "On the Brink." Especially during his '''"WHERE ARE ALL YOUR BAAAAAWWWWWLSSS?!"''' speech, and the part where he randomly snarls and shakes a handrail upon discovering that [[spoiler:Ros works for MI5]].
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** Paul Rhys' [[HamAndCheese incredibly hammy]] performance as Alexis Meynell in "On the Brink." Especially during his '''"WHERE ARE ALL YOUR BAAAAAWWWWWLSSS?!"''' speech, and the part where he randomly snarls and shakes a handrail upon discovering that [[spoiler:Ros works for MI5]].MI-5]].
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** In "Accidental Discovery," [=MI5=] comes across a dead paparazzi's photograph depicting a diplomat arguing with someone. Said photo in question shows the man with his arms raised, eyes wide, and gritting his teeth with his mouth open, [[https://i.imgur.com/t3Q92cd.png making it appear like he's pulling off an aggressive duck lips expression]].
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** In "Accidental Discovery," [=MI5=] MI-5 comes across a dead paparazzi's photograph depicting a diplomat arguing with someone. Said photo in question shows the man with his arms raised, eyes wide, and gritting his teeth with his mouth open, [[https://i.imgur.com/t3Q92cd.png making it appear like he's pulling off an aggressive duck lips expression]].
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** Ben Kaplan wasn't much of a likeable character for being a {{Jerkass}} and a cliché journalist who only cared about his personal career. Come Series 7, he TookALevelInBadass and has become more fleshed out, and he took his job as an MI5 agent more seriously.
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** Ben Kaplan wasn't much of a likeable character for being a {{Jerkass}} and a cliché journalist who only cared about his personal career. Come Series 7, he TookALevelInBadass and has become more fleshed out, and he took his job as an MI5 MI-5 agent more seriously.
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** Erin Watts, who was a ReplacementScrappy for BaseBreakingCharacter Beth. Like Dimitri, fans warmed up to her halfway into Series 10 when [[ADayInTheLimelight she had an episode that focused a lot on her]]. It certainly didn't hurt when it was revealed that she thinks people can work at MI5 and still have a family, or that she began to realize [[BeingGoodSucks how horrible it is to work as an agent]].
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** Erin Watts, who was a ReplacementScrappy for BaseBreakingCharacter Beth. Like Dimitri, fans warmed up to her halfway into Series 10 when [[ADayInTheLimelight she had an episode that focused a lot on her]]. It certainly didn't hurt when it was revealed that she thinks people can work at MI5 MI-5 and still have a family, or that she began to realize [[BeingGoodSucks how horrible it is to work as an agent]].
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** Calum is arguably the most hated MI5 officer in the whole show for being a [[DeadpanSnarker snide]] {{Jerkass}} who whines at times and thinks his sarcastic behavior is actually funny. While he did become a bit nicer after [[spoiler:Tariq's death]], his snarky attitude still remained.
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** Calum is arguably the most hated MI5 MI-5 officer in the whole show for being a [[DeadpanSnarker snide]] {{Jerkass}} who whines at times and thinks his sarcastic behavior is actually funny. While he did become a bit nicer after [[spoiler:Tariq's death]], his snarky attitude still remained.
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** Ben Kaplan was introduced as nothing more than a self-serving journalist who cared more about his news stories and less about serving his country. After being recruited by [=MI5=], Ben became more heroic and selfless, but at the same time, got pushed off to the side in favor of the other major characters (with the sole exception being his role as an undercover agent in [[ADayInTheLimelight "The Tip-Off"]]), and it got to a point where Ben felt like the TokenMinority and not much else. In the penultimate episode of Series 7, [[spoiler:Ben has his throat slashed by Connie very abruptly and ignominiously. This is even lampshaded in-universe with Malcolm, Ros, and Jo all shocked at how senseless his death was, and Jo telling Connie that Ben was "worth more than that."]]
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** Ben Kaplan was introduced as nothing more than a self-serving journalist who cared more about his news stories and less about serving his country. After being recruited by [=MI5=], MI-5, Ben became more heroic and selfless, but at the same time, got pushed off to the side in favor of the other major characters (with the sole exception being his role as an undercover agent in [[ADayInTheLimelight "The Tip-Off"]]), and it got to a point where Ben felt like the TokenMinority and not much else. In the penultimate episode of Series 7, [[spoiler:Ben has his throat slashed by Connie very abruptly and ignominiously. This is even lampshaded in-universe with Malcolm, Ros, and Jo all shocked at how senseless his death was, and Jo telling Connie that Ben was "worth more than that."]]
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* TheWoobie: Tom, who tried to live a normal life while working in [=MI5=]. However, the initial threats made against him forced Ellie to break up with him. He eventually marries Christine by the end of the series.
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* TheWoobie: Tom, who tried to live a normal life while working in [=MI5=].MI-5. However, the initial threats made against him forced Ellie to break up with him. He eventually marries Christine by the end of the series.
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** "Looking After Our Own": Far-right white supremacist Robert Osbourne, planning a series of race riots to force Parliament to crack down on immigration, Osbourne also [[DomesticAbuser viciously abuses his wife Claire]]. When he realizes MI5 is watching him, he has their contact murdered. Osbourne is revealed to be connected to a human smuggling operation so he can choke off the asylum centers- with the immigrants occasionally thrown into the ocean. When he catches the agents after him, Osbourne shows what a monster he is by torturing Helen. First he forces her hand into a deep fat fryer. [[CruelAndUnusualDeath Then her head.]]
** "Nest of Angels": Mohammed Rachid is a [[TheFundamentalist radical mullah]] who has [[TheUsurper taken over]] a Mosque in Birmingham England, from the kind and moderate Imam who founded the Mosque. Rachid hates all Westerners and uses the Mosque as a recruitment ground to convince disaffected Muslim teenagers to become [[SuicideAttack suicide bombers]]. When Rachid discovers one of his young followers is [[TheMole a mole]] for MI5, he has the young man beaten with sticks and thrown out a window. Rachid sees his suicide bombers as disposable [[ThePawn pawns]] in his mission against the West and has no intention of endangering his own life for that mission. Rachid's ultimate target for his suicide bombers is [[WouldHurtAChild a playground full of children]].
