fictional character bbc espionage television series follows exploits counter terrorism division portrayed british actor character officer takes charge chief head protagonist following departure series created knowledge played leave series intention adam different tom producers wanted character husband background cast auditions sixth series finale aired announced leave series premiere episode series seven carter killed car bomb death voted fourth shocking death series awarded best actor portrayal role joining section officer specialised middle_east chairman describes carter loose cannon fluent arabic speaker good skills past operation adam worked case damascus recruit syrian intelligence officer double agent work stop string suicide attacks wife way adam subsequently fell love started affair discovered adam brutally tortured escaped adam framed traitor supposedly hanged adam subsequently married son adam appears series opening episode project friendly fire hired head help clear framed assassination chief defence staff ultimately tom cleared returns duty decommissioned following episode operation harry decides adam transferred replacing tom head section series episode syria adam learns faked death england kidnaps operation end episode adam guns fatally shoots dies adam arms harry later adam duty receives psychological evaluation series finale adam shot rogue officer opening season adam appears complete recovery returned grid series adam hires look takes operations midway series adam start brief love affair ends penultimate episode fifth series particularly later episodes adam suffers mental following loss recurring involve wounded unable return home son eighth episode panic attack learning briefly run away home attack life operation series finale adam revealed depressed wishing died place panic attack able pull save fellow officer escape thames barrier sixth series adam recovered breakdown said caused post traumatic stress receiving psychiatric counseling affair wife iranian special consul later realises pregnant adam father child resolved halfway series adam seriously injured struggle man identified journalist later dies adam wanted murder later revealed man journalist adam set prevent stopping deal allowed iran nuclear power brief affair later death protect cia retaliation exposed worked anti american shadow organisation episode seventh series adam works officer newly returned imprisonment russia rescue kidnapped british soldier london later adam discovers operative positioned car bomb explode remembrance sunday ceremony adam able drive car zone explodes exits car killing later revealed head operations london withheld knowledge bomb plot kills revenge succeeds adam section chief conceptual history producers aware leave series playing years know return episodes member team came new character wanted adam different dynamic tom producers set girlfriend boyfriend storyline series adam wanted wife works married couples working environment common wanted adam animated energetic tom writer wanted background awful happen past invented backstory syria early series wanted fourth series early development process producers wanted cast brilliant actor strong screen presence discussed casting role early process took months finally decide cast aware success seen episodes interested role spent weekend catching entire second series long decide leading role years previously channel drama adam originally meant older street found acting street difficult acted like audition times producers included months filming commenced day filming series participated fight scene middle episode felt little wary replacing months filming began feel ease role felt especially started working fourth series returned fourth series thought character took end series wanted direction crew wanted adam happy lucky figure wanting deal things hard adam end fourth series involved death sixth series finale aired december announced leave series series seven wanted leave series felt character run course wanting explore venues stated working great felt getting point needed seventh series aired revealed character leave believed best exits found days generally final day lasting long believed series long reception noted initial fan reaction negative matthew successful loved took fans accept felt role definitely took profile best drama viewer polls bbc online voted best actor category beating stars fifth seventh tenth later voted fifth ninth dvd review series home cinema mixed views adam introduction stating despite ardent protests cast crew tom adam exactly character fifth series felt open adam stating isn exactly james_bond doesn jet world multiple women engaging atop construction rush london gun hand occasionally ends receiving end odd beating receptive adam fourth series felt adam interesting critical adam role following fifth series stating fans critics alike displayed shock character death episode seventh series fans voted adam death fourth shocking death scene series radio_times stated shock factor death spectacular said driving car bomb safe place run mill wouldn normally break sweat time went said adam death bound happen stated formed deep meaningful totally healthy relationship lead gentleman blow adding fair times noted fans remember adam dramatic exit said nation women duly went mourning pretty woman pulse fancy noted find shape new won crime thriller award best actor portrayal won award ashes ashes murphy law wire west ceremony star won best actress
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