Super Sleuth Drama Begins Filming

Filming commenced in Bradford this month on Spooks: Code 9, a new drama for BBC Three from Kudos Film and Television, the producers behind Spooks and Life On Mars.
The year is 2013, London has been evacuated following a nuclear bomb and the country's power base has shifted north. In the wake of the attack, MI5 must completely restructure and establish field offices across the UK, working to gather intelligence from the very heart of local communities.
Executive Producer Karen Wilson said: "Nearly one year on from the bomb, Britain is starting to get back to something resembling normality. But, under the surface, there have been massive changes: terror warnings and security checkpoints are regular features of everyday life, and there's a flourishing black market in everything from ID cards to anti-radiation drugs.
"This is the world of Spooks: Code 9 and it holds a whole new set of dangers for MI5's young pretenders."
Jane Tranter, Controller of BBC Fiction, said: "It's brilliant to have the chance of looking into the future of Spooks with Spooks: Code 9 on BBC Three.
"The series promises to be as entertaining and action-packed as Spooks on BBC One has always been, whilst bringing a more maverick, younger perspective."
Danny Cohen, Controller of BBC Three, commented: "I'm hugely looking forward to seeing this new drama on 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."
In line with BBC Three's multi-platform 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.
Spooks: Code 9 is the latest drama commission for BBC Three, continuing the flow of bold and maverick new dramas including PAs and Phoo Action.
Spooks: Code 9 is a Kudos production, commissioned for BBC Three by Jane Tranter.
The series will be directed by Brendan Maher, Mat Whitecross and Toby Haynes and produced by Chris Fry.
Executive producers are Simon Crawford Collins and Karen Wilson for Kudos Film and Television and Sarah Brandist and Eleanor Moran for the BBC.
(DS)