Spooks is a BAFTA awar-winning British television drama series, produced by the independent production company Kudos for BBC One. The title derives from a popular colloquialism for spies, as the series follows the work of a group of MI5 intelligence officers at Thames House. In the United States the show is aired under the title MI-5. In Canada the program had originally been aired as "MI5" but now aires on BBC Canada as "Spooks". The programme was created by writer David Wolstencroft. The music for Series III was written by TV & film music composer Sheridan Tongue and Jennie Muskett for which they received a BAFTA nomination for Best Original TV Music.