** "Nest of Angels": Mohammed Rachid is a [[TheFundamentalist radical mullah]] who has [[TheUsurper taken over]] a Mosque in Birmingham England, from the kind and moderate Imam who founded the Mosque. Rachid hates all Westerners and uses the Mosque as a recruitment ground to convince disaffected Muslim teenagers to become [[SuicideAttack suicide bombers]]. When Rachid discovers one of his young followers is [[TheMole a mole]] for MI5, he has the young man beaten with sticks and thrown out a window. Rachid sees his suicide bombers as disposable [[ThePawn pawns]] in his mission against the West and has no intention of endangering his own life for that mission. Rachid's ultimate target for his suicide bombers is [[WouldHurtAChild a playground full of children]].
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** "Looking After Our Own": Far-right white supremacist Robert Osbourne, planning a series of race riots to force Parliament to crack down on immigration, Osbourne also [[DomesticAbuser viciously abuses his wife Claire]]. When he realizes MI5 MI-5 is watching him, he has their contact murdered. Osbourne is revealed to be connected to a human smuggling operation so he can choke off the asylum centers- with the immigrants occasionally thrown into the ocean. When he catches the agents after him, Osbourne shows what a monster he is by torturing Helen. First he forces her hand into a deep fat fryer. [[CruelAndUnusualDeath Then her head.]]
** "Nest of Angels": Mohammed Rachid is a [[TheFundamentalist radical mullah]] who has [[TheUsurper taken over]] a Mosque in Birmingham England, from the kind and moderate Imam who founded the Mosque. Rachid hates all Westerners and uses the Mosque as a recruitment ground to convince disaffected Muslim teenagers to become [[SuicideAttack suicide bombers]]. When Rachid discovers one of his young followers is [[TheMole a mole]] forMI5, MI-5, he has the young man beaten with sticks and thrown out a window. Rachid sees his suicide bombers as disposable [[ThePawn pawns]] in his mission against the West and has no intention of endangering his own life for that mission. Rachid's ultimate target for his suicide bombers is [[WouldHurtAChild a playground full of children]].
** "Nest of Angels": Mohammed Rachid is a [[TheFundamentalist radical mullah]] who has [[TheUsurper taken over]] a Mosque in Birmingham England, from the kind and moderate Imam who founded the Mosque. Rachid hates all Westerners and uses the Mosque as a recruitment ground to convince disaffected Muslim teenagers to become [[SuicideAttack suicide bombers]]. When Rachid discovers one of his young followers is [[TheMole a mole]] for
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** "Diana": [[AWolfInSheepsClothing Angela Wells]] is a former MI-5 agent and covert operative working for a group of government conspirators. After her fiancé, Peter Haigh, commits suicide when no one believed that MI-5 had Princess Diana murdered, Angela decided to prove his theory by force. Armed with explosives, Angela entered Thames House and forced various MI-5 operatives to prove Diana was murdered, or else she'll blow the whole building. After Ruth Evershed convinces Angela to surrender, Angela uses her grief over Peter to cajole Harry Pearce into letting her go, only to steal a document that left the Royal Family's security vulnerable. Angela fools MI-5 into evacuating the Royal Family into a bunker she installed a bomb inside of and nearly kills them. When her plans fail, she retaliates by attacking Harry and Adam Carter with a sniper rifle before warning them that more attacks with ensue in the future.
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* TheWoobie: Tom, who tried to live a normal life while working in [=MI5=]. However, the initial threats made against him forced Ellie to break up with him. He eventually marries Christine by the end of the series.
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* Sugarwiki/AwesomeMusic: Fans enjoyed the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBqYC48JlsI show's OP]] by Jeannie Musket.
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** "Looking After Our Own": Far-right white supremacist Robert Osbourne, [lanning a series of race riots to force Parliament to crack down on immigration, Osbourne also [[DomesticAbuser viciously abuses his wife Claire]]. When he realizes MI5 is watching him, he has their contact murdered. Osbourne is revealed to be connected to a human smuggling operation so he can choke off the asylum centers- with the immigrants occasionally thrown into the ocean. When he catches the agents after him, Osbourne shows what a monster he is by torturing Helen. First he forces her hand into a deep fat fryer. [[CruelAndUnusualDeath Then her head.]]
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** "Looking After Our Own": Far-right white supremacist Robert Osbourne, [lanning planning a series of race riots to force Parliament to crack down on immigration, Osbourne also [[DomesticAbuser viciously abuses his wife Claire]]. When he realizes MI5 is watching him, he has their contact murdered. Osbourne is revealed to be connected to a human smuggling operation so he can choke off the asylum centers- with the immigrants occasionally thrown into the ocean. When he catches the agents after him, Osbourne shows what a monster he is by torturing Helen. First he forces her hand into a deep fat fryer. [[CruelAndUnusualDeath Then her head.]]
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** [[spoiler: Creator/AndrewLawrence]] was a poor replacement for long-time recurring character Nicholas Blake, especially for not having the balls to take risks and for being somewhat gullible. Nevertheless, nothing he did warranted [[spoiler:being drugged and left to die in an explosion--which is made all the more worse when Lawrence begs for Ros to leave him to save herself]].
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** [[spoiler: Creator/AndrewLawrence]] [[spoiler:Andrew Lawrence]] was a poor replacement for long-time recurring character Nicholas Blake, especially for not having the balls to take risks and for being somewhat gullible. Nevertheless, nothing he did warranted [[spoiler:being drugged and left to die in an explosion--which is made all the more worse when Lawrence begs for Ros to leave him to save herself]].
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** [[spoiler:Andrew Lawrence]] was a poor replacement for long-time recurring character Nicholas Blake, especially for not having the balls to take risks and for being somewhat gullible. Nevertheless, nothing he did warranted [[spoiler:being drugged and left to die in an explosion--which is made all the more worse when Lawrence begs for Ros to leave him to save herself]].
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** [[spoiler:Andrew Lawrence]] [[spoiler: Creator/AndrewLawrence]] was a poor replacement for long-time recurring character Nicholas Blake, especially for not having the balls to take risks and for being somewhat gullible. Nevertheless, nothing he did warranted [[spoiler:being drugged and left to die in an explosion--which is made all the more worse when Lawrence begs for Ros to leave him to save herself]].
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** Towards the end of Series 9, Ruth tells Harry that people like them aren't capable of mourning their loves ones properly if they die because their jobs have hardened them and made them estranged. In the Series 10 finale, [[spoiler:Harry chooses to continue working for [=MI-5=] instead of properly mourning Ruth or resigning from the service altogether]].
** In Series 10, Erin Watts is revealed to have a loving family, and she genuinely believes that it's possible to work for [=MI-5=] and still remain optimistic. This optimism is crushed in ''The Greater Good'' when [[spoiler:Erin, while working undercover in a terrorist cell, ends up getting killed when her cover is blown]].
