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Toby Haynes

Toby Haynes

Directing

Biography

Toby Haynes is a British television director, notable for his work on Doctor Who (2010-2011), Sherlock (2012), Black Mirror (2017-2025), and Andor (2022). He also directed the Channel 4/HBO television film Brexit: The Uncivil War. He is a graduate of the National Film and Television School and an alumnus of Falmouth University. He won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) for the Doctor Who episodes "The Pandorica Opens" and "The Big Bang" (2010).

Known For

Spooks: Code 9
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Spooks: Code 9 is a 2008 six-episode BBC spin-off of the spy drama Spooks. In a near-future 2013 Britain following a devastating London terror attack, a new, younger team of MI5 recruits—including Charlie, Rachel, Jez, Vik, Rob, and Kylie—work from a new Manchester headquarters to battle terrorism in a highly surveilled, post-attack world. It offers a younger, more 'maverick' perspective on the Spooks universe, focusing on the challenges of liberty and security in a tense society. The series was commissioned by BBC Fiction's controller Jane Tranter as a spin-off of their long-running drama Spooks in order to attract a younger audience. The decision to relate the new project to the original Spooks was controversial; but there are no crossover characters or storylines and, most importantly, is set in a completely new world.

Spooks: Code 9

2008Series