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A ticking clock and split screens keep you braced for the next betrayal, with grim choices landing hard and fast.
Tense, dark · about betrayal and conspiracy
Spooks
A tense, twisty procedural that keeps you on edge with moral dilemmas and sudden shocks.
About British television spy drama series
Genres drama, crime
Created by David Wolstencroft
Starring David Oyelowo, Matthew Macfadyen, Sophia Myles, Gemma Jones, Tim McInnerny, Tobias Menzies, Keeley Hawes, Rupert Penry-Jones
Music Paul Leonard-Morgan
Length 10 seasons, 86 episodes, 60 min each
Network BBC One
Country United Kingdom
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