[spoilers] Episode 7 Summary

[LucasNorth#1]

Spooks Ep 7/8
Wednesday 16 December
9.00-10.00pm BBC ONE
http://www.bbc.co.uk/spooks

When a Pakistani intelligence officer is stabbed to death in south London, Dickie, the head of the Pakistani intelligence service in London, wants to talk. Dickie tells Harry Pearce and Ros Myers that he has been running an asset who has infiltrated a group of Hindu nationalists, led by Harish Dhillon.

Dhillon's group is planning an attack targeting Muslims and, with tensions between the Hindu and Muslim communities riding high, a furious Harry demands that Dickie hand over his asset – 17-year-old Ashok Veerkal.

A Muslim with a Hindu name, Ashok is terrified of Dhillon and is desperate to cut ties with him. But there's too much at stake and Section D applies pressure to find out when and where the attack will happen.

Ashok manages to discover the details of the attack but, just as Section D are about to swoop, they learn that Dhillon's handler is working with CIA agent Sarah Caulfield.

Ashok is forced to stay undercover, but Dhillon's handler knows there is a traitor, leaving Ashok in the firing line. Section D is desperate to prevent a war breaking out on British soil between the Muslim and Hindu communities, but how far will they go to stop it?

Dickie is played by Harmage Singh Kalirai, Harry Pearce by Peter Firth, Ros Myers by Hermione Norris, Harish Dhillon by Paul Sharma, Ashok Veerkal by Ashley Kumar and Sarah Caulfield by Genevieve O'Reilly.

[JHyde]

I *LOVE* this setup!!!!

[HellsBells]

Has anybody noticed in the Radio Times credit list for this episode it lists

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A NEW Home Secretary played by Tobias Menzies

?

[JHyde]

No! But that is very exciting and also very sad if it's true. And I can think of some people on here who might be very upset if it's true. If something's going to happen I guess we'll find out in a few hours.

[lwhite53]

(04-12-2009 02:38 PM)HellsBells Wrote:  Has anybody noticed in the Radio Times credit list for this episode it lists

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A NEW Home Secretary played by Tobias Menzies

?

There was mention in some article

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of 2 new characters this series -- maybe this is the second? But what happens to RG?

[JHyde]

Well, I guess we know now. This episode looks so fantastic. Given how large the Pakistani and Indian populations are in Britain, linking a home grown threat in with Nightingale is clever and long overdue. Especially a young asset, possibly a second generation nationalist. This is not, on the surface, anything like what we've seen before.

It could just be that I find Indian and Pakistani politics fascinating and close to home. But still.

[JHyde]

Just a couple more days! It's good to see Paul Sharma back on TV, he's a good actor and plays really scary guys well.