** In Series 10, Erin Watts is revealed to have a loving family, and she genuinely believes that it's possible to work for [=MI-5=] and still remain optimistic. This optimism is crushed in ''The Greater Good'' when [[spoiler:Erin, while working undercover in a terrorist cell, ends up getting killed when her cover is blown]].
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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Beth Bailey. Quite a few fans and many critics praised her addition to the show, given that Beth was a no-nonsense ActionGirl who wasn't afraid to commit morally-ambiguous actions and didn't care what other people thought about her and her criminal past. Others wrote Beth off as nothing more than an inferior replacement for Ros who had nowhere near as much character development. And then there are some people who do like Beth, but were frustrated that she was PutOnABus and replaced with Erin Watts in Series 10, who was also a very divisive character.
* BrokenBase: The revelation in Series 9 that Lucas North [[spoiler:was EvilAllAlong and pretending to be a hero]]. Many fans and critics praise this twist, claiming that it seriously shook up the status quo and was a new development that the show needed (especially given that some people see Lucas as being a recycled Adam Carter). Others, however, say the opposite, stating that this revelation ruined Lucas' character and was only put in the show ''because'' the writers had no other ideas. This, combined with [[spoiler:Lucas North's suicide in the finale]], resulted in some fans dropping the show altogether [[FanonDiscontinuity and pretending that this series never happened]].
* BrokenBase: The revelation in Series 9 that Lucas North [[spoiler:was EvilAllAlong and pretending to be a hero]]. Many fans and critics praise this twist, claiming that it seriously shook up the status quo and was a new development that the show needed (especially given that some people see Lucas as being a recycled Adam Carter). Others, however, say the opposite, stating that this revelation ruined Lucas' character and was only put in the show ''because'' the writers had no other ideas. This, combined with [[spoiler:Lucas North's suicide in the finale]], resulted in some fans dropping the show altogether [[FanonDiscontinuity and pretending that this series never happened]].
* FanonDiscontinuity: See BrokenBase above. To some fans, [[spoiler:Lucas North is ''not'' evil. He did ''not'' bomb an embassy that killed seventeen people. His real name is ''not'' John Bateman. And he did ''not'' kill himself]].
* HesJustHiding: Some fans genuinely thought that [[spoiler:Lucas North]] didn't die in the Series 9 finale, especially since we never see his body, and this wasn't the first time show "killed" a main character in the finale and then reveal they were alive in the next series premiere. The Series 10 premiere confirms that [[spoiler:Lucas did kill himself]].
** There's even an InUniverse example in the Series 8 premiere, where Harry Pearce is allegedly executed onscreen in a video recording. Almost none of the characters buy that the execution is real, and the episode wastes little time revealing that Harry's still alive.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Ben Kaplan was introduced as nothing more than a self-serving journalist who cared more about his news stories and less about serving his country. After being recruited by [=MI5=], Ben became more heroic and selfless, but at the same time, got pushed off to the side in favor of the other major characters (with the sole exception being his role as an undercover agent in [[ADayInTheLimelight "The Tip-Off"]]), and it got to a point where Ben felt like the TokenMinority and not much else. In the penultimate episode of Series 7, [[spoiler:Ben has his throat slashed by Connie very abruptly and ignominiously. This is even lampshaded in-universe with Malcolm, Ros, and Jo all shocked at how senseless his death was, and Jo telling Connie that Ben was "worth more than that."]]
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** Ben Kaplan was introduced as nothing more than a self-serving journalist who cared more about his news stories and less about serving his country. After being recruited by [=MI5=], Ben became more heroic and selfless, but at the same time, got pushed off to the side in favor of the other major characters (with the sole exception being his role as an undercover agent in [[ADayInTheLimelight "The Tip-Off"]]), and it got to a point where Ben felt like the TokenMinority and not much else. In the penultimate episode of Series 7, [[spoiler:Ben has his throat slashed by Connie very abruptly and ignominiously. This is even lampshaded in-universe with Malcolm, Ros, and Jo all shocked at how senseless his death was, and Jo telling Connie that Ben was "worth more than that."]]"]]
** Beth Bailey. Similar to Ben, Beth went through loads of character development very early on after she was introduced. Many also saw Beth as being a suitable replacement for Ros (both were [[LadyOfWar Ladies of War]] and had shady, arguably villainous pasts they redeemed themselves from) without being a direct ''copy'' of Ros (unlike Ros, Beth was more emotional and caring). However, halfway in Series 9, the writers pushed Beth to the side in favor of developing Lucas North and the new subplot focusing on him. Just when it seemed like they were going to do more with Beth, we find out in Series 10 that [[PutOnABus she got decommissioned]].
** Ben Kaplan was introduced as nothing more than a self-serving journalist who cared more about his news stories and less about serving his country. After being recruited by [=MI5=], Ben became more heroic and selfless, but at the same time, got pushed off to the side in favor of the other major characters (with the sole exception being his role as an undercover agent in [[ADayInTheLimelight "The Tip-Off"]]), and it got to a point where Ben felt like the TokenMinority and not much else. In the penultimate episode of Series 7, [[spoiler:Ben has his throat slashed by Connie very abruptly and ignominiously. This is even lampshaded in-universe with Malcolm, Ros, and Jo all shocked at how senseless his death was, and Jo telling Connie that Ben was "worth more than that.
** Beth Bailey. Similar to Ben, Beth went through loads of character development very early on after she was introduced. Many also saw Beth as being a suitable replacement for Ros (both were [[LadyOfWar Ladies of War]] and had shady, arguably villainous pasts they redeemed themselves from) without being a direct ''copy'' of Ros (unlike Ros, Beth was more emotional and caring). However, halfway in Series 9, the writers pushed Beth to the side in favor of developing Lucas North and the new subplot focusing on him. Just when it seemed like they were going to do more with Beth, we find out in Series 10 that [[PutOnABus she got decommissioned]].
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** "The Seventh Division": [[TheDon Rafael "Rafa" Morientes]] is the leader of [[TheCartel the Colombian Chala Cartel]]. As cartel leader, Rafa would frequently deal drugs, money, and arms with terrorists around the world. Rafa also ordered terrorist attacks as well, such as setting off a bomb in a Spanish club, and killed anyone who stood in his way before taking keepsakes from his victims. One of his victims was Mariela Hernandez, whose entire family was slaughtered when she was fifteen before Rafa forced her to be his lover. When Customs & Excise start investigating Rafa, he has eight of their officers mutilated and murdered as a warning to back off. Later on, after he discovers Mariela betrayed him to assist [=MI5=], Rafa stabs Mariela several times and leaves her to slowly bleed to death.
