Spooks: Code 9

Not to be confused with Code 9.

Spooks: Code 9
Spooks: Code 9 logo
Also known asRogue Spooks,
Spooks: Liberty
(working titles)
Genre
Created byDavid Wolstencroft
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Karen Wilson
  • Sarah Brandist
  • Simon Crawford Collins
  • Eleanor Moran[1]
ProducerChris Fry[1]
Production locationWest Yorkshire
CinematographyFabian Wagner
Editors
Camera setup
  • Paul Hanning
  • Jamie Hicks[1]
Running time50 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC Three
Release10 September (2008-09-10) –
7 October 2008 (2008-10-07)
Related
Spooks
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Spooks: Code 9 (working titles – Rogue Spooks[2] and Spooks: Liberty[3]) is a counter-intelligence drama series broadcast on BBC Three in 2008.

The series was commissioned by BBC Fiction's controller Jane Tranter as a spin-off of their long-running drama Spooks, offering a "more maverick, younger perspective"[4] that would attract a 16–24-year-old audience.[5] The series follows a group of six new young MI5 recruits who "follow a different rule book".[2] It was produced by the independent production company Kudos[6] and was filmed in and around Leeds and Bradford.[7] The first two episodes were broadcast on BBC Three on 10 August 2008[8] and repeated on the same channel on 11 August 2008.

The decision to relate the new project to the original Spooks was controversial, with star Georgia Moffett saying "it's slightly misleading in terms of the word Spooks."[5] and producer Chris Fry saying "this is a completely new show. There are no crossover characters or storylines and, most importantly, it is set in a completely new world."[9] After the first series ended relatively unsuccessfully (with an audience of 245,000 for the series finale)[10] executive producer Karen Wilson claimed that many of the existing cast members were "contracted for another year" and outlined themes "we'd like to explore if we get a second series."[11] However, due to low ratings and damning reviews, a second series was never commissioned.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Spooks: Code 9 Credits". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Spooks spin-off set for BBC Three". BBC News. 14 December 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2008.
  3. ^ "BBC Three and BBC Switch commit to original teen drama". BBC. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Spooks: Code 9 – a new drama for BBC Three from the team behind Spooks". BBC Press Office. 26 March 2008. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Telegraph_08-08-08 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Tryhorn, Chris (14 December 2006). "BBC3 creates Spooks spin-off". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 March 2008.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference digitalspy_2008_03_25 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Airdate announced". BBC. 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  9. ^ "Chris Fry (Spooks: Code 9) Interview". LastBroadcast. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference guardian20080908 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Rawson-Jones, Ben (9 September 2008). "Interview: Karen Wilson (Producer, 'Spooks: Code 9')". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 June 2010.