Spooks: The Greater Good

May 8 2015 R 1h 44m
Action, Drama, Thriller

During a handover to the head of counter-terrorism of MI5, Harry Pearce, a terrorist escapes custody. When Harry disappears soon after, his protégé is tasked with finding out what happened as an impending attack on London looms, and eventually uncovers a deadly conspiracy.

Plot

MI5 personnel are caught up in a traffic jam in London while escorting the CIA's most wanted terrorist to an arranged CIA handover point, when he is suddenly rescued by armed men on motorbikes. Harry Pearce, the head of Counter-Terrorism at MI5 is blamed for the terrorist escaping. Especially as Harry disappeared shortly after the incident. An ex-agent, Will Holloway, and protégé of Harry's is recalled by MI5 to assist in finding and bringing Harry in. However Harry has disappeared for a reason. Certain that there is a traitor in a senior position in MI5, he enlists the somewhat reluctant Will to help him in uncovering the rat or rats concerned.

Written by

Jonathan Brackley, Sam Vincent, David Wolstencroft

Directed by

Bharat Nalluri

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Kudos, Pinewood Pictures, Shine Pictures, Isle of Man Film, BBC Films, Creative England

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
24,357
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
47
Popularity
NA