This Bafta award winning, popular BBC drama produced by Kudos follows the daring exploits of a group of M15 intelligence officers. The series has averaged 6 million viewers with each episode focusing on an intriguing fast-paced, and on occasions, controversial storyline. Whilst Spooks is largely filmed on location in London, a number of locations in the East of England have been chosen:
Release / Airing: 13/05/2002
Locations used for this production:
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Action Underwater Studios >
A lifesize set of the inside of a house was balanced on scissor-lifts and with the actors inside, the set was slowly sunk into 150,000 gallons of water, in the 20ft deep tank.
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Ashridge Estate >
In Series 2 the beauty of the Ashridge woodlands were used. Whilst not all of the woodland scenes can be verified they may have included the one in episode 1 where an army convoy was ambushed and scenes in Episode 8 where Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) goes undercover in the British army.
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Borehamwood >
A former school in Borehamwood featured in series 2, episode 3 as the backdrop for when Zoe (Keeley Hawes) went under cover as a school teacher was in Borehamwood.
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Braintree >
Woodland scenes for the series 2 were may also have been shot on location in Braintree, Essex. One such scene found Tom in a bluebell wood confronted by a masked man in the final dramatic episode.
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Bricket Wood >
At this time we have no information on what scene was filmed at this location.
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Chenies Manor >
Wedding reception scenes were filmed at this location.
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Dunwich Heath >
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Elstree >
At this time we have no information on what scene was filmed at this location.
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Essendon >
Although filming occurred at a private house in Brookmans Park, at this time we have no information on what scene was filmed at this location.
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Rickmansworth Lakes & Aquadrome(Springwell & Stockers Lakes; Springwell Lock) >
In the final episode of series 2 a private farm in Hertfordshire was used for a stakeout by Tom, Danny (David Oyelowo) and Zoe).
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Shenley >
At this time we have no information on what scene was filmed at this location.
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Shenley Hall >
At this time we have no information on what scene was filmed at this location.
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Stansted Airport >
At this time we have no information on what scene was filmed at this location.
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Theydon Mount >
In series 4 there were a selection of woodland scenes some or one of which filmed at Theydon Mount in Epping but which couldn't be determined exactly. Scenes that may have been filmed there include the one where Ruth (Nicola Walker) and Adam (Rupert Penry-Jones) are chased through woodland by an extremist with a crossbow; Adam in a truck travelling through woodland (doubling for Bulgaria) with an alledged terrorists and a number of desperate individuals trying to enter the UK illegally; a scene where a man witnesses a killing and finds himself on the run through woodland; and finally Adam and Zaf (Raza Jaffrey) seek out a suspect in a woodland area under a flight path where the team attempt to hunt down a suspected terrorist they believe is targetting a plane.
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Wrotham Park, Barnet >
At this time we have no information on what scene was filmed at this location.
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