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** "The Seventh Division": [[TheDon Rafael "Rafa" Morientes]] is the leader of [[TheCartel the Colombian Chala Cartel]]. As cartel leader, Rafa would frequently deal drugs, money, and arms {{arms|Dealer}} with terrorists around the world. Rafa also ordered terrorist attacks as well, such as setting off a bomb in a Spanish club, and killed anyone who stood in his way before taking keepsakes from his victims. One of his victims was Mariela Hernandez, whose [[FamilyExtermination entire family was slaughtered slaughtered]] when she was fifteen before Rafa [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty forced her to be his lover.lover]]. When Customs & Excise start investigating Rafa, he has eight of their officers mutilated and murdered as a warning to back off. Later on, after he discovers Mariela betrayed him to assist [=MI5=], Rafa stabs Mariela several times and leaves her to slowly bleed to death.
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* MagnificentBastard: "One Last Dance": [[PhantomThief Johnny Marks]] is a former [=MI-5=] asset who betrayed his employers and became a freelancer. After faking his death in a car bomb, Johnny resurfaced in London several years later to pull off a heist. Using Kurdish rebels at his disposal, Johnny had them take over a Turkish consulate, distracting the authorities so he would be able to steal $15 million from a bank. He also acquired the identities of thousands of undercover [=MI-5=] and [=MI-6=] officers as leverage. Once Johnny has the money, he leaves the rebels to be apprehended while he escapes. Even when Harry Pearce manages to confront Johnny in person, Johnny threatens to expose the agents' identities, [[KarmaHoudini forcing Harry to let Johnny go free]].
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** [[UnholyMatrimony Herman and Carmen Joyce]] are an ex-CIA couple with a grudge against Tom Quinn. After their daughter, Lisa, is institutionalized due to a mental breakdown during an [=MI-5=] operation Tom recruited her for, Carmen opts to ruin Tom's life. She and Herman stage a car crash and [[DeathFakedForYou fake Herman's death]] before spending years plotting to frame Tom for an assassination. Herman murders an assassin in the Witness Protection program before traveling to London and fabricating documents to make it look like Tom's a traitor. After luring Tom, Danny, and Zoe to a farm for interrogation, Herman frees Tom to further implicate him, before drugging him and placing his fingerprints on a sniper rifle used to assassinate the Chief of Defence Staff. When Tom, now a fugitive, subdues Herman and tries to get him to turn himself in, Herman refuses, telling Tom he'd rather die knowing he destroyed his life. Later on, after [=MI-5=] corners Carmen in a safe house, Carmen admits to everything she and her husband planned before killing herself, [[TheBadGuyWins satisfied that her and Herman's plans succeeded]].
** "One Last Dance": [[PhantomThief Johnny Marks]] is a former [=MI-5=] asset who betrayed his employers and became a freelancer. After faking his death in a car bomb, Johnny resurfaced in London several years later to pull off a heist. Using Kurdish rebels at his disposal, Johnny had them take over a Turkish consulate, distracting the authorities so he would be able to steal $15 million from a bank. He also acquired the identities of thousands of undercover [=MI-5=] and [=MI-6=] officers as leverage. Once Johnny has the money, he leaves the rebels to be apprehended while he escapes. Even when Harry Pearce manages to confront Johnny in person, Johnny threatens to expose the agents' identities, [[KarmaHoudini forcing Harry to let Johnny go free]].
** [[UnholyMatrimony Herman and Carmen Joyce]] are an ex-CIA couple with a grudge against Tom Quinn. After their daughter, Lisa, is institutionalized due to a mental breakdown during an [=MI-5=] operation Tom recruited her for, Carmen opts to ruin Tom's life. She and Herman stage a car crash and [[DeathFakedForYou fake Herman's death]] before spending years plotting to frame Tom for an assassination. Herman murders an assassin in the Witness Protection program before traveling to London and fabricating documents to make it look like Tom's a traitor. After luring Tom, Danny, and Zoe to a farm for interrogation, Herman frees Tom to further implicate him, before drugging him and placing his fingerprints on a sniper rifle used to assassinate the Chief of Defence Staff. When Tom, now a fugitive, subdues Herman and tries to get him to turn himself in, Herman refuses, telling Tom he'd rather die knowing he destroyed his life. Later on, after [=MI-5=] corners Carmen in a safe house, Carmen admits to everything she and her husband planned before killing herself, [[TheBadGuyWins satisfied that her and Herman's plans succeeded]].
** "One Last Dance": [[PhantomThief Johnny Marks]] is a former [=MI-5=] asset who betrayed his employers and became a freelancer. After faking his death in a car bomb, Johnny resurfaced in London several years later to pull off a heist. Using Kurdish rebels at his disposal, Johnny had them take over a Turkish consulate, distracting the authorities so he would be able to steal $15 million from a bank. He also acquired the identities of thousands of undercover [=MI-5=] and [=MI-6=] officers as leverage. Once Johnny has the money, he leaves the rebels to be apprehended while he escapes. Even when Harry Pearce manages to confront Johnny in person, Johnny threatens to expose the agents' identities, [[KarmaHoudini forcing Harry to let Johnny go free]].
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: While fans and critics loved Lucas North since his debut, some people were disappointed that he turned into another version of Adam Carter after Series 7. Series 9 introduces a new subplot for Lucas that completely changes his character and makes him ''nothing'' like Adam at all.
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** "MI-5": [[TheDon Rafael "Rafa" Morientes]] is the leader of [[TheCartel the Colombian Chala Cartel]]. As cartel leader, Rafa would frequently deal drugs, money, and arms with terrorists around the world. Rafa also ordered terrorist attacks as well, such as setting off a bomb in a Spanish club, and killed anyone who stood in his way before taking keepsakes from his victims. One of his victims was Mariela Hernandez, whose entire family was slaughtered when she was fifteen before Rafa forced her to be his lover. When Customs & Excise start investigating Rafa, he has eight of their officers mutilated and murdered as a warning to back off. Later on, after he discovers Mariela betrayed him to assist [=MI5=], Rafa stabs Mariela several times and leaves her to slowly bleed to death.
