Timewatch

Season 16, Episode 11

Episode Title: The Gentlemen Spies

Air Date: 1997-11-18

Overview:

The first secret documents released by MI5 to the Public Records Office cover its establishment by the mysterious Vernon Kell, code-named "K", in 1909, and the fight to counter the German spy threat during the First World War. Timewatch goes behind the scenes at MI5 and features interviews with early members of the clandestine organisation.