Cast Spooks (series 10)

the cast series ten (from left right): max brown demitri levendis, nicola walker ruth evershed, peter firth harry pearce, geoffrey streatfield calum reed, lara pulver erin watts.

peter firth returns harry pearce. tenth series begins harry on gardening leave after trading albany, state secret, ruth s safety. also, harry recalls operation during 1980s fell in love russian double agent elena. firth has said harry not killed off in series. sam reid play younger version of harry. nicola walker returns ruth evershed. max brown reprises role dimitri levendis. brown has said of return spooks; couldn t wait under skin of dimitri , see new challenges faced year. s bit more senior because s been on grid year. shazad latif returns tariq masood, , simon russell beale returns home secretary william towers.

the series introduce number of new characters. lara pulver cast new chief of section d, erin watts. pulver described erin young , feisty , , has got prove... has maturity , delicacy matters s handling makes @ job. character single mother. actress returned london los angeles participate in other projects there. when spooks casting directors heard of arrival, approached her. in los angeles when told won part. geoffrey streatfeild cast calum reed, information technology (it) expert. streatfeild researched role before starting. actor fan of spooks , found weird join group of people when know characters. jonathan hyde , alice krige have roles in series; krige plays elena. jenni herzberg play younger version of elena.

two main characters ninth series did not return tenth. richard armitage did not return lucas north. firth has stated lucas going die @ end of ninth series. @ time series produced, armitage filming hobbit film project. also, sophia myles did not return beth bailey character decommissioned between ninth , tenth series. myles left series wanted pursue other projects in america. matthew macfadyen, starred in first 2 series protagonist tom quinn, returned cameo appearance in series finale.