Review of The Sting

MI-5: The Sting (2005)
Season 4, Episode 9
6/10
The Sting
12 August 2020
Harry Pearce has had enough of the CIA pushing its weight about and taking UK citizens suspected of terrorism and forcible extraditing them.

One of them is Louis Khurvin, a suspected Iranian supporting terrorist. The CIA let him go but Khurvin later shoots the MI5 officers watching him. It leaves Harry in a hole. He is suspended and the Americans are angry.

Juliet Shaw steps into Harry's shoes. The Spooks team are not happy and Harry contacts several of them even though he is being watched.

Adam Carter needs to find Khurvin. They suspect that some of the evidence has been faked. Khurvin has links with a debt management firm with state of the art IT security systems. It is run by an American businessman who is very careful of his own movements.

There is another breathless finale with an imminent SAM attack on a plane. It also raises issues of extraordinary rendition which was a real life concern at the time.

There are some nice little moments as well. The first hint of a closeness between Harry and Ruth. Also Harry looking out for Adam and taking him and Adam's son to a dog race.
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