Rising Seasons
MI-5 poster

MI-5 (2002)

Action · Crime · Drama

Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.

IMDb rating
8.3 (20,245 votes)
Seasons
10
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video · Peacock · Britbox Apple TV Channel · Philo · BritBox · BritBox Amazon Channel · The Roku Channel · Pluto TV · Tubi TV
Language
EN
Type
TV series
Open in interactive explorer → View on IMDb

Seasons

Season 1 (2002)

7.63 avg 6 episodes 7.2 → 8.2 51 min avg

  • Big finale
Ep 1: 7.2 · 753 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 585 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 480 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 484 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 430 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 483 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Thou Shalt Not Kill7.2753
2Looking After Our Own7.9585
3One Last Dance7.4480
4Traitor's Gate7.5484
5The Rose Bed Memoirs7.6430
6The Lesser of Two Evils8.2483

Season 2 (2003)

7.83 avg 10 episodes 7.5 → 8.5 52 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 423 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 418 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 377 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 367 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 523 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 375 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 360 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 349 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 343 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 418 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Legitimate Targets7.5423
2Nest of Angels8.1418
3Spiders7.5377
4Blood & Money7.6367
5I Spy Apocalypse8.6523
6Without Incident7.6375
7Clean Skin7.6360
8Strike Force7.6349
9Seventh Division7.7343
10Smoke and Mirrors8.5418

Season 3 (2004)

8.02 avg 10 episodes 8.6 → 8.8 52 min avg

  • Big finale
  • Rebound
Ep 1: 8.6 · 396 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 354 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 333 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 321 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 329 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 324 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 292 votesEp 8: 7.4 · 321 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 282 votesEp 10: 8.8 · 346 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Project Friendly Fire8.6396
2The Sleeper8.1354
3Who Guards the Guards?8.0333
4A Prayer for My Daughter7.8321
5Love and Death7.6329
6Persephone8.2324
7Outsiders8.0292
8Celebrity7.4321
9Frequently Asked Questions7.7282
10The Suffering of Strangers8.8346

Season 4 (2005)

8.07 avg 10 episodes 8.2 → 8.3 52 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 340 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 324 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 289 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 287 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 290 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 280 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 301 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 289 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 267 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 305 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Special: Part 18.2340
2The Special: Part 28.3324
3Divided They Fall7.5289
4Road Trip7.7287
5The Book8.4290
6The Innocent8.1280
7Syria8.2301
8The Russian8.0289
9The Sting8.0267
10Diana8.3305

Season 5 (2006)

7.99 avg 10 episodes 8.6 → 8.1 52 min avg

  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 8.6 · 346 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 308 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 262 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 279 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 283 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 248 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 258 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 248 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 254 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 246 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Gas and Oil: Part 18.6346
2Gas and Oil: Part 28.4308
3The Cell7.8262
4World Trade7.8279
5The Message8.4283
6Hostage Takers: Part 17.6248
7Hostage Takers: Part 28.0258
8Agenda7.3248
9The Criminal7.9254
10Aftermath8.1246

Season 6 (2007)

8.08 avg 10 episodes 8.1 → 8.3 52 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 268 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 270 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 243 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 234 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 231 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 233 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 234 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 238 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 221 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 242 votes
Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Virus: Part 18.1268
2The Virus: Part 28.2270
3The Kidnap7.8243
4The Extremist7.8234
5The Deal7.9231
6The Courier8.2233
7The Broadcast8.1234
8Infiltration8.4238
9Isolated8.0221
10The School8.3242

Season 7 (2008)

8.25 avg 8 episodes 8.5 → 8.7 52 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 320 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 281 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 244 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 236 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 236 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 246 votesEp 7: 8.9 · 282 votesEp 8: 8.7 · 274 votes
Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1New Allegiances8.5320
2Split Loyalties8.0281
3Secrets and Lies7.9244
4The Tip-off7.9236
5On The Brink7.8236
6The Witness8.3246
7Darkest Hour8.9282
8Nuclear Strike8.7274

Season 8 (2009)

7.95 avg 8 episodes 8.4 → 8.2 52 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 276 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 241 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 257 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 233 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 226 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 234 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 214 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 239 votes
Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #8.18.4276
2Episode #8.27.7241
3Episode #8.37.8257
4Episode #8.47.8233
5Episode #8.57.8226
6Episode #8.68.0234
7Episode #8.77.9214
8Episode #8.88.2239

Season 9 (2010)

8.06 avg 8 episodes 8.2 → 8.4 52 min avg

  • Rebound
Ep 1: 8.2 · 253 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 230 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 223 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 225 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 215 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 238 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 226 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 244 votes
Season 9 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #9.18.2253
2Episode #9.27.9230
3Episode #9.37.6223
4Episode #9.47.7225
5Episode #9.57.8215
6Episode #9.68.4238
7Episode #9.78.5226
8Episode #9.88.4244

Season 10 (2011)

7.87 avg 6 episodes 7.7 → 8.6 53 min avg

  • Big finale
Ep 1: 7.7 · 242 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 198 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 193 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 182 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 198 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 315 votes
Season 10 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #10.17.7242
2Episode #10.27.8198
3Episode #10.37.8193
4Episode #10.47.4182
5Episode #10.57.9198
6Episode #10.68.6315

Episode ratings and vote counts from IMDb. Poster, overview, and streaming data from TMDB. Data refreshed 2026-05-20.

Want to discover more shows by their rating shape? Browse Rising Seasons →