Spooks: Code 9

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Spooks: Code 9
	Spooks: Code 9 logo
Also known as	Rogue Spooks, ; Spooks: Liberty ; (working titles)
Genre	Spy; Drama;
Created by	David Wolstencroft
Written by	Chris Chibnall; Jack Lothian; Cameron McAllister; James Moran; Howard Overman; Ben Schiffer; David Wolstencroft;
Directed by	Toby Haynes; Brendan Maher; Mat Whitecross;
Starring	Michael Keogh; Liam Boyle; Joanne Froggatt; Ruta Gedmintas; Andrew Knott; Georgia Tennant; Christopher Simpson; Heshima Thompson; Lorraine Burroughs;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Karen Wilson; Sarah Brandist; Simon Crawford Collins; Eleanor Moran;
Producer	Chris Fry
Production location	West Yorkshire
Cinematography	Fabian Wagner
Editors	Richard Mark Elson; Philip Hookway; David Mercer;
Camera setup	Paul Hanning; Jamie Hicks;
Running time	50 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC Three
Release	10 September –; 7 October 2008
Related
	Spooks

Spooks: Code 9 (working titles – Rogue Spooks and Spooks: Liberty) 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" that would attract a 16–24-year-old audience. The series follows a group of six new young MI5 recruits who "follow a different rule book". It was produced by the independent production company Kudos and was filmed in and around Leeds and Bradford. The first two episodes were broadcast on BBC Three on 10 August 2008 and repeated on the same channel on 11 August 2008.

The decision to relate the new project to the original Spooks was controversial, with actor Georgia Tennant saying "it's slightly misleading in terms of the word Spooks." 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." After the first series ended relatively unsuccessfully (with an audience of 245,000 for the series finale) 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." However, due to low ratings and damning reviews, a second series was never commissioned.

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