| Sir Harry Pearce | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | 2002 |
| Portrayed by | Peter Firth |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Head, Counter-Terrorism |
| Spouse(s) | Ex-wife, née Townsend |
| Children | Daughter, Catherine Townsend Son, Graham Townsend |
Sir Harry Pearce is the fictional head of the Counter-Terrorism department of MI5, featured in the British television series, Spooks. "Thou Shalt Not Kill" is the first episode of the first series of British Television series Spooks. Peter Firth (born 27 October, 1953) is an English Actor. He is well known for a variety of starring roles in Film and on Television Spooks is a BAFTA award-winning British television drama series produced by the independent production company Kudos for BBC One This program is also known as MI5 in the United States. This character has been played by Peter Firth since the series began in 2002. Peter Firth (born 27 October, 1953) is an English Actor. He is well known for a variety of starring roles in Film and on Television
Harry Pearce is divorced, with two children. It was mentioned in the pilot episode that he had not told his wife what his profession was until their wedding day. While his ex-wife and son never appear on screen, his daughter (Catherine Townsend - taking her mother's name after the divorce) does feature in the series three episode A Prayer For My Daughter, played by Caroline Carver. At the start of this episode he sees her as emotional and always the one to spot a 'bird with a broken wing', but by the end of it he has shown that he cares for her deeply and has grown to respect her intelligence. (He mentions at the start that 'it was her brother who got the brains', but it is stated later in the episode that this brother has not succeeded in life. )
He did however have a budding relationship with Ruth Evershed, another one of the main characters. Ruth Evershed was the fictional Intelligence Analyst seconded from GCHQ to MI5, featured in the British Television Series Spooks, also known The two were at that point two of the longest surviving characters in the show, and over the years it did appear that they were forming a strong bond. At the very beginning of series 5, he realised that he was in love with her. Their relationship was brought to a head in series 5, when he worked up the courage to ask her to dinner by episode 3, but 2 episodes later she is forced to leave the country and the series. A list of episodes of the Drama Spooks. Individual episodes have no official titles though there are internal working titles First aired in the UK at 1030pm 18 September 2006 on BBC Three;and at 9pm 25 September 2006 on BBC One. First aired in the UK at 1025pm on 2 October 2006 on BBC Three. During their final goodbye Harry was about to reveal his love to Ruth, but she urged him to leave things unsaid, they then kissed and she left.
In Episode 3 of Series 6, Harry receives a letter from 10 Downing Street, informing him that The Queen wished to bestow a knighthood upon him. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system.
The character is considered by many fans to be the pillar of the show, providing both a backbone to the team and is often the cause of many of the comic relief situations present in the series, most notably in his exchanges during series 1 with Jools Siviter, played by Hugh Laurie. James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (born June 11, 1959) is an English Actor, Comedian, Writer and Musician He is well respected by his colleagues. He has thus survived two cliffhangers where he appeared to be about to be killed (series 2 and series 4 respectively). Diana is the closing episode (10th of season four of the British espionage TV drama " Spooks "
He is currently only one of two characters remaining from the first series, the second being Malcolm Wynn-Jones. Malcolm Wynn-Jones is the fictional MI5 analyst featured in the British Television Series Spooks, also known as MI5 in the United States.