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** "MI-5": "The Seventh Division": [[TheDon Rafael "Rafa" Morientes]] is the leader of [[TheCartel the Colombian Chala Cartel]]. As cartel leader, Rafa would frequently deal drugs, money, and arms with terrorists around the world. Rafa also ordered terrorist attacks as well, such as setting off a bomb in a Spanish club, and killed anyone who stood in his way before taking keepsakes from his victims. One of his victims was Mariela Hernandez, whose entire family was slaughtered when she was fifteen before Rafa forced her to be his lover. When Customs & Excise start investigating Rafa, he has eight of their officers mutilated and murdered as a warning to back off. Later on, after he discovers Mariela betrayed him to assist [=MI5=], Rafa stabs Mariela several times and leaves her to slowly bleed to death.
* NarmCharm: Lucas' BigNo while he's [[spoiler:cradling Maya's body]] in the Series 9 finale. It's overly dramatic and unnecessary, but Richard Armitage's acting makes it work and shows just how anguished Lucas truly is.
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* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:Riff]], a knighted rock star played by ''Creator/AndySerkis'' who ends up committing murder-suicide after finding out [[spoiler:his wife inadvertently got their infant son killed]].
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* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:Riff]], a knighted rock star played by ''Creator/AndySerkis'' who ends up committing murder-suicide after finding out [[spoiler:his wife inadvertently got their infant son killed]].killed]].
* WhatAnIdiot: In the Series 9 finale, Dimitri, Beth, and Alec corner [[spoiler:Lucas]] and Maya just as they get into a vehicle and try to drive away.
** '''You'd Expect''': For all three of them to get back into their car, follow [[spoiler:Lucas]] and Maya, and run the car off the road. This wouldn't be difficult, especially because they already have a tracker on Maya and it would be less dangerous.
** '''Instead''': All three of them shoot at the vehicle, despite knowing full well Maya is in the passenger seat. [[spoiler:They end up accidentally shooting Maya and she later bleeds to death]].
** '''Even Worse''': [[spoiler:Lucas dumps Maya's body on the side of the road with the tracker still on her and drives away. Not only did the protagonists lose Lucas ''and'' Albany, but they inadvertently killed an innocent woman]].
* WhatAnIdiot: In the Series 9 finale, Dimitri, Beth, and Alec corner [[spoiler:Lucas]] and Maya just as they get into a vehicle and try to drive away.
** '''You'd Expect''': For all three of them to get back into their car, follow [[spoiler:Lucas]] and Maya, and run the car off the road. This wouldn't be difficult, especially because they already have a tracker on Maya and it would be less dangerous.
** '''Instead''': All three of them shoot at the vehicle, despite knowing full well Maya is in the passenger seat. [[spoiler:They end up accidentally shooting Maya and she later bleeds to death]].
** '''Even Worse''': [[spoiler:Lucas dumps Maya's body on the side of the road with the tracker still on her and drives away. Not only did the protagonists lose Lucas ''and'' Albany, but they inadvertently killed an innocent woman]].
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** The sixth episode of Series 8 involves a banker targeted by a conspiracy, which [[spoiler: murders his girlfriend and her son when they break into their flat]]. The team keeps this secret from him until he learns the truth from a news report [[spoiler: and makes the most hilarious face ever seen on television]] which undermines an otherwise very dramatic scene.
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** The sixth episode of Series 8 involves a banker targeted by a conspiracy, which [[spoiler: murders his girlfriend and her son when they break into their flat]]. The team keeps this secret from him until he learns the truth from a news report [[spoiler: and [[https://i.imgur.com/oUoxB4J.png makes the most hilarious face ever seen on television]] which undermines an otherwise very dramatic scene.
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** "MI-5": [[TheDon Rafael "Rafa" Morientes]] is the leader of [[TheCartel the Colombian Chala Cartel]]. As cartel leader, Rafa would frequently deal drugs, money, and arms with terrorists around the world. Rafa also ordered terrorist attacks as well, such as setting off a bomb in a Spanish club, and killed anyone who stood in his way before taking keepsakes from his victims. One of his victims was Mariela Hernandez, whose entire family was slaughtered when she was fifteen before Rafa forced her to be his lover. When Customs & Excise start investigating Rafa, he has eight of their officers mutilated and murdered as a warning to back off. Later on, after he discovers Mariela betrayed him to assist [=MI5=], Rafa stabs Mariela several times and leaves her to slowly bleed to death.
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** [[spoiler:Andrew Lawrence]] was a poor replacement for long-time recurring character Nicholas Blake, especially for not having the balls to take risks and for being somewhat gullible. Nevertheless, nothing he did warranted [[spoiler:being drugged and left to die in an explosion--which is made all the more worse when Lawrence begs for Ros to leave him to save herself]].
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** In "Series 8, Episode 5," Ros triggers a bomb inside of a building and just ''barely'' escapes being blown to pieces by it. [[spoiler:Ros isn't so lucky when she finds herself in a similar situation in the Series 8 finale...]]
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* ReplacementScrappy: Usually averted. Most of the new characters introduced were clearly meant to replace older characters after they're killed off or their actors/actresses chose to leave the show. But there are some characters hated for being inferior to their predecessors.
** Vicky serves as a replacement for Tom's love interest in Series 2. Unlike Ellie, Vicky is very selfish and doesn't take Tom's job seriously, even going as far as nearly having a vocal fit in public if Tom didn't go on a trip with her to Egypt. It's no surprise Tom inevitably breaks up with her.
** Andrew Lawrence replaces former Home Secretary Nicholas Blake and was hated by everyone--even the characters within the show. Unlike Blake, Lawrence is unable to make tough calls and he comes across as being very naive and incapable of doing his job. On top of this, it's heavily implied that he's a Nightingale operative. [[IntendedAudienceReaction This was arguably intentional]], because the Series 8 finale reveals that [[spoiler:Lawrence was GoodAllAlong, and the poor man dies in a bombing alongside Ros, even after he told her to save herself and to leave him]].
** Dimitri, especially in Series 10 after [[spoiler:Lucas dies]]. Unlike Tom, Adam, or Lucas, Dimitri had little personality, little backstory, and was panned by some critics for Max Brown's dull performance. While his character did grow somewhat in Series 10, some fans and critics felt it was too little too late, and just wrote him off as a very bland replacement for Tom/Adam/Lucas.
** Maya Lahan replaces Lucas North's LoveInterest in Series 9. Unlike Sarah Caulfield (who could also qualify as this, but became more plot-relevant halfway into Series 8), Maya serves no purpose except to be in love with Lucas. And also to throw Lucas into DespairEventHorizon after [[spoiler:she's inadvertently killed in the finale]].
** Tariq Masood is the replacement for Malcolm after he leaves in Series 8. Unlike Malcolm, he has little character besides being TheSmartGuy in Section D and being YoungerAndHipper compared to Malcolm. They did start developing his character in Series 10, [[spoiler:but unfortunately, the writers decided to kill him not long afterwards]].
