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New Recruits - bertowud - 18-08-2009 11:33 AM
It seems odd to me that when they needed fresh blood on the team, they pulled in Adam's wife Fiona and former colleague Zaf. I would think there would be policies in place to prevent a husband and wife from being on a team together like that. Any thoughts?
RE: New Recruits - Nitrus - 18-08-2009 11:53 AM
(18-08-2009 11:33 AM)bertowud Wrote: It seems odd to me that when they needed fresh blood on the team, they pulled in Adam's wife Fiona and former colleague Zaf. I would think there would be policies in place to prevent a husband and wife from being on a team together like that. Any thoughts?
I guess it made for better television with a wife & husband team...
As for Zaf.. the BBC needed to improve their diversity.. this was the quick fix.
RE: New Recruits - bertowud - 18-08-2009 12:00 PM
(18-08-2009 11:53 AM)Nitrus Wrote: I guess it made for better television with a wife & husband team...There were other ways they could have introduced Zaf. He could have been another MI-5 officer that someone else knew or something.
As for Zaf.. the BBC needed to improve their diversity.. this was the quick fix.
RE: New Recruits - Juliet Delta - 18-08-2009 03:36 PM
Was'nt he recruited from MI6...I seem to remember him being a collegue of Adam's, whilst he was over there, infact If I remember correctly...he came over to 5 from some work he had done before for the department?
RE: New Recruits - bertowud - 18-08-2009 03:45 PM
(18-08-2009 03:36 PM)Juliet Delta Wrote: Was'nt he recruited from MI6...I seem to remember him being a collegue of Adam's, whilst he was over there, infact If I remember correctly...he came over to 5 from some work he had done before for the department?
If I remember correctly, Zaf was borrowed from 6 by Adam and they all agreed to keep him around. I'm just saying it seemed for a while there the Grid was all being replaced by Adam's friends for a brief period of time.
RE: New Recruits - RoninExec - 20-09-2009 05:33 PM
Sounds like private sector manoeuvering then...
RE: New Recruits - bertowud - 21-09-2009 03:23 AM
(20-09-2009 05:33 PM)RoninExec Wrote: Sounds like private sector manoeuvering then...
Exactly the point I was trying to make.
RE: New Recruits - HellsBells - 21-09-2009 10:25 AM
It does seem that a lot of recruits come from MI-6, is MI-5 seen as a retirement home for old MI-6 agents ? Surely some people must apply to work at MI-5 !!!
RE: New Recruits - RoninExec - 21-09-2009 01:53 PM
Those ones get the 9 to 5 desk jobs....
RE: New Recruits - almh - 21-09-2009 05:17 PM
(21-09-2009 10:25 AM)HellsBells Wrote: It does seem that a lot of recruits come from MI-6, is MI-5 seen as a retirement home for old MI-6 agents ? Surely some people must apply to work at MI-5 !!!
I'll apply to work there!!! lol, when I've done superbly well at my A-levels, got to University and have a c.v. so amazing that they'll have to accept me
But you have to admit, MI6 does have a much cooler building. And they have bird flats next door 
And they have a runway into the Thames RIGHT next to them. I went on a duck tour and to go in the Thames they go down right next to MI6 