"The Special: Part 1" is the first episode in the fourth series of the BBC spy drama Spooks. It aired for the first time on 12 September 2005, and is the twenty-seventh episode overall.
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Return of the drama series about the challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work to safeguard the nation. As the team attend Danny's funeral, the church is rocked by the sound of a distant explosion, and suddenly all pagers go off. There has been a bomb in a crowded market and an American group, Shining Dawn, claim responsibility, promising more mayhem unless their leader is freed.
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A bomb detonates nearby Danny's funeral. Section D investigate and learn that an American-based terrorist group, "Shining Dawn", who believe the human race ought to be culled, are responsible; they demand the release of their leader from British custody, or they detonate a bomb in public places every 10 hours.
Ruth visits a sympathiser, Curtis, who is targeted, while Adam and Zaf follow leads, and discover there is a mole in MI5, as both suspects end up dead. They do eventually find the next bomb in Marylebone Station and defuse it. Adam also tracks down a witness, Natasha Scott (guest star Martine McCutcheon). Zaf is captured by Shining Dawn members.
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