Production Begins on New BBC Three Drama

LONDON, March 27: Filming
has kicked off on Spooks: Code 9,
a new drama for BBC Three from Kudos Film and Television, the producers behind Spooks
and Life On Mars.

The series takes place in London in the year 2013, following a nuclear
attack that left the city evacuated. In the wake of the explosion, spy agency
MI5 must completely restructure and establish field offices across the U.K.
They need new young officers on the ground and Britain’s youth are up for the
task, fuelled by a combination of fervent patriotism and the hedonism that
comes from facing one’s own mortality. A motley crew of unlikely spies comes
together to form Field Office 19.

In line with BBC Three's
multiplatform strategy, Spooks: Code 9 will be accompanied by an online extension produced by Kudos and
leading alternate-reality game studio Six to Start. The series will include a
live alternate-reality experience that provides a multi-dimensional setting for
the show and allows viewers to explore and contribute to this changed world.

"I'm hugely looking
forward to seeing this new drama on BBC Three,” said Danny Cohen, the
controller of BBC Three. “I'm a big fan of Spooks and believe that this new show will bring a
dynamic cast of young actors to BBC audiences."

—By Ned Berke