** Vicky serves as a replacement for Tom's love interest in Series 2. Unlike Ellie, Vicky is very selfish and doesn't take Tom's job seriously, even going as far as nearly having a vocal fit in public if Tom didn't go on a trip with her to Egypt. It's no surprise Tom inevitably breaks up with her.
** Andrew Lawrence replaces former Home Secretary Nicholas Blake and was hated by everyone--even the characters within the show. Unlike Blake, Lawrence is unable to make tough calls and he comes across as being very naive and incapable of doing his job. On top of this, it's heavily implied that he's a Nightingale operative. [[IntendedAudienceReaction This was arguably intentional]], because the Series 8 finale reveals that [[spoiler:Lawrence was GoodAllAlong, and the poor man dies in a bombing alongside Ros, even after he told her to save herself and to leave him]].
** Dimitri, especially in Series 10 after [[spoiler:Lucas dies]]. Unlike Tom, Adam, or Lucas, Dimitri had little personality, little backstory, and was panned by some critics for Max Brown's dull performance. While his character did grow somewhat in Series 10, some fans and critics felt it was too little too late, and just wrote him off as a very bland replacement for Tom/Adam/Lucas.
** Maya Lahan replaces Lucas North's LoveInterest in Series 9. Unlike Sarah Caulfield (who could also qualify as this, but became more plot-relevant halfway into Series 8), Maya serves no purpose except to be in love with Lucas. And also to throw Lucas into DespairEventHorizon after [[spoiler:she's inadvertently killed in the finale]].
** Tariq Masood is the replacement for Malcolm after he leaves in Series 8. Unlike Malcolm, he has little character besides being TheSmartGuy in Section D and being YoungerAndHipper compared to Malcolm. They did start developing his character in Series 10, [[spoiler:but unfortunately, the writers decided to kill him not long afterwards]].
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** The second episode, "Looking After Our Own," has the far-right white supremacist Robert Osbourne. Planning a series of race riots to force Parliament to crack down on immigration, Osbourne also [[DomesticAbuse viciously abuses his wife Claire]]. When he realizes MI5 is watching him, he has their contact murdered. Osbourne is revealed to be connected to a human smuggling operation so he can choke off the asylum centers- with the immigrants occasionally thrown into the ocean. When he catches the agents after him, Osbourne shows what a monster he is by torturing Helen. First he forces her hand into a deep fat fryer. [[CruelAndUnusualDeath Then her head.]]
** Mohammed Rachid is a [[TheFundamentalist radical mullah]] who has [[TheUsurper taken over]] a Mosque in Birmingham England, from the kind and moderate Imam who founded the Mosque. Rachid hates all Westerners and uses the Mosque as a recruitment ground to convince disaffected Muslim teenagers to become [[SuicideAttack suicide bombers]]. When Rachid discovers one of his young followers is [[TheMole a mole]] for MI5, he has the young man beaten with sticks and thrown out a window. Rachid sees his suicide bombers as disposable [[ThePawn pawns]] in his mission against the West and has no intention of endangering his own life for that mission. Rachid's ultimate target for his suicide bombers is [[WouldHurtAChild a playground full of children]].
** Mohammed Rachid is a [[TheFundamentalist radical mullah]] who has [[TheUsurper taken over]] a Mosque in Birmingham England, from the kind and moderate Imam who founded the Mosque. Rachid hates all Westerners and uses the Mosque as a recruitment ground to convince disaffected Muslim teenagers to become [[SuicideAttack suicide bombers]]. When Rachid discovers one of his young followers is [[TheMole a mole]] for MI5, he has the young man beaten with sticks and thrown out a window. Rachid sees his suicide bombers as disposable [[ThePawn pawns]] in his mission against the West and has no intention of endangering his own life for that mission. Rachid's ultimate target for his suicide bombers is [[WouldHurtAChild a playground full of children]].
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** The second episode, "Looking After Our Own," has the far-right Own": Far-right white supremacist Robert Osbourne. Planning Osbourne, [lanning a series of race riots to force Parliament to crack down on immigration, Osbourne also [[DomesticAbuse [[DomesticAbuser viciously abuses his wife Claire]]. When he realizes MI5 is watching him, he has their contact murdered. Osbourne is revealed to be connected to a human smuggling operation so he can choke off the asylum centers- with the immigrants occasionally thrown into the ocean. When he catches the agents after him, Osbourne shows what a monster he is by torturing Helen. First he forces her hand into a deep fat fryer. [[CruelAndUnusualDeath Then her head.]]
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** "Nest of Angels": Mohammed Rachid is a [[TheFundamentalist radical mullah]] who has [[TheUsurper taken over]] a Mosque in Birmingham England, from the kind and moderate Imam who founded the Mosque. Rachid hates all Westerners and uses the Mosque as a recruitment ground to convince disaffected Muslim teenagers to become [[SuicideAttack suicide bombers]]. When Rachid discovers one of his young followers is [[TheMole a mole]] for MI5, he has the young man beaten with sticks and thrown out a window. Rachid sees his suicide bombers as disposable [[ThePawn pawns]] in his mission against the West and has no intention of endangering his own life for that mission. Rachid's ultimate target for his suicide bombers is [[WouldHurtAChild a playground full of children]].
** "Nest of Angels": Mohammed Rachid is a [[TheFundamentalist radical mullah]] who has [[TheUsurper taken over]] a Mosque in Birmingham England, from the kind and moderate Imam who founded the Mosque. Rachid hates all Westerners and uses the Mosque as a recruitment ground to convince disaffected Muslim teenagers to become [[SuicideAttack suicide bombers]]. When Rachid discovers one of his young followers is [[TheMole a mole]] for MI5, he has the young man beaten with sticks and thrown out a window. Rachid sees his suicide bombers as disposable [[ThePawn pawns]] in his mission against the West and has no intention of endangering his own life for that mission. Rachid's ultimate target for his suicide bombers is [[WouldHurtAChild a playground full of children]].
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Lucas North was introduced in the first episode of series 7 pretending to be a double agent for the Russian Federation with his Russian ex-wife Elizaveta as his handler. All in all, an interesting and shady change of pace from relative boy scout Adam Carter. An early episode even revolved around Lucas and Elizaveta being murdered as traitors by Russia if MI-5 acted on intel he got from the Federation. His precarious life as a triple agent seemed like it would be a recurring plotline for him. It lasted five episodes, not even to the end of series 7, before it was dropped for good and he became basically the new Adam Carter. At least until series 9 happened....
