new series seven premiere 57th episode british espionage television series originally broadcast bbc october episode written additional writing directed episode considered story concludes following episode episode private kidnapped cell demand remembrance sunday cancelled executed recently returned spent past years russian prison work find realise kidnapping diversion bomb remembrance ceremony adam drives rigged car safety dies explosion knowing head operation london withheld bomb plot plots revenge episode broadcast announced leave series playing years announcement introducing new lead character inspiration plot episode remainder series came resurgence russia producers felt subtle ways threaten security west episode partially filmed location moscow time series history filming took place outside united_kingdom original broadcast episode attracted million viewers won time slot episode million viewers series premiere episode received generally positive reactions plot introduction lucas death adam plot episode set months series finale kidnapped mercenary group known kidnapping intelligence officers selling tortured end episode appears killed adam spare torture rescued flashback revealed played dead rescue teams arrived later beats death end episode returns duty meantime sir release officer imprisoned russia years main plot leave afghanistan kidnapped members cell way home wife newborn daughter internet broadcast demand britain cancel ceremonies remembrance sunday sullivan executed lucas feels determined help harry reluctance believes lucas properly rested eventually allows work find sullivan voice matches terrorists learns works known cell leader middle night adam lucas break home gather intelligence mobile phone morning remembrance sunday team find sends messages man relay follows traces calling adam lucas arrive house sullivan held successfully rescues stationed moscow rangefinder finds intelligence assassin working arriving london discovers sullivan kidnapping diversion going bomb war memorial ceremony adam lucas arrive ceremony lucas follows adam discovers bomb car code kills adam drive car zone adam makes car explodes exits killing harry realised earlier head operations london purposely withheld bomb plot announces plans commit revenge phone asks person end appears pleased response episode revealed russian submarine planning attack submarine communications cable end harry visits adam son tell father died production portraying years felt character run course series wanted explore venues stating getting point needed december sixth series finale shown announced leave series seventh year revealed character leave believed best exits series general fresh producers wanted audience thinking adam escape fate time killed wanted surprise think god believe jones found days generally final day march announcement new character revealed development producers wanted create lucas new heroic figure focused casting early stages felt carry mystery character approached following completion second series portrayed regular sir guy initially hesitant join series tall order replacing description lucas appearance lost stone weight physically fit order perform fight sequence week filming returns series having previously left series eighth episode sixth series pregnancy regards plot producers wanted repeat style previous sixth series include story arc seventh writers producers got think big political story affect united_kingdom eighteen months time decided resurgence power russia following end cold war producers felt subtle ways threatening security west new storyline allow series return world truth character trust episode written additionally written filming london commenced start march car explosion filmed square large explosion filming crew present recorded shot mobile phones cast view believed explosion biggest bang british television august year production moved moscow film scenes episode penultimate episode seventh series time series history filming took place outside united_kingdom filming took place london producer noted filming series london usually film outside motorway circles city occasion producers able afford shoot country small crew including director film moscow troubles filming scenes moscow episode set november wear winter coat degree heat broadcast reception episode originally broadcast bbc time slot monday october northern_ireland withheld original broadcast episode received unofficial overnight viewing figures million audience share cent won time slot terrestrial channels including final episode attracted million viewers episode million series premiere according broadcasters episode received final viewing figures million placing 12th seen programme bbc 28th seen programme overall week episode broadcast episode received generally positive reviews television critics guardian published separate reviews stated rare returning british drama gets seventh series resolving year big cliffhanger returns triumphant adding secret adam leaving new boy rescued russian prison plays delight media blog felt storyline decent different episodes stuffed noted generally ridiculous isn nearly ridiculous bad spin code believed good spy drama return seventh series high episode mixing islamic terrorism russian counter espionage queen country bit stated tempted watch second episode broadcast day episode bbc box stated series premiere cracking episode truly wonderful pulls best british shows stated episode absolute watch fan aren good time start whilst reviewing second episode episodes considered liverpool echo stated packed great action sequences razor sharp writing usual twists turns treated excellent scenes shot moscow russians established villains series stated found moments episode didn excellent opener new series introduction met general praise described introduction refreshing change series noted certainly looks needed classic leading man presence comparing past main actors series author believed eye candy kept high fans critics displayed shock death fans voted adam death fourth shocking death scene series according poll radio_times stated shock factor death spectacular said driving car bomb safe place run mill wouldn normally break sweat time went noted fans remember adam dramatic exit said nation women duly went mourning pretty woman pulse fancy noted find shape new
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