Sunday People

Spying on the real-life spies

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WE’RE obsessed with spies. They’re always put up on a pedestal and seen as dashing men saving lives without breaking a sweat and returning home just in time for a dirty martini.

But what does it really take to be 007? Secrets of the

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Spies, on ITV on Tuesday, delved into of special agents, looked at some real cases, interviewe­d former spies and asked what qualities you need.

One former MI6 spook, who juggled 14 aliases at one time, revealed that spying is “like acting” – though presumably with far worse consequenc­es than a bad review.

DOUGLAS Henshall series returned for his final murdermyst­ery of weather-beaten on BBC1 thriller Shetland

DI Perez, he was on Wednesday. As to find that back from suspension had turned up – yet another body dropped in this time in a suitcase survive the sea. Will Shetland or Henshall’s departure will this be another sudden death?

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