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Ben Kaplan was introduced as nothing more than a self-serving journalist who cared more about his news stories and less about serving his country. After being recruited by [=MI5=], Ben became more heroic and selfless, but at the same time, got pushed off to the side in favor of the other major characters (with the sole exception being his role as an undercover agent in [[ADayInTheLimelight "The Tip-Off"]]), and it got to a point where Ben felt like the TokenMinority and not much else. In the penultimate episode of Series 7, [[spoiler:Ben has his throat slashed by Connie very abruptly and ignominiously. This is even lampshaded in-universe with Malcolm, Ros, and Jo all shocked at how senseless his death was, and Jo telling Connie that Ben was "worth more than that."]]
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Lucas North was introduced in the first episode of series 7 pretending to be a double agent for the Russian Federation with his Russian ex-wife Elizaveta as his handler. All in all, an interesting and shady change of pace from relative boy scout Adam Carter. An early episode even revolved around Lucas and Elizaveta being murdered as traitors by Russia if MI-5 acted on intel he got from the Federation. His precarious life as a triple agent seemed like it would be a recurring plotline for him. It lasted five episodes, not even to the end of series 7, before it was dropped for good and he became basically the new Adam Carter. At least until series 9 happened....
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Lucas North was introduced in the first episode of series 7 pretending to be a double agent for the Russian Federation with his Russian ex-wife Elizaveta as his handler. All in all, an interesting and shady change of pace from relative boy scout Adam Carter. An early episode even revolved around Lucas and Elizaveta being murdered as traitors by Russia if MI-5 acted on intel he got from the Federation. His precarious life as a triple agent seemed like it would be a recurring plotline for him. It lasted five episodes, not even to the end of series 7, before it was dropped for good and he became basically the new Adam Carter.
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** In "Accidental Discovery," [=MI5=] comes across a dead paparazzi's photograph depicting a diplomat arguing with someone. Said photo in question shows the man with his arms raised, eyes wide, and gritting his teeth with his mouth open, [[https://i.imgur.com/t3Q92cd.png making it appear like he's pulling off an aggressive duck lips expression]].
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* MagnificentBastard: "One Last Dance": [[PhantomThief Johnny Marks]] is a former [=MI-5=] asset who betrayed his employers and became a freelancer. After faking his death in a car bomb, Johnny resurfaced in London several years later to pull off a heist. Using Kurdish rebels at his disposal, Johnny had them take over a Turkish consulate, distracting the authorities so he would be able to steal $15 million from a bank. He also acquired the identities of thousands of undercover [=MI-5=] and [=MI-6=] officers as leverage. Once Johnny has the money, he leaves the rebels to be apprehended while he escapes. Even when Harry Pearce manages to confront Johnny in person, Johnny threatens to expose the agents' identities, [[KarmaHoudini forcing Harry to let Johnny go free]].
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** In "The Criminal," Adam places his back against Richard Dempsey's body to protect him from Jo and Zaf. Jo is warned not to shoot Dempsey because the bullet could go through and kill Adam. In the third episode of Series 8, [[spoiler:Jo dies after she's taken hostage by a terrorist and Ros is forced to shoot ''through'' Jo to kill him]].
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** In "The Criminal," Adam places his back against Richard Dempsey's body to protect him from Jo and Zaf. Jo is warned not to shoot Dempsey because the bullet could go through and kill Adam. In the third episode of Series 8, [[spoiler:Jo dies after she's taken hostage by she grabs a terrorist to stop him from detonating a bomb and Ros is forced to shoot ''through'' through him while Jo to kill is still holding him]].
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** In the Series 4 finale, [[spoiler:Adam]] is shot by a sniper and left to bleed out on the sidewalk. He survives his injuries in the next series
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** Subverted twice in Series 6 with [[spoiler:Zaf]]. He gets shot in the series premiere and is kidnapped by terrorists. The next episode reveals that [[spoiler:he was burned to death alongside the mercenaries who kidnapped him]]. In the Series 6 finale, it's revealed that [[spoiler:Zaf was tortured to death and his body was mutilated]]. Lots of fans suspected the writers were pulling their leg again, but no. [[spoiler:Zaf was actually ''KilledOffScreen'']].
** In the Series 6 finale, Adam supposedly killed [[spoiler:Jo]] so she wouldn't be raped and tortured by her kidnappers. The Series 7 premiere reveals that [[spoiler:he didn't go through with it. He just told her to play dead so they could fool their kidnappers and escape]].
** Subverted twice in Series 6 with [[spoiler:Zaf]]. He gets shot in the series premiere and is kidnapped by terrorists. The next episode reveals that [[spoiler:he was burned to death alongside the mercenaries who kidnapped him]]. In the Series 6 finale, it's revealed that [[spoiler:Zaf was tortured to death and his body was mutilated]]. Lots of fans suspected the writers were pulling their leg again, but no. [[spoiler:Zaf was actually ''KilledOffScreen'']].
** In the Series 6 finale, Adam supposedly killed [[spoiler:Jo]] so she wouldn't be raped and tortured by her kidnappers. The Series 7 premiere reveals that [[spoiler:he didn't go through with it. He just told her to play dead so they could fool their kidnappers and escape]].
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* FranchiseOriginalSin: Series 9 and 10 were criticized for introducing new characters after killing off or writing off almost every other long-running character in the series, sans Harry and Ruth. Thing is, ''Spooks'' has ''always'' done this; Series 3, in particular, got rid of Tom, Zoe, ''and'' Danny--all of whom were considered the main protagonists. The reason why this worked so well before is because their replacements (Adam, Fiona, Zaf, etc.) were introduced very early on and were fleshed out before the old characters left, so the audience was able to grow attached to them. The newcomers in Series 9 and 10 were introduced ''in'' Series 9 and 10 after the old characters left, giving no time for the audience to know them or see them as anything else except for poor replacements to their well-written predecessors. And by the time some of these characters got some development, the show was premiering its final episodes.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Early on in Series 4, Fiona tells Adam that it was stupid or selfish to have a child, considering they could inadvertently put Wes, their son, in danger from terrorists or end up dying and leaving him alone. [[spoiler:Fiona dies later on this series, and Adam dies in the Series 7 premiere, leaving Wes as an orphan]].
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** Early on in Series 4, Fiona tells Adam that it was stupid or selfish to have a child, considering they could inadvertently put Wes, their son, in danger from terrorists or end up dying and leaving him alone. [[spoiler:Fiona dies later on this series, and Adam dies in the Series 7 premiere, leaving Wes as anorphan]].orphan]].
