Doctor Who Club of Australia

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4939

As well as continuing to play Guy of Gisbourne in Robin Hood, Richard Armitage has joined the cast of Spooks for its seventh season as stated in a press release last month (warning it includes details of episodes not yet shown on the ABC. Spooks has only been shown on the ABC for the first four seasons so far):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/03_march/17/spooks.shtml

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4939

Season 5 begins on ABC1 on Friday May 16 9:20pm.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4939

Gas and Oil, Part One:
Surprise to see playing the Home Secretary is Robert Glenister. Probably due to the fact that he's a regular on fellow Kudos series Hustle.
What a shock that Colin is killed off and quite a tense scene in the aftermath of his death with Adam telling Malcolm to smile.
Wow what a cliffhanger.

Also there was a review of the season 5 DVD which was recently released despite the fact it only started on ABC1 last Friday. Reviewer Samantha Amjadali in yesterday's Sydney Sunday Telegraph gave it four and a half stars saying that each of the ten episodes is to be savoured.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4939

Gas and Oil, Part Two:
Wow what a conclusion especially seeing Ruth and Malcolm on the phone as things intensified.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4939

Bought the season 5 DVD release recently as a result of having missed seeing episode 3 on ABC1.

Seen up to Episode 7 (which will be on ABC1 tomorrow night), all excellent episodes.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4939

Finished season 5 on DVD ahead of the ABC1 broadcast. It is the best season of the series so far.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4939

Found out from the Sydney Sunday Telegraph that season 6 is now available on DVD even though it has not yet been shown on the ABC. I have just emailed the ABC on when they will be showing it.

In her review of season 6 the Sunday Telegraph's Samantha Amjadali gave it four stars saying it's brilliant stuff.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4939

Finally got a response from the ABC about Spooks season 6 & Spooks: Code 9:
"Unfortunately at present the ABC does not own the rights to screen series six of the program or the spin-off series Spooks: Code 9. I am sorry to not have better news on this occasion. Please be assured that I noted your request and made it available to Television programming so that they are aware of audience interest in these programs.

Thank you for your interest in the ABC.

Yours sincerely

Emma Callaghan
ABC Audience and Consumer Affairs"

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4939

TV Tonight reports that season 6 will start on ABC1 on Monday April 6 9:35pm.

Ace · Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 254 Location: Sydney

Which season and ep is Georgia Moffatt in?

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4939

Georgia is in the spin-off Spooks: Code 9.

Spooks: Code 9 thread:
http://www.drwhoaustralia.org/board/about2012.html

Ace · Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 254 Location: Sydney

Thanks for that Smile

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4939

The ABC Spooks site:
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/spooks/

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4939

The Virus Part 1:
Season 6, Episode 1.
Nice haircut for Hermione Norris and Miranda Raison.
Pretty good with the train explosion.
Pretty shocking when Ros presented Ronson's finger to Malcolm.
A very good beginning to season 6.

Meanwhile there was a review of the season 7 DVD release in the Sydney Sunday Telegraph by Samantha Amjadali who says that season 7 pushes the boundaries even further.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4939

The Virus Part 2:
Season 6, Episode 2.
What a pleasant surprise seeing Lisa Bowerman appearing briefly as the secretary of the Home Secretary.
Agonising seeing Jo being punched.
Wow what a cliffhanger of Ros being transquilized.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4939

The Kidnap:
Season 6, Episode 3.
Quite interesting turn of events with Ros joining Yalta to spy on the Grid.
Also pretty good storyline about the mystery of a plane crash.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4939

The Extremist:
Season 6, Episode 4.
This episode sees the return of Michael Johnson who had first appeared in the previous season.
Very intense when Anna accidentally killed an aide of her husband.
Very good the immediate reaction of Jo seeing a bomb in a car.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4939

The Courier:
Season 6, Episode 6.
Surprised that Anna is still alive.
Pretty good episode on a plane as Adam and Ros tries to find the courier of the title. Very good when the plane was forced to land.

Mister Andersen · Joined: 13 Aug 2008 Posts: 123

Jesus but I've really come to loathe and detest Ros. Not withstanding her recidivism into treason, her professionalism has just vanished with her desolving into screaming tears at least two episodes running.

My love of Malcolm and Harry continues unabated. And I miss Ruth.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4939

Yeah I miss Ruth as well.

Broadcast:
Season 6, Episode 7.
This guest stars Angela Bruce as Foreign Secretary Ruth Chambers. This probably means that the previous Foreign Secretary who was seen in the previous season in the Africa summit episode either succeeded in becoming Prime Minister or moved on to something else.
Well executed a hostage situation during broadcast of a current affairs programme.
A bit of a goof here when Adam says the three people interviewed on the programme are politicians. Of the three only Ruth Chambers is a politician while Bob Hogan is a spy and Bakhshi is a diplomat.