'Spooks' could "easily" return, says ex-star Miranda Raison

Published Jul 12 2012, 18:36 BST  |  By Daniel Sperling

Former Spooks star Miranda Raison has said that the BBC spy drama could "easily" return in the near future.

The actress, who played Jo Portman for five series between 2005 and 2009, said that although this summer would have been the perfect opportunity to revive the show with fears over the Diamond Jubilee and London Olympics, she can't foresee a time when Spooks would feel redundant.



"I could see it happening," she told Digital Spy. "I mean with the Jubilee and the Olympics, now would be a fantastic time to have that story told. [But] there's always going to be a drama about MI5 and about London.

"I think they could easily start it up if they wanted to. It's not like they don't have an avenue of stories or ideas because they're all around us."

However, Raison admitted that she wasn't sure if she'd be willing or able to return to Spooks given that Jo was killed off in the eighth season.



Recalling her character's death, she explained: "I'm not at all method, but I was really surprised by how much it affected me that Jo Portman was dead.

"To undermine something like that - I know the scriptwriters wouldn't do a Bobby Ewing [from Dallas] style - but sometimes you have to look at a body of work and be proud of it, but nod and move on."

Raison will next be seen alongside Toby Stephens in the second series of BBC police comedy-drama Vexed, which airs August 1 at 9pm on BBC Two.