[spoilers] Harry and Ruth Strike Back

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Not intending to make it sound sordid - it's just the opposite.

You're right about MI-5 encouraging in-service relationships, though - much safer to keep it 'in house', as it were. That's also shown in Spooks...can't remember the ep but Zoe goes to talk to new recruits and is expected to say how difficult it is to have relationships with 'outsiders'...then tells them how wonderful it can be, etc etc.

I'm just thinking about all the problems that, in real life, can go wrong with office-based relationships, particularly for the 'boss'. Still, it IS just entertainment and we have to suspend disbelief.