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Drama series about the British Security Service. The team track a boat carrying a lethal load, fearing it is headed for the Royal Navy in Plymouth - but is this the real target?

Reeling after the explosion at the hotel, Section D are left considering the sacrifices they make as spies. But they are soon back in action, tracking Somalian AQ terrorist Abib on a boat from Tangier.

When it becomes clear that the boat is carrying a lethal load, the team fear it is headed to Plymouth for the launch of the newest addition to the Royal Navy's fleet. But is the real target elsewhere, and is it too late to find the UK source of the plan?

Lucas's own faith is challenged when he is visited by an unwelcome ghost from his past.

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Sun 26 Sep 201023:35

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Credits

RoleContributor
Harry PearcePeter Firth
Lucas NorthRichard Armitage
Ruth EvershedNicola Walker
Tariq MasoodShazad Latif
Beth BaileySophia Myles
Dimitri LevendisMax Brown
Home SecretarySimon Russell Beale
Vaughn EdwardsIain Glen
Nicholas BlakeRobert Glenister
Theo (First Mate)George Georgiou
AbibPeter Bankole
Greaseball (Carlo)Jon Ivay
DirectorPaul Whittington
ProducerLachlan MacKinnon
WriterJonathan Brackley
Graham HallDavid Hounslow
WriterSam Vincent
Zoe ReynoldsKeeley Hawes
MalcolmHugh Simon
Christine DaleMegan Dodds
Danny HunterDavid Oyelowo
Tom QuinnMatthew Macfadyen
SamShauna Macdonald
CreatorDavid Wolstencroft

Broadcasts

  • Mon 20 Sep 201021:00
  • Sun 26 Sep 201023:35