Sleeper agent Fred Roberts is activated in order to infiltrate a terrorist group.Sleeper agent Fred Roberts is activated in order to infiltrate a terrorist group.Sleeper agent Fred Roberts is activated in order to infiltrate a terrorist group.
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Hannah Bridges
- Liz Roberts
- (uncredited)
Rebecca Bridges
- Sophie Roberts
- (uncredited)
Peter Firth
- Harry Pearce
- (uncredited)
Richard Harrington
- Will North
- (uncredited)
Jalaal Hartley
- Lawrence Sayle
- (uncredited)
Keeley Hawes
- Zoe Reynolds
- (uncredited)
Jenny Howe
- Mrs. Sayle
- (uncredited)
Shauna Macdonald
- Sam Buxton
- (uncredited)
Matthew Macfadyen
- Tom Quinn
- (uncredited)
Rory MacGregor
- Colin Wells
- (uncredited)
Ian McDiarmid
- Prof. Fred Roberts
- (uncredited)
Mary Nighy
- Jemma Roberts
- (uncredited)
David Oyelowo
- Danny Hunter
- (uncredited)
Rupert Penry-Jones
- Adam Carter
- (uncredited)
Hugh Simon
- Malcolm Wynn-Jones
- (uncredited)
Jessica Turner
- Helen Roberts
- (uncredited)
James Vaughan
- Deputy Assistant Commissioner
- (uncredited)
Nicola Walker
- Ruth Evershed
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Howard Brenton
- David Wolstencroft(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaIn the previous episode Tom was a wanted man, with his face all over the news. After such exposure Tom would never have been allowed to be a field agent again, as he would be too recognisable.
- GoofsWhen the student/Al-F contact approaches Professor Roberts after the lecture, he says he is 'worried about the molecular structure of the gas under -314 celsius'. Absolute zero is -273.15 celsius.
- Quotes
Tom Quinn: You're a free man. You're a free man. You don't have to do this.
Prof. Fred Roberts: I want to. I've made my choice.
Tom Quinn: No Fred, I'm am begging you, please don't.
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Nutjob Tom Finally Terminated
What a great episode for those who were tired of Tom Quinn (Matthew Macfadyen) and his never-ending drama queen persona. It seemed like Tom could not go buy a Happy Meal without getting several people murdered. Constantly demanding that his friends break the law and MI-5 rules to prove that they trusted him. Talk about non-stop drama queen. I was so happy when Harry finally told him to stuff it.
The actual story is pretty thin. Harry gets a science professor who retired 24 years earlier as an MI-5 agent to return to MI-5. He was allowed to retire as a "sleeper" agent. The professor was played by Ian McDiarmid, who was only 58 at the time, but looked closer to 80.
Of course, once the operation is going great, and MI-5 are about to catch the terrorists who want to buy Red Plutonium from the Professor, Tom flips out completely and decides he cannot put the Professor's family at risk. So he tells Harry that he wants to abort the op, and all the MI-5 folks tell him he is nuts. That just forces Tom to go rogue (again, for the 15th time), and he takes the Professor out of University to save his life.
Needless to say, MI-5 eventually catch up to Tom, and he finally gets canned and drummed out of MI-5. It would have been better if Harry blew his head off in payback for Tom shooting him.
The actual story is pretty thin. Harry gets a science professor who retired 24 years earlier as an MI-5 agent to return to MI-5. He was allowed to retire as a "sleeper" agent. The professor was played by Ian McDiarmid, who was only 58 at the time, but looked closer to 80.
Of course, once the operation is going great, and MI-5 are about to catch the terrorists who want to buy Red Plutonium from the Professor, Tom flips out completely and decides he cannot put the Professor's family at risk. So he tells Harry that he wants to abort the op, and all the MI-5 folks tell him he is nuts. That just forces Tom to go rogue (again, for the 15th time), and he takes the Professor out of University to save his life.
Needless to say, MI-5 eventually catch up to Tom, and he finally gets canned and drummed out of MI-5. It would have been better if Harry blew his head off in payback for Tom shooting him.
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- Johnny_West
- Aug 4, 2022
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