''Intelligence'' is a British television

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created by

Nick Mohammed Nicholas George Mohammed (born 4 October 1980) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his character Mr. Swallow, which he has portrayed across both stage and television for over a decade. Outside of the United Kingdom, M ...

and starring

David Schwimmer David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966) is an American actor, director and producer. He gained worldwide recognition for portraying Ross Geller in the sitcom ''Friends'', for which he received a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Primeti ...

. It began airing on Sky One on 21 February 2020. The network confirmed a series 2 pickup on 13 February 2020. Series 2 premiered on 8 June 2021 on Sky One and streaming service

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Plot

NSA The National Security Agency (NSA) is a national-level intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense, under the authority of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). The NSA is responsible for global monitoring, collecti ...

agent (

) is assigned to act as liaison to the cyber crimes unit in the UK's Government Communications Headquarters, quickly antagonising the unit's chief with his brash style and tendency to try to take over.

Cast

Main

as Jerry Bernstein *

as Joseph Harries *

Jane Stanness Jane Allison Stanness is a Welsh actress, writer, and singer-songwriter, best known for starring as Deborah in the BAFTA winning comedy series ''Sally4Ever'', as Matron in the 2018 film '' Slaughterhouse Rulez'', and as Mary in the 2020 Sky TV co ...

as Mary *

Sylvestra Le Touzel Sylvestra Le Touzel (born 1958) is a British television, film and stage actor. She was born and raised in Kensington, London, to a prominent family from Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. She attended school in East Acton. Television Begi ...

as Christine Cranfield *

Gana Bayarsaikhan Gana Bayarsaikhan is a Mongolian model, TV and film actress best known for her role as "the girl" in the 2019 film ''Waiting for the Barbarians'' and as Tuva Olsen in the 2020 Sky TV series ''Intelligence''. Early life and career Bayarsaikha ...

as Tuva Olsen *

Eliot Salt Eliot Mary Salt (born 18 January 1994) is an English actress, comedian, theatre maker, and writer. Early life and education Salt is from Stockport, Greater Manchester. She studied English at the University of Bristol and later trained in Acting ...

as Evelyn *Oliver Birch as Quentin O'Higgins

Recurring

Colin Salmon Colin Salmon (born ) is a British actor. He is known for playing Charles Robinson in three James Bond films and James "One" Shade in the ''Resident Evil'' film series. He has had roles on many television series such as ''Doctor Who'', ''Merli ...

as Rupert Fleming *Lucy Ware as Uma *

Joey Slotnick Joseph Slotnick (born October 2, 1968) is an American film actor and voice actor. He is known for roles in ''Twister'' (1996), ''Hollow Man'' (2000), ''Elevator'' (2011), ''The Single Guy'' (1995–1997), and ''Nip/Tuck'' (2003-2006). Life and c ...

as Clint, an FBI agent

Episodes

Series 1 (2020)

Series 2 (2021)

Release

The series aired in the United Kingdom on Sky One. It was also viewable through Sky's

platform. It was broadcast in Australia on ABC Comedy as well as the network's iView platform, and on

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in the

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. In Canada, the series premiered on

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, on September 13, 2020. This was followed by

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through Warner on November 4, 2020. Spanish pay TV network Cosmo premiered the show on January 15, 2021.

References

External links

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Intelligence GCHQ sitcom starring David Schwimmer airs on Sky One February 2020
{{Sky One 2020 British television series debuts 2021 British television series endings 2020s British sitcoms 2020s British workplace comedy television series Sky sitcoms English-language television shows GCHQ Television series about computing Television series about intelligence agencies British spy fiction