** When Adam has a panic attack in "Agenda," Malcolm tells Adam to stop hesitating and to get up and move or else terrorists will kill him and [[spoiler:turn Wes into an orphan. In the Series 7 premiere, Adam is killed by a terrorist--in large part because he hesitated while staring at Ros--and Wes becomes an orphan]].
** In "The Criminal," Adam places his back against Richard Dempsey's body to protect him from Jo and Zaf. Jo is warned not to shoot Dempsey because the bullet could go through and kill Adam. In the third episode of Series 8, [[spoiler:Jo dies after she's taken hostage by a terrorist and Ros is forced to shoot ''through'' Jo to kill him]].
** Early on in Series 4, Fiona tells Adam that it was stupid or selfish to have a child, considering they could inadvertently put Wes, their son, in danger from terrorists or end up dying and leaving him alone. [[spoiler:Fiona dies later on this series, and Adam dies in the Series 7 premiere, leaving Wes as an
** When Adam has a panic attack in "Agenda," Malcolm tells Adam to stop hesitating and to get up and move or else terrorists will kill him and [[spoiler:turn Wes into an orphan. In the Series 7 premiere, Adam is killed by a terrorist--in large part because he hesitated while staring at Ros--and Wes becomes an orphan]].
** In "The Criminal," Adam places his back against Richard Dempsey's body to protect him from Jo and Zaf. Jo is warned not to shoot Dempsey because the bullet could go through and kill Adam. In the third episode of Series 8, [[spoiler:Jo dies after she's taken hostage by a terrorist and Ros is forced to shoot ''through'' Jo to kill him]].
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* SpecialEffectsFailure: The rushing water depicted in the Series 5 finale when the Thames Barrier floods is obviously CGI and not real water.
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* AccidentalAesop: If you're a spy, don't fall in love, don't get married, and ''especially'' don't have children. At best, you'll scare away your lover because of your job and ruin your love life, as well as theirs. At worst, [[spoiler:you'll end up getting killed and turning your lover into a widow or widower, or you'll turn your child into an orphan]].
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* HarsherInHindsight: During one of Lucas' flashbacks where he was being held in a Russian prison, [[spoiler:he tries to hang himself, presumably because he couldn't take the torture anymore]]. Skip to the penultimate episode of Series 9 and you'll discover the ''real'' reason why he [[spoiler:attempted to kill himself--and you may even hate the fact that he didn't succeed]].
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* HarsherInHindsight: During one of Lucas' flashbacks where he was being held Early on in a Russian prison, [[spoiler:he tries to hang himself, presumably because he couldn't take the torture anymore]]. Skip to the penultimate episode of Series 9 and you'll discover the ''real'' reason why he [[spoiler:attempted to kill himself--and you may even hate the fact 4, Fiona tells Adam that he didn't succeed]]. it was stupid or selfish to have a child, considering they could inadvertently put Wes, their son, in danger from terrorists or end up dying and leaving him alone. [[spoiler:Fiona dies later on this series, and Adam dies in the Series 7 premiere, leaving Wes as an orphan]].
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** In the Series 4 finale, [[spoiler:Adam]] is shot by a sniper and left to bleed out on the sidewalk. He survives his injuries in the next series
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* MagnificentBitch: [[spoiler:Elena, who starts out being [[BitchInSheepsClothing a sweet and innocent long-lost lover for Harry]], but ends up being the BigBad for all of Series 10 [[ManipulativeBitch who used Harry and his team]] to her advantage.]]
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* MagnificentBitch: [[spoiler:Elena, who starts out being [[BitchInSheepsClothing a sweet and innocent long-lost lover for Harry]], but ends up being LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: [[SubvertedTrope Most of the BigBad for all of times they do]]. But there have been a few occasions where they pull a DisneyDeath or RedHerring.
** The Series10 [[ManipulativeBitch who used Harry 1 finale ends with a bomb going off inside of Tom's flat with Ellie and his team]] to her advantage.]] Maisie still inside, and Tom standing helpless outside the house. In the Series 2 premiere, a bomb ''does'' go off, but it kills the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
** Series 2 ends with [[spoiler:Tom walking into the sea and seemingly killing himself]]. The Series 3 premiere reveals he survived.
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** Series 2 ends with [[spoiler:Tom walking into the sea and seemingly killing himself]]. The Series 3 premiere reveals he survived.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Lucas North was introduced in the first episode of series 7 pretending to be a double agent for the Russian Federation with his Russian ex-wife Elizaveta as his handler. All in all, an interesting and shady change of pace from relative boy scout Adam Carter. An early episode even revolved around Lucas and Elizaveta being murdered as traitors by Russia if MI-5 acted on intel he got from the Federation. His precarious life as a triple agent seemed like it would be a recurring plotline for him. It lasted five episodes, not even to the end of series 7, before it was dropped for good and he became basically the new Adam Carter. At least until series 9 happened....
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Lucas North was introduced in the first episode of series 7 pretending to be a double agent for the Russian Federation with his Russian ex-wife Elizaveta as his handler. All in all, an interesting and shady change of pace from relative boy scout Adam Carter. An early episode even revolved around Lucas and Elizaveta being murdered as traitors by Russia if MI-5 acted on intel he got from the Federation. His precarious life as a triple agent seemed like it would be a recurring plotline for him. It lasted five episodes, not even to the end of series 7, before it was dropped for good and he became basically the new Adam Carter. At least until series 9 happened....happened....
* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:Riff]], a knighted rock star played by ''Creator/AndySerkis'' who ends up committing murder-suicide after finding out [[spoiler:his wife inadvertently got their infant son killed]].
* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:Riff]], a knighted rock star played by ''Creator/AndySerkis'' who ends up committing murder-suicide after finding out [[spoiler:his wife inadvertently got their infant son killed]].
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* SeasonalRot: Very evident by series nine as the show drifted away from its commitment to showing the characters' personal lives and/or tied them into the plot at the expense of plausibility. Several replacements for dead LongRunners in the cast were felt to be [[FlatCharacter sorely underdeveloped compared to their predecessors]] because of this shift in focus.
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* SeasonalRot: Very evident by series nine as the show drifted away from its commitment to showing grounding the episodes in reality (one episode featured a woman with ''explosive blood'', natch) and to plausibly tying the characters' personal lives and/or tied them into the plot at the expense of plausibility.plots. Several replacements for dead LongRunners in the cast were felt to be [[FlatCharacter sorely underdeveloped compared to their predecessors]] because of this shift in focus.
