Spooks (TV series)
All series of Spooks (most episodes edited) are available on iTunes, with series 7, 8, 9 and 10 becoming available to download one week after original broadcast. Series 1–8 have been released on DVD by Contender Home Entertainment with its successor Entertainment One then taking over; series 9 was released by Universal Playback.
Spooks (series 7)
The seventh series received healthy ratings, with both BBC One and BBC Three ratings together achieving 6.13 million viewers per episode. It series also attracted critical acclaim, with some reviewers considering it to be the best series of "Spooks". Both factors allowed the BBC to commission an eighth series of the programme for 2009. The seventh series was released on DVD on 12 October 2009 in the United Kingdom, 30 March 2009 in Australia, and 26 January 2010 in the United States.
The series consists of eight main cast members. Rupert Penry-Jones returns as Adam Carter for the first episode. Penry-Jones announced his intention to leave the series after appearing on the show for four years in December 2007, because he felt his character ran its course and "getting to the point where I needed to move on," adding he would like to explore other venues in his career. To keep the series fresh, the producers still wanted Adam's exit to be a shock to the audience. The actor found that his last days on "Spooks" was generally upsetting and "welled up" on his final day.