Series 5 poster

Series 5

(2006)

Overview

Series 5 begins with Britain left reeling after a series of terrorist attacks. Our team believe the attacks cloak a conspiracy to destroy democracy and turn Britain into a 'police state'. Can the team protect the democratic way of life? Zafar goes undercover and infiltrates a home-grown Islamic terror group who are planning a massive attack against London. There could also be serious repercussions for Ruth when she finds out the deaths of seven terrorist suspects in a prison fire were in fact s…

Cast

Peter Firth as Harry Pearce
Peter Firth

as Harry Pearce

Miranda Raison as Jo Portman
Miranda Raison

as Jo Portman

Hugh Simon as Malcolm Wynn-Jones
Hugh Simon

as Malcolm Wynn-Jones

Rupert Penry-Jones as Adam Carter
Rupert Penry-Jones

as Adam Carter

Hermione Norris as Ros Myers
Hermione Norris

as Ros Myers

Raza Jaffrey as Zafar Younis
Raza Jaffrey

as Zafar Younis

Episodes

Gas and Oil (Part 1) poster

Gas and Oil (Part 1) 8.8

September 17, 2006

The government introduces Draconian emergency measures in response to a series of terrorist attacks. MI5 fears that inf…

Gas and Oil (Part 2) poster

Gas and Oil (Part 2) 9.0

September 17, 2006

MI5 has foiled an attempt to murder the Home Secretary, but the plotters use the new emergency powers to imprison Harry…

The Cell poster

The Cell 9.3

September 18, 2006

Zaf goes deep undercover to infiltrate an Al-Qaeda cell that is planning an attack on the UK. When Adam learns that the…

World Trade poster

World Trade 9.0

September 25, 2006

Posted undercover at the World Trade Summit for Africa, the team discovers an assassination plot. Initially determined …

The Message poster

The Message 9.3

October 2, 2006

The government publishes its report on the investigation into the death of seven terrorist suspects in a fire at a pris…

Hostage Takers (Part 1) poster

Hostage Takers (Part 1) 9.3

October 9, 2006

Adam and Zaf try to find a group of terrorists who have infiltrated Britain. Ros oversees a visit by a delegation of Sa…

Hostage Takers (Part 2) poster

Hostage Takers (Part 2) 9.3

October 16, 2006

The terrorists start to execute hostages in pursuit of their demand for the release of Al-Qaeda prisoners held in Saudi…

Agenda poster

Agenda 9.5

October 23, 2006

MI5 investigates the assassination of a Muslim cleric outside the high court, and uncovers a radicalised Christian who …

The Criminal poster

The Criminal 9.5

October 30, 2006

MI5 is put in charge of protecting Niko Grecic, the former right-hand of Tezlia, a Serbian who is put on trial for war …

Aftermath poster

Aftermath 9.5

November 13, 2006

An environmental terrorist group is threatening to flood London if the government does not make a secret document publi…