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John Le Carre for the Internet generation, the BBC's MI-5 is a smart combination of TV cop show and George Smiley-esque
espionage shenanigans that pulls no punches in its depiction of an MI-5 (the
British CIA) team fighting a covert war on the streets of London. This is adult,
post-watershed drama clearly inspired by the hard-hitting style of shows as 24 and The Sopranos. The strong ensemble cast is led by
charismatic Matthew MacFadyen as Tom Quinn, star spy of "Section B," the
counterterrorism branch headed by Harry Pearce (Peter Firth). Keeley Hawes,
David Oyelowo, and tough-cookie Jenny Agutter make up the team. And as with its
British predecessors, Cracker and Prime Suspect, MI-5
(titled Spooks originally) also delves fearlessly into the characters'
turbulent personal lives, here given an added twist by their constant need to
deceive even those they love.
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