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Perhaps it was the Bond films that captured the public imagination for fictional spies in the 1960s, but Bond was not the only spy. On the smaller screen, you could watch the Man from Uncle, Mission Impossible and the Avengers. The Saint was also about as was the much less favorite Dangerman whose central character became No.6 in the The Prisoner, an dark and often unfathomable series of 1967 - 8. Later came undercover agent Shaft, the little known Wiseguy, which may perhaps have set the trend for the serial series style of programme, where one theme is followed over quite a few episodes.
As time progressed, naturally points became grittier and hard hitting, take for instance the X-files, with the undercover agents Mulder and Scully continually battling against a government agency that sought to hide the truth from the common population. One of the toughest agents ought to be Jack Bauer in the series 24, who regularly ends up close to death and then an hour or two later is fully recovered enough to have one other near death encounter whilst saving the USA from terrorists and at the similar time rescuing his daughter from kidnap. How come she did not understand her lesson from the initial time?
The BBC came up trumps with Bugs and its MI5 series, Spooks. Bugs was a high tech affair which eventually ran out of storylines, but nevertheless was hugely enjoyable throughout. Spooks started well and truly captivated the British public, recruitment applications for MI5 increased significantly when the series first ran. It later settled into a regular formula, with key members becoming killed or sent into exile as the MI5 guys, who generally put their country very first, battled against terrorists, their scheming and power crazed sister organisation MI6 and dodgy government officials. Right after the success of the very first series, they came up with the thought of Spy School, a reality show in which members of the public had to deceive loved ones and buddies whilst they trained as spies. It was a sort of thinking person's Major Brother!
1 by one, the contestants were eliminated but over the weeks it gave an interesting insight to the training and life of a genuine MI5 agent. Even though the series was a one off, you can still encounter the training of an MI5 agent by way of businesses like Spy Games ltd, who run day and half day courses for adults and young children. You get to use high tech surveillance equipment, understand evasive driving strategies, shooting - and a lot more. It is even catching on in the corporate entertainment market, for company 'jollys', team constructing, conference breaks and entertainment events for significant customers.
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