Series synopsis
Intelligence is a British comedy television series that premiered on Sky One on February 21, 2020. It ended on June 22, 2021. It was created by Nick Mohammed. It stars David Schwimmer, Nick Mohammed, Colin Salmon and Eliot Salt.
When an arrogant, maverick National Security Agent comes over from the US to join a newly-formed team tackling cybercrime at Britain's security headquarters, he enlists an inept and tactless computer analyst Joseph in a power grab that threatens to disrupt the team’s ability to combat cyber terrorism.
Premise
When an arrogant, maverick National Security Agent comes over from the US to join a newly-formed team tackling cybercrime at Britain's security headquarters, he enlists an inept and tactless computer analyst Joseph in a power grab that threatens to disrupt the team’s ability to combat cyber terrorism.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- David Schwimmer as Jerry
- Nick Mohammed as Joseph
- Colin Salmon as Rupert Fleming
- Eliot Salt as Evelyn
- Jane Stanness as Mary Needham
- Gana Bayarsaikhan as Tuva Olsen
- Sylvestra Le Touzel as Christine Clark
- Sam Shoubber as GCHQ Employee
Supporting cast
- Lucy Ware as Uma
- Mark Heap as Barnaby Bailer
- Joshua Adam-Harris as GCHQ Staff
- Leo Suter as Tom
- Lucy Lewendon as GCHQ Employee
- Vivian Oparah as Honey
Guest cast
- Sam Shoubber as GCHQ Employee
- Lucy Ware as Uma
- Mark Heap as Barnaby Bailer
- Joshua Adam-Harris as GCHQ Staff
- Leo Suter as Tom
- Lucy Lewendon as GCHQ Employee
- Vivian Oparah as Honey
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | April 8, 2023 | April 8, 2023 |
| Season 1 | 6 | February 21, 2020 | March 6, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 6 | June 8, 2021 | June 22, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Special Agent Special They’ve countered the Russians, they’ve foiled a plot to disrupt the NHS and they’ve prevented a nuclear disaster... But in this one-off special, the latest threat to our gang at the Government Communications Headquarters is personal. With the future of CySec at stake, the team have to go rogue to save their reputations and their jobs. |
April 8, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 When Jerry - an American NSA agent - joins a team at GCHQ tackling cyber crime, junior analyst Joseph is particularly excited. But Director of Cyber Security Christine is less keen with the shakeup and wants to know the real reason Jerry is over here. Meanwhile, Jerry looks to make his mark by leading a series of team building exercises. |
February 21, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 When Joseph accidentally deletes the department personnel files the whole team are forced to redo their aptitude tests. Afraid of having to take a polygraph, Jerry manoeuvres to take over and run the test procedure himself. But when Jerry suspects that Christine may be hiding feelings for him he reluctantly agrees to taking the polygraph providing Joseph can secretly twist the results. |
February 21, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 When Christine announces that the NHS servers have been hacked, the whole team are forced to work through the night. But finding the work too tedious, and directly going against Christine's orders, Jerry takes matters into his own hands and coerces the rest of the team into tracking down the culprit behind the attack his own way. |
February 28, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The team are tasked with saving a nuclear power plant which is under cyber attack. |
June 8, 2021 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Jerry is hailed as the hero as disaster is averted at the nuclear power plant but threats still loom large. Meanwhile, the CySec mole is exposed. |
June 8, 2021 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 It's a harassment and discrimination training day at CySec but all is not what is seems with the course leader, Hilary Bowen. Has Jerry met his match? |
June 15, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Sky One |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 21, 2020 |
| Last aired | June 22, 2021 |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday |