Revelling in its reputation for pulling no punches, the second series of the BBC's slick spy drama Spooks maintains the quality of its award-winning first year, serving up enough nail-biting moments of genuine tension to outweigh any concern that occasionally it courts controversy for no better reason than to cock a snook at the notoriously timid Auntie Beeb. The Islamic terrorist episode unsurprisingly received a great deal of negative publicity, but a show that prides itself on its contemporary edge could hardly ignore such an issue. Other episodes tackle computer hackers, Eastern European terrorists, Columbian drug cartels, inter-service territorial disputes with the CIA and even a mutiny in the army. One of the strongest episodes, set entirely within the sealed-off MI5 Section B department, tracks the team's individual reactions to what might be a drill, or a real and devastating VX gas attack. Throughout, this year focuses a great deal on the team's personal problems, notably Tom Quinn's chaotic love life, which ultimately brings his loyalty to the service into question. Cast changes introduce some new faces, while some old ones pop up in unwelcome places (Jenny Agutter relishing her new role as a villain). Pacy direction and snappy editing, generous use of slo-mo, split-screen and dramatic music all add to the tension inherent in scripts that bring a modern, youthful edge to the creaky old spy genre. Only the final episode resorts to some hackneyed plot contrivances in a rather strained bid to produce the now-obligatory cliffhanger. --Mark Walker
MI5; not 9 to 5! The stakes are higher than ever for Adam Harry and the team as a series of terrorist attacks and political cover-ups threaten national security on an unprecedented scale. Packed with classic Spooks' intrigue Series 4 features all ten episodes plus a host of never before seen special features shot exclusively for the DVD. Series 4 is released just before the new TV broadcast in September. So make sure you pre-order your copy now to see all ten episodes in time for Series 5!
The full first series which centres on the dramas of life in a country practice in the Derbyshire dales... Episodes include: Sharp Practice Outsiders Growing Pains Roses Around The Door Impulsive Behaviour Hope To Die Listening Skills Giddy Heights.
One of ITV's most popular shows returns with this release of the complete fourth series of Peak Practice. Starring Simon Shepherd Saskia Wickham and Gary Mavers Peak Practice was filmed amid dramatic Derbyshire scenery and featured medical stories from the heart of the Peak District. The Beeches is in dire straits. Will has taken the helm as senior partner but he has little opportunity to enjoy his new status. With the surgery understaffed and overstretched patients start to desert to the nearby health centre - a situation which gets worse when a flu epidemic hits Cardale. Episodes Comprise: 1. Holding it Together 2. A New Life 3. New Horizons 4. Looking Back 5. Whipping Boy 6. Close Ties 7. In Safe Hands 8. Partners 9. Running on Empty 10. Heart and Soul
One of ITV's most popular shows returns with this release of the complete fifth series of Peak Practice. Starring Simon Shepherd Saskia Wickham and Gary Mavers Peak Practice was filmed amid dramatic Derbyshire scenery and featured medical stories from the heart of the Peak District.
The complete second series of the rural medical drama. Episodes comprise: In Good Faith Old Habits Love Thy Neighbour Act of Remembrance Enemy Within Long Weekend Chance Encounter Life Changes A Brave Face Abbey Perfect Love Power Games Happy Ever After.
Sex is a currency it commands power and can instil fear. Tom a young man with a troubled past finds himself drawn into a seedy underworld run by George Norris a super villain with a sadistic streak. Tom becomes a helpless pawn in one of Norris's narcotic scams with a bent cop Dunston and is dragged deeper into a viscious circle of blood money vice and ruthless violence from which there seems no way out; until fate gives Tom a glimmer of hope. When Norris is killed in his apartment Tom seizes his chance to escape. Terrified and covered in Norris's blood Tom heads downstairs to his neighbours Max and Nikki his new friends in the city. With going to the police out of the question Max and Nikki speed Tom to their isolated cottage deep in the Welsh countryside. With the luxury of space Tom begins to realise a long-forgotten dream; a return to happier times before his innocence was shattered. Suppressed emotions flood back provoked by Tom's attraction to Nikki a beautiful woman fascinated by Tom's past. Yet how long can this last with Dunston desperate to hunt down Tom before he exposes the corruption? It's only a matter of time before his deadly past catches up with himagain. But just how much is Tom willing to sacrifice....?
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