Product Description

As the fourth season of MI-5 begins the stories are more relevant than ever before. The series has always been fast-paced a hard-hitting but now the battleground of national security provides an even more dramatic backdrop to the challenges facing the team from MI-5. The group were left reeling after the shocking death of Danny at the hands of hostage-takers as the last season concluded. Now Adam Harry Ruth Fiona and rising star Zafar set out to become even stronger in their battle to safeguard the nation.Running Time: 500 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 794051277725 Manufacturer No: E2777

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8974 in DVD
• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2007-01-09
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: AC-3, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 5
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 592 minutes

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British intelligence unit MI-5 has survived terrorists, assassins, political intrigue, and American interference, but can it withstand the loss of some of its main characters? In fact it can! Rupert Penry-Jones, as wily agent Adam Carter (intoduced last season), comfortably takes the lead while some fresh faces (like Anna Chancellor, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) fill out the solid continuing supporting cast. The show's strengths are uninterrupted: Zippy exposition that crams a season's worth of plot into a single episode; cunningly intertwined plot threads and compelling twists; clever use of gadgetry and surveillance devices; and sterling guest stars, including Martine McCutcheon (Love Actually), Rupert Graves (Different for Girls), and Douglas Hodge (The Way We Live Now).

All ten episodes of the fourth series of MI-5 (known as Spooks in the U.K.) mix high-tension plots with thorny political debate--is torture justifiable to save lives? Can dirty tricks be used for democratic ends? Naturally, since our heroes are the agency, the show comes down on their side...but enough shades of gray exist to give the show some intelligent bite. When it turns out an innocent man has been imprisoned for two years, has his imprisonment turned him into the terrorist he didn't used to be? Combine this with crisp dialogue, tense performances, and moments of inspired direction (like the gripping gunfight lit almost exclusively by muzzle flashes) and you've got a top-notch spy series. The extras are few but include interviews with actors, directors, and producers. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews

MI-5 season 4
It was quite good but I'm getting tired of all the main characters leaving or getting killed off. Is it really necessary?

Great Spooks
We love MI-5. Can't believe we have to wait almost a year for next season.
Great writing, really good acting. Totally rocks.

One thing that really sets this series apart is their willingness to kill off regulars

Great season
As always, MI-5 does not offer cheap thrills or gauranteed success of "good" over "evil". Almost all episodes remain complex and often morally ambiguous, with everybody paying the price.