Comments | karen747: Quick Spooks/MI-5 Question

karen747

Quick Spooks/MI-5 Question - Series10

Jul 18, 2012 21:41

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lyssie July 19 2012, 04:15:35 UTC

I don't think they've ever had credits. From the first, people have been listed on imdb as (uncredited).

Wikipedia has this quote: The series airs with no credits on BBC One to maintain an atmosphere of the anonymity of real-life spies and the drama of each episode. Full credits are available online.

karen747 July 19 2012, 04:35:35 UTC

Wow, that was fast! ;-) Thank you. I hadn't realized that about IMDB, as I had always seen end credits and never thought to check.

INTERESTNG re: Wikipedia. Thanks so much for the quote. (I'm embarassed, as I should have looked there-well done!) So, they clearly thought about it and wanted to cover themselves. AND had the info. available elsewhere. To me its still kind of BS/PR-speak, especially as 9 series had gone by WITH endcredits, but okay. Thanks again for the info. ;-)

(And I LOVE your icon. I always thought that THAT was one of the best and coolest shots of the entire series.)

fififolle July 19 2012, 16:23:56 UTC

Glad you got your answer. I remember looking that guy up, I think I found it on the BBC Spooks website pages, he was very cute, wasn't he? *bg*

karen747 July 20 2012, 02:53:15 UTC

Thanks! It's always nice to come to LJ for answers. ;-)

But I think you're thinking of a different person. I was looking for the father Gavrik, not the son, as his face was so familiar, and sure enough...but in "Lear" he was covered in mud & rags for a chunk of the production -- very diff. from the suited Russian oligarch that everyone's supposed to fear.

fififolle July 20 2012, 07:11:54 UTC

Oops! Hehehe. Oh yes, Jonathan Hyde. He is so very familiar, and yet I'd never remember his name off hand.