The wonderful world of Rik ‘Ranting’ Harris

^{ Aired Sunday 10 August 9pm BBC THREE}

The year is 2013. Thames House is gone and regional MI5 Field Offices have sprung up in its place. Are six young new recruits tough, moral and clever enough to protect Britain’s future?
Spooks – Code 9 is a new six-part drama for BBC Three, allowing viewers to see the future of Spooks and to get even closer to the world of conspiracy and espionage.

That’s what the BBC says. This is what I say. Code 9 must mean ‘utterly wooden acting with a piss poor plot’ – or maybe its a tack-omiter, 1 being acceptable and 9 being ‘worse than watching dale Winton, wearing a pink dress presenting Jeremy Kyle’

It was awful, dire, poor, and vomit worthy. I loved the original spooks, having watched the entire back catalogue i was looking forward to some new material and as my other favourite Sunday evening shows have finished (24, lost, and Top Gear). I crack open an ice cold 1664, get comfy and start the sky+.

With in 10 minutes im muttering ‘what the fcnk?’ – its like the original script writers had gone on holiday and left their office unlocked and a bunch of school kids thought they’d have a go at making a quick series whilst no one was looking. Well, no one will be looking. Trust me.

To sum up..  If watching something that could be the love child of The Famous 5 and Bugs, then don’t miss it. If however you have some tiny desire to be entertained by your TV, avoid it at all costs.

Id rather let Gary Glitter babysit my children than watch another episode of that.

 

 

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