Episode
Spooks: The Extremist
Overview
As an Algerian extremist escapes his home detention, the team fears he may be plotting a terror attack on US businesses in the UK with the help of local Iranians. However, working with the Americans to stop the attack proves a trying task given their recently-deceitful behaviour.
Details
- Series
- Spooks
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2007-10-30
- Runtime
- 52 min
Episode context
The Extremist is Episode 4 in Series 6 of Spooks. It aired on 2007-10-30. The runtime is 52 min.
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