The Scapegoat

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Duration: 01:38

Dramatic reconstruction of the creation of a media hoax ; MI5 discuss producing a fake video showing police beating up an 'innocent' demonstrator to be broadcast on television news in order to provoke a public reaction against a planned coup d'etat which they are trying to prevent.

Available since Mon 23 Jan 2012

Credits

Adam Carter
Rupert Penry-Jones
Harry Pearce
Peter Firth
Ros Myers
Hermione Norris
Juliet Shaw
Anna Chancellor
Zafar Younis
Raza Jaffrey
Ruth Evershed
Nicola Walker
Jo Portman
Miranda Raison
Malcolm Wynn-Jones
Hugh Simon
Jenny
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Wesley Carter
James Dicker
Michael Collingwood
Nicholas Jones
Home Secretary
Robert Glenister
Rowan
Simon Woods
Jocelyn Myers
John Castle
Paul Millington
Roger Allam
Steve Jensen
Steve Nicolson
Alan Taylor
John Elmes
Ruby Mackenzie
Shaheen Khan
Manager
Mark Straker
Blogger
Lyndon Ogbourne
ATC
David Phelan
Armed Officer
Xavier Anderson
Raoula
Alicya Eyo
Officer Lancashire
Stuart Pendred
Walsh
John Dibble
Writer
Ben Richards
Director
Omar Madha
Producer
Andrew Woodhead

This clip is from

Spooks Series 5, Episode 2

2/10 Harry is taken prisoner by the plotters as Britain teeters on the brink of dictatorship.

First broadcast: 17 Sep 2006

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