MI-5, Volume 1
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790784823
Format: Anamorphic, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0790784823
Label: BBC
Manufacturer: BBC
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: BBC
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 13, 2004
Running Time: 360 minutes
Sales Rank: 6363
Studio: BBC
Theatrical Release Date: July 22, 2003
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Defending their country deceiving their friends MI-5 takes us into the secret world of the clandestine UK security servi and the people who make up the elite team. This exciting fast paced drama full of split screens and technical wizardry explores the passion jeopardy and intrigue of people who have to lie for a living and deceive their loved ones about what they do.Running Time: 360 min.System Requirements:Running Time: 360 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 794051187222 Manufacturer No: E1872
Amazon.com:
John Le Carre for the Internet generation, the BBC's MI-5 is a smart combination of TV cop show and George Smiley-esque espionage shenanigans that pulls no punches in its depiction of an MI-5 (the British CIA) team fighting a covert war on the streets of London. This is adult, post-watershed drama clearly inspired by the hard-hitting style of shows as 24 and The Sopranos. The strong ensemble cast is led by charismatic Matthew MacFadyen as Tom Quinn, star spy of 'Section B,' the counterterrorism branch headed by Harry Pearce (Peter Firth). Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo, and tough-cookie Jenny Agutter make up the team. And as with its British predecessors, Cracker and Prime Suspect, MI-5 (titled Spooks originally) also delves fearlessly into the characters' turbulent personal lives, here given an added twist by their constant need to deceive even those they love. The six episodes of the BAFTA Award-winning first season tackle a variety of tough issues, including religious fanaticism, racism, governmental cover-ups, and, naturally enough, the lingering shadow of Irish terrorism. Throughout, the show strikes a fine balance between a James Bond-ian techno-obsession with spy gadgets and more character-based action, with crisp writing and direction that ratchets up the tension a notch further with every episode. The final cliffhanger is an unforgettable TV moment, and one that leaves viewers agog for next season. --Mark Walker
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- MI-5 Volume 1MI-5 Season 1 is taught, fast paced, and edge of your seat. It is smart and full of action. That said, ... Read More
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- Great Spy Thriller!I LOVE this series! I have seen all of them through season five and can not wait for season six to become ... Read More
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- Please BROADCAST this show online!With all the imported Brit shows, it's still a mystery to me why we don't broadcast this one. It's a shame ... Read More
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- UK version longerThis is one of the best drama series in the last few years. Look out for other series by the same production ... Read More
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- Would not run in Blu-RayNo comments on the show, haven't watched yet. But the disks would not play in a Blu-Ray dvd player. It would play ... Read More
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