Spooks Wiki Explore. Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Series 4 Series 5. Series 6 Series 7 Series 8 Series 9 Series Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Adam Carter. Edit source History Talk 0. He joined in episode 1 of series 3 and in the following episode he took over as Section Chief from Tom Quinn played by Matthew Macfadyen who had held that role since before the beginning of the show.
In the first episode of the seventh series, Carter was killed by a terrorist bomb planted in a car. Adam's background was in MI6 where he carried out many successful operations.
He was captured and tortured in the Middle East by his wife's ex husband, Farook. He had extremely good counter surveillance skills and was fluent in Arabic. Adam's first appearance in the show was undercover as a vagrant, in order to watch over the small group of MI5 operatives who were secretly meeting at a train station to discuss Tom's situation after being set up.
Shortly after, he appeared on the grid and was fully introduced to the rest of the team by Harry Pearce. Harry stated that he had asked Adam to join in order to 'sort out the Tom problem'. This episode also contained the first reference to Adam's wife Fiona, and a reference to the plot line that resulted in her death, although Fiona did not appear in person until episode 4.
Fiona played by Olga Sosnovska was killed in episode 7 of series four. This event seriously damaged Adam emotionally, almost losing him his job and leading to a breakdown which continued into series five. However, Adam continued to work to a high standard under Harry Pearce , with whom he maintained good relations until the last few episodes of season five. Adam's ability led to him being offered Harry's job by Juliet Shaw , but he turned it down. The beauty of it is, nobody knows who to trust — not even amongst the Spooks themselves.
The suspicion of a lurking mole, among long-running characters, and the consistent refusal of the series creators to offer any reassurance on who lives and dies, have kept viewing figures around a healthy 6m for a decade. So why kill it off now? The 10th series, coming this autumn, will focus on head of counter-terrorism Harry Pearce Peter Firth , his mysterious past, and his relationship with his colleague, Ruth Evershed Nicola Walker , and should be peppered with fraught revelations.
So perhaps it's understandable that the show's producers feel the upcoming drama provides a "natural end" to the Spooks story. Or, with their admirable grasp of topicality and the threats facing London, maybe the writers just don't fancy basing a whole series on hoodies looting phone shops. After years of highly enjoyable tension, is it really time for Spooks to bow out?
Or would you keep watching till there's no one left alive to switch out the lights in Thames House? Spooks final series: time for a glorious death?
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