Episode

Spooks: Thou Shalt Not Kill

Name: Spooks: Thou Shalt Not Kill
Released: 2002-05-13
Duration: 50 min
Cast: Peter Firth, Hugh Simon, Nicola Walker, Rupert Penry-Jones, Miranda Raison

SpooksSeries 12002-05-13

Overview

An abortion doctor is executed by an American pro-life terrorist; Mary Kane. An informant reveals that this is just the tip of the iceberg as Mary has 20 more bombs and plans on using them. To make matters worse she has started training more pro-life groups, within the UK.

Details

Series: Spooks
Season: Season 1
Episode: Episode 1
Air date: 2002-05-13
Runtime: 50 min

Episode context

Thou Shalt Not Kill is Episode 1 in Series 1 of Spooks. It aired on 2002-05-13. The runtime is 50 min.

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