Spooks (2002-2011)
It has to be Spooks. I’ve watched and rewatched it so many times. It is tight, tense, full of genuine peril for its main characters. The cast was consistently amazing particularly Nicola Walker, Matthew Macfadyen and Richard Armitage, whose performances really stayed with me. It could be devastating – Tom pushed to breaking point, Danny’s death, Lucas and Harry on the top of a roof. Tariq on the streets, Colin’s desperate demise. Ruth’s return and loss (sob). It also had some exquisitely hideous characters, whether they were shady politicians or double-crossing team members. And through it all, our Harry. If only team members would just have kept one key rule: tell the truth to your boss! But let’s not talk about the film, OK? Clare, NHS worker, Rossendale
