![]() ![]() A scene where a cat escaped during Zoe's operation to bug Kane's cottage, and the ensuing search in the rain mirrored an experience during Wolstencroft's early career. ![]() Writer David Wolstencroft decided that Tom Quinn would use IT as his cover story for Ellie Simm, because IT has, according to Wolstencroft, "something that has an enormous amount of thought and technical fact behind it that nobody would really understand," and according to series producer Jane Featherstone, has people reluctant to be asking questions about. Writing the pilot was completed before the September 11 terrorist attacks after the attacks took place, the producers decided to add mention of the events into the episode in order to acknowledge the fact that the series is about fighting terrorism. The script for the episode went through 30 drafts, and four separate stories before the BBC were satisfied and ordered the series. Production The script was partly rewritten to acknowledge the September 11 attacks, which took place after the scripting was passed it was made in order to acknowledge the series' genre of battling terrorism. Over the course of the episode, Tom enters a relationship with civilian Ellie Simm ( Esther Hall) following an unrelated operation before the events of the episode, going by the pseudonym of civil servant in IT "Matthew Archer". After she cooperates, Tom goes back on the deal and delivers Kane to CIA liaison Christine Dale ( Megan Dodds), who returns her to Florida to be executed. During the interrogation, Tom promises to send her to a state in the US where the death penalty does not apply in exchange for the locations of every cell she runs in the UK. To counter the attack, a Bomb Squad jams the signal long enough for Tom to arrest her. ![]() ![]() The team see Kane deliver a bomb to Zoe's car, and prepares to detonate it via mobile phone. Tom's team are able to take Sullivan to safety whilst Zoe poses as the target. Rachel leaves in haste, but unbeknownst to her, MI5 bug her mobile phone and record a phone conversation she makes to the cell regarding their next target, Diane Sullivan, a doctor living in London. Senior case officer and team leader Tom Quinn ( Matthew Macfadyen) attempts to persuade her to stop Kane, believing she has little regard for any life. She lures a member, Rachel (Rachel Power) to the same hospital Sarah Lynott is being treated Sarah later dies from the extent of her injuries. In the meantime, Zoe Reynolds ( Keeley Hawes) goes undercover to pose as a sympathizer to the cell. By the time Harry Pearce ( Peter Firth) signs the extradition forms, Kane has evaded MI5. Upon tracking the movements of one cell, the Central Intelligence Agency pressure MI5 to extradite Kane back to the United States such an action will seriously hinder their efforts to find the cells and a put a stop to them. Section D also learn that Kane may be setting up the attacks in tribute to her husband, who is on death row in Florida following a series of attacks on abortion clinics. After following her, the team learn that the terrorist responsible for smuggling the bombs and killing Lynott is Mary Kane ( Lisa Eichhorn), an American anti-abortion extremist she smuggled herself into the country under an assumed name and has been setting up cells across the UK. Danny Hunter ( David Oyelowo) learns from one of his assets, "Osprey" (Kelly Rolfe), that the group responsible have smuggled 20 bombs into the country from Ireland. When a car bomb detonates in the Liverpool suburb of Allerton, killing family planning doctor Karen Lynott ( Karen Westwood) and severely injuring her young daughter Sarah, Section D of MI5 is on the case. However, critics gave varied responses towards the episode. The idea of using split screen, regularly used by the series, came from Nalluri after filming wrapped up for the episode, and was not inspired by the American television series 24.įollowing its broadcast, the pilot was seen by over nine million viewers, easily winning its time slot, having nearly doubled viewership from ITV1 at the same time the ratings went beyond the producers' expectations. Filming took place mostly in London, England using a long lens camera. It would be rewritten again following the September 11 attacks, with the purpose of acknowledging the series premise as battling terrorism. The pilot went through 30 rewrites and four separate story changes before the BBC were satisfied with the plot. The episode title is a reference to the sixth Commandment. "Thou Shalt Not Kill" focuses on MI5's activities in stopping an anti-abortion group who have smuggled 20 explosive devices to be used against family planning doctors. The episode was written by series creator David Wolstencroft and directed by Bharat Nalluri. It first aired on BBC One in the United Kingdom on. " Thou Shalt Not Kill" is the premiere episode of the British television series Spooks. 1st episode of the 1st series of Spooks " Thou Shalt Not Kill" ![]()
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