Hello everyone.
I've watching the show from the very begining (loving it!), not missing a single scene, but I can't possibly figure out what is the "Six" which I've seen refered to in a couple of posts, nor when was it mentioned in the show.
Is it a group or something? The so-called "they"?
I'd be very grateful if anyone could inform me!
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Thanks a lot!
Not British, as you can probably tell , though I'd say that's common knowledge, right?
Thanks again.
MI = Millitary Intelligence. there used to be lots in WW2. MI9 for example, ran intelligence services for resistance movements in occupied countries.
They all became addicted to blanket surveillance in WW2, as did their US chums, which made the 50's quite uncomfortable for anyone who'd helped Communist partisans or the Russians and still had left leanings. Since the wall came down they've been obsessing about the Arab world. if they all disappeared overnight, something Dennis Potter used to dream about, things might get very much better.
What's more, the post-War history of MI7 and up has never been revealed. All that's officially acknowledged is that they were wound up "after 1945". In The Human Factor, which was written and set in 1973, Graham Greene (who'd been involved with the secret services himself) includes a scene in which a bunch of fairly senior MI6 people discuss the higher MIs - and even THEY don't know whether they're still going or not!
I've seen my grandfather's Top Secret clearance. It says "MI11" under the signature, and it's dated 1953 - so MI11 was clearly still going at that point. (Maybe MI10 wasn't, because that's the branch my grandfather had been with during the War. Unfortunately, I know very little about his service, as he died long before I was born. The family were aware that he was an intelligence operative but knew better than to ask questions.)
Considering the tradition of 6 spies working for the KGB as well, I'm inclined to agree.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directorate_of_Military_Intelligence
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