nest angels second episode second series british espionage television series eighth episode overall originally broadcast bbc june repeated channel bbc june episode written directed episode centres actions stopping mosque community centre birmingham believe recruiting young suicide bombers previous asset discovered brutally expelled team turn agent left country work british came idea episode dealing muslim hero set stop group islamic terrorists producers researched elements islam order provide balanced view religion nature plot muslims episode oppose religion episode set birmingham filmed entirely london episode sees introduction regular character walker return appeared episode returned character role expanded episode seen million following broadcast bbc despite measures provide balanced view met considerable controversy muslims britain fear episode nearly thousand complaints cast crew members argued muslims opposed episode understand context plot plant asset san mosque community centre birmingham follow born acting hostile west johnny discovered spy thrown surveillance van outside result questions hospital learning recruiting suicide bombers stress questioning results cerebral pressures tom find agent turns manager security firm fired series finale running phantom agents monetary gain refuses help later new officer transferred informs team arrested secret service agent release reveals death family desired leave algeria work british intelligence agency believing killed stopping group france smuggling england freight train team allow work undercover posing local university quickly gains trust removes surveillance equipment furthermore news arrival gains interest cia wish use meantime persuades tom date nurse introduced previous episode order tom previous girlfriend broke tom asks dinner end having sex continues seeing introduced previous episode bar fails meet tom team worry night tom bedroom university campus warns keeping explosives suicide attack place day disclose tom turns opposes views learning daughter involved forces revealing location planned attack placed arrest explosives found prayer room kills men building attempts bomber young runs away playground tom team local police surround playground attempts talk attack fails throws bomb order avoid casualties later cia liaison voices disappointment death appears grateful tom unharmed production writing story idea came writer wanted world suicide bombings significant issue national security episode explicitly portrays islamic described hot potato sensitive issue actor worried plot ideas people heads audience watch episode heavily researched episode provide balanced view included characters innocent muslims opposed islamic muslim hero terrorists writer wrote nest angels classic spy story operative goes undercover villainous operation director felt making hero muslim exemplified balanced view series creator emphasised episode showed islamic peaceful religion producers shy away issues provide fair balanced view topic script editor research consulting muslim advisor scripting filming stages consulting muslims played extras episode wilson usually talk cast members time aware research advice storyline felt advice given useful staging scenes based real life instances considered series episodes based events news stories detailing similar instances plot came episode broadcast producers believed justified episode ending written winners writing pre title sequence episode wanted include frightening thriller set spies listen agent undercover absolutely helpless aid agent trouble nearby happens wanted audience admire villains especially conversation tom furthermore episode tom brutality professional life scene tom questions johnny recovering hospital came want information care episode explores grid characters private lives ideas dropped plot main storyline nest angels continues relationship tom began previous episode included episode personality differs vastly tom previous girlfriend depicted normal human portrayed insane tom producers decided introduce potential relationship idea dropped later series click casting episode included guest appearance played muslim hero known playing regular character star trek deep space producers viewed noble actor playing character described role enabled portray aspects arab man readily credible came new identity looking trying guy disappears father father father generations liberal upbringing didn lot money played cast wanted appear episode played bomber producers felt child actor find television appearance believed performance carried episode marks return american actress appeared handful scenes episode series producers enjoyed actress company wanted return character appear developed second series returns allows audience happens series finale episode introduces new regular character played producers needed interesting strong member team following departure character came series producers aware organisation employs people producers want ignore aspect british intelligence gathering describing walker casting producer recalled extraordinary think completely brilliant developed think role writers loved writing character created introduction depicted clumsy writer filming soundtrack episode directed continued portray balanced approach muslims filming episode set birmingham filmed london mosque interior shot basement building portland place street houses double typical residential street city best looking houses doubled home scenes shot filmed park statue scenes leading suicide attack filmed playground scenes originally set shot shopping centre deemed producers later considered bus thought impractical final scenes episode shot shore river thames near houses beach low tide shootout scene men shot addition producers use actual news footage following suicide attack israel order audience consequences attacks filming pre title sequence went alterations scenes saw johnny foot shot stick struck feet cut brutality discussing johnny expelled mosque suggested idea thrown surveillance van audience impression antagonists later episode wanted include exposition shots shows actions narrates scene tom observes inside prison cell opening slide view prison door doors exist united_kingdom following broadcast episode producers surprised hear bbc unhappy scene showing harry holding cup corporation believed product placement surprised learn notice scene eating piece chocolate black magic chocolate box thought obvious example portraying actor spit chocolate disliked episode soundtrack composed composed series reviewing scenes leading conclusion felt sympathetic suicide bomber wanted portray background music bomber point view hired vocalist voice emotions addition regular pieces soundtrack reused episode saw episode rewarding worked broadcast reception nest angels broadcast digital channel bbc june following episode second series bbc bbc repeat episode broadcast june according overnight figures ratings previous episode average million viewers audience share bbc peaking million won timeslot terrestrial channels final numbers posted broadcasters website went slightly million viewers making episode fifth viewed bbc broadcast thirteenth viewed broadcast total week aired controversy episode gained considerable controversy largely muslims believed episode showed islam negative light following broadcast episode bbc bbc received complaints telephone calls complaints bbc repeat totalling nearly thousand complaints complaints original broadcast appealed bbc repeat bbc corporation chose drop episode schedules fewer complaints repeat members broadcasters believed viewers realised content bad expected media secretary britain stated deny bbc right screen drama treatment subject lead attacks following episode muslim student birmingham assaulted attackers said furthermore slogan suicide bombers inside kill bombers graffiti bbc denied episode influence incidents west police ruled evidence linking attacks programme bbc defended episode stating muslim involvement making suggest breed terrorists july dismissed complaints episode presented drama factual account friday bbc repeat wrote bbc controller stating programme sensational nature unfortunately serves reinforce negative stereotypes british muslims instead informed piece film making episode offensive muslim students warned increased sure result broadcasting programme peak time wholly unacceptable gross violation responsibilities public service broadcaster argued episode presented balance view fell legitimately story lines claimed episode adds fuel fire negative perceptions muslims fans flames rhetoric controversy invoked responses cast crew members series executive producer bbc glad episode provoked debate producers adequately defend episode research making story said surprised responses understand context intended anybody director television producer agreed stating episode deals real stuff happening world touches nerves regular basis deals uncomfortable truths stated people free want drama believed audience like villains portrayed disturbing culture religion world profession said episode muslims terrorists millions good people bad actor believed muslims arms story episode merely heard basis plot consider muslims episode tried stop antagonists
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