EDITION: U.S.
First Nighter: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Alec Guinness Spectacular on DVD
- Whether or not comparisons are odious -- they're often unavoidable, of course -- there will be none made here between Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, the 1979 BBC television ...
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The BBC Cancels 'MI-5'
- It's the end of the road for Harry Pearce and the gang. It's been announced that stylish spy drama 'MI-5' -- a.k.a. 'Spooks' -- will bow out at the end of the upcoming Se...
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'MI-5' Gets an American Adaptation
- 'MI-5' -- the series, not the British spy organization -- is coming to America. According to Deadline, ABC has acquired the American adaptation rights to the hit BBC dram...
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Spooks coming to public television
- The BAFTA Award-winning BBC program Spooks will be appearing on U.S. public television. Okay, it's now called MI-5, but the theory is the same. The show seems to be Brita...
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Fall Preview and more: TV Guide in 60 seconds
- It's the annual Fall Preview Issue. Not as good as TV Guide Fall Previews of the past, but still a cool guide. Matt Roush loves the new season of The Wire and M...
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MI-5, S3, Ep. 9: "Frequently Asked Questions"
- MI-5 is, bar none, the greatest spy show in the history of television. Think I'm joking? I dare you to go out and rent the first season and tell me it's crap. No. Scrap t...
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A team of agents in the British security intelligence service work to protect the U.K. from terrorists and other threats to national security. A repackaged version of the BBC series ``Spooks,'' ``MI-5'' follows a counterterrorism unit based in the highly secure suite of offices called The Grid, where Harry Pearce oversees the team and deals with the often dirty politics of the spy game.






