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Though Macfadyen enjoyed working in the series, he began to feel "very sluggish and fed up" with playing the same character for two years. When the producers knew Macfadyen planned to leave, they did not know whether or not he would appear in the beginning of the third series.
- Matthew Macfadyen as Tom Quinn (Series 1-3, 10) Shortly after his role on Spooks came to an end, Matthew made the jump to the big screen, starring as Mr. Darcy in Joe Wright’s Pride & Prejudice in 2005.
- David Oyelowo as Danny Hunter (Series 1-3) Since David left his role as Danny at the end of the third series, he’s gone on to have a massive film career.
- Keeley Hawes as Zoe Reynolds (Series 1-3) Advertisement. Keeley has taken on a wide range of roles since her character absconded after being charged with conspiracy to murder.
- Peter Firth as Sir Harry Pearce (Series 1-10) After Spooks finished on TV in 2011, Peter reprised his role as Harry in the 2015 spin-off film Spooks: The Greater Good, which starred Game Of Thrones’ Kit Harington.
Macfadyen intended to leave the series as he felt "your senses get dull doing a long-running TV show." As the producers were storylining the third series, they were "99 per cent sure" Macfadyen would not return until they heard he wanted to come back for two episodes because he did not want to leave the series so soon.
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Oct 17, 2011 · Updated 18:43, 7 Feb 2012. |. Bookmark. STRIDING purposefully out of the mist, former MI5 agent Tom Quinn comes in from the cold – for the last ever episode of spy drama Spooks. Tom, played by...
Jan 8, 2005 · Macfadyen is leaving the show after episode two this season to pursue other projects, and the absence of this exceptional actor will be sorely felt.
Aug 25, 2004 · Spooks stars Matthew Mac-Fayden and Keeley Hawes have decided to quit the show. When the third series begins in October, viewers will only see Matthew, who plays Tom Quinn on BBC One's hit spy ...
Dec 2, 2016 · Matthew MacFadyen (Tom Quinn) Getty // BBC Matthew played the show's lead from series 1 to 3, before Quinn was decommissioned as a result of sabotaging an operation.
