Bernard Qualtrough is a fictional British spy appearing in series 7 of the
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television drama ''
Spooks'' (known as ''MI-5'' in the United States). The character was played by
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* Dick Johnson (academic) (1929–2019), Australian academic
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.
In series 7, Bernard is in his retirement and is approached by his protégé
Harry Pearce
Sir Henry James "Harry" Pearce, KBE (born 1 November 1953) is a fictional character, head of the counter-terrorism department ("Section D") of MI5 as featured in the British television series '' Spooks''. He was played by Peter Firth during t ...
about operation ''Sugar Horse''. This operation recruited
sleeper agent
A sleeper agent, also called sleeper cell, is a spy who is placed in a target country or organization not to undertake an immediate mission but to act as a potential asset if activated. Even if unactivated, the "sleeper agent" is still an asset ...
s in the (then)
Soviet Union
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so they would rise to positions of influence before being activated. Harry is concerned that the operation, which he describes as the most important that MI5 has undertaken, has been compromised.
Bernard suggests
Connie James
The main recurring characters in the TV series '' Spooks'' include (principals shown in bold):
Final Series Leads
Main characters for Series 10:
* Sir Harry Pearce KBE (Peter Firth) (2002-2011) - Head of Counter-Terrorism Department, MI5.
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as a likely suspect after dismissing the possibility that Richard Dolby could have betrayed the operation.
Harry arranges for Connie's home to be searched and eventually, after a confrontation with her, discovers a cassette tape from the deceased head of the operation saying that Connie knew nothing of matters that he had discussed with Harry.
Harry accepts this as proof of Connie's innocence but is eventually persuaded by
Lucas North
Lucas North, formerly known as John Bateman, is a fictional character from the BBC espionage television series '' Spooks'' (known in the United States as "MI5"), which follows the exploits of Section D, a counter-terrorism division of MI5. North ...
that Bernard is a mole. Lucas tells Harry that while imprisoned in Russia, he heard the Russian codename ''Pilgrim'' used during his interrogation by the
FSB, and he has found evidence in the archive that points to Bernard.
Eventually it turns out that both Bernard and Connie were working in concert for the FSB. Although Connie dies at the end of series 7, the fate of her co-conspirator is not made clear.
Spooks (TV series) characters
Fictional spies
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