Spooks: The Greater Good

Spooks: The Greater Good
Film poster
Directed byBharat Nalluri[1]
Written by
  • Jonathan Brackley[1]
  • Sam Vincent[1]
Produced by
  • Jane Featherstone[1]
Starring
CinematographyHubert Taczanowski
Edited byJamie Pearson
Music byDominic Lewis
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox (United Kingdom)[2]
Altitude Film Sales (Worldwide)[3][4]
Release date
  • 8 May 2015 (2015-05-08)
Running time
104 minutes[5]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.1 million[6]
Box office$5.3 million[7]

Spooks: The Greater Good (known as MI-5 in some countries) is a 2015 British spy film, continuing from the 2002–2011 British television spy series Spooks. Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent wrote the script, with Bharat Nalluri directing. Peter Firth reprises his role as Harry Pearce, who appeared in all ten series of the programme. Also returning from the TV series are Tim McInnerny as Oliver Mace, Lara Pulver as Erin Watts, Hugh Simon as Malcolm Wynn-Jones, and Geoffrey Streatfeild as Calum Reed. Kit Harington and Jennifer Ehle star as new characters in leading roles.

The film was released on 8 May 2015.[8] Upon its release, it received generally mixed reviews from critics.

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  7. ^ "Spooks: The Greater Good (2015)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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