brink brink fifth episode series seven british espionage television series 60th episode overall originally broadcast digital channel bbc november repeated channel bbc november episode written writing credit series directed set credit episode section chief works undercover stop banker attempting bankrupt country later discovers motive idea episode came financial crisis late producers wanted set story bank collapse severe result economic collapse episode filmed lot taking place london blue fin building million viewers saw episode bbc broadcasts bbc ratings steady despite heavy competition celebrity critical reactions episode positive including change plot plot section believes banker trying bankrupt country sir asks chancellor freeze assets turned lack evidence evidence need sent undercover targeting bank highland life starting bank starts betting chairman attempts bank afloat doubles position highland life uses opportunity memory card mobile phone containing secure email account prove guilt find relevant tells closer breaks office learn deals russian bank according connections russian mafia revealed highland life owes billion reason earlier episode committed suicide order trust plan sleeps later receives associate threatens billion paid public inform country true extent debts presents option announce highland life time convince bet plan financially ruin morning realises threatens kill fights gun goes ahead statement later lucas releases asset believes end series alive seeing later puts mind rest shows photographic evidence dead killed running tip leaked secret russians affair people know operation harry officers search home harry later finds tape left prince big ben prince left message leak responsible later harry admits lucas tip lying knowing asks recall lucas eventually recalls word times background check informs harry man apparently helping harry find mole production episode written writing credit series joined writing staff january producer wanted base episode economy time facing recession following financial crisis british bank months trying different stories producers settled story bank collapse severe result economic collapse research banking climate march realised economy going wanted numbers episode chosen lead character background business original drafts episode return father later producers realised need producers wanted include jeopardy climax adding gun head bomb created scenes threatened kill felt lot writing separate storylines main plot subplot lot learning write script wrote character inspired writing russian fourth series wanted suspect time intrigued producers enjoyed casting role performance scary playing abandon accent sport russian worked hard director provided voice episode filmed helicopter shots city filmed principal photography seventh series started scenes shot day including scenes set night second day shoot episode took place house belonging crew home blue fin building london provided locations episode stock exchange room real life traders film scenes set floor noted traders interesting guys work told producers story close home producers borrowed expensive cars prominently driven asked drive car yards actor ended getting carried away wheel spinning driving car city block car suicide loan options acting trying save limited having damage car broadcast reception episode originally broadcast digital channel bbc monday november broadcast fourth episode bbc episode later repeated bbc week november time slot northern_ireland withheld according overnight figures look bbc seen cent share timeslot bbc repeat viewed million audience share went celebrity attracted million viewers ratings remained steady previous week according final numbers broadcasters episode viewed million bbc later million bbc adding million episode received positive reactions television critics daily_telegraph called brilliantly written episode reacted positively episode new kind threat economic terrorist praised acting giving villainous praised episode having refreshing change usual theme series performance sub plot story arc adding definitely best stories far impressive series little heavy islamic terrorist times episodes story building nicely
On the Brink (Spooks)