Episode
Spooks: Hostage Takers (Part 1)
Overview
Adam and Zaf try to find a group of terrorists who have infiltrated Britain. Ros oversees a visit by a delegation of Saudi princes offering a guaranteed oil supply in exchange for nuclear expertise, but the Saudi Trade Centre is attacked by terrorists.
Details
- Series
- Spooks
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2006-10-09
- Runtime
- 52 min
Episode context
Hostage Takers (Part 1) is Episode 6 in Series 5 of Spooks. It aired on 2006-10-09. The runtime is 52 min.
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Episode 5: The Message
The government publishes its report on the investigation into the death of seven terrorist suspects in a fire at a prison. Harry suspects a cover-up, then discovers that one of his team has been implicated.
Episode 7: Hostage Takers (Part 2)
The terrorists start to execute hostages in pursuit of their demand for the release of Al-Qaeda prisoners held in Saudi Arabia, but suspicion arises as to the true identity of the terrorists.
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