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For those who are interested in a true account of what the daily routine is at Thames House, I would recommend reading the Liz Carlyle Novels by Stella Rimington, ex Five's DG.

The authenticity of the background, procedures, interactions with the MPSB, Six, foreign services, Foreign Office etc... even cars and clothes make for a very unique and plausible insight into the Services.

Sure enough there is some action compacted in 300 or so pages, but it is a novel and is supposed to cultivate suspense, some action, some romance etc.... However globally Rimington made a point of maintaining a very high high level of reality in the plots (Intel officers do NOT conduct surveillance themselves for instance....)
As a matter of fact, the books resemble closely the first couple seasons of "Spooks", when the plots were credible, the cooperation with Special Branch, CO19 or Surveillance Units part of the daily routine etc... And Spooks didn't try to imitate some cheap American show "à la 24"