Old School

Old School
Series 06, Episode 7

Airdate	4th February 2013
Previous	The Hive
Next	The Germinator

Old School is episode 7 of Series 6.

Synopsis[]

Out of sync with the times, an old-school spy infiltrates the Saint Hearts base and hijacks an M.I.9 invention capable of altering technological advances by decades. When she then offers Dan the chance to join the "old school spies" he accepts as he wants to stay with his friends. They have to convince him to change his mind and stop the world from turning into the stone age, but can they do it?

Trivia[]

Jemima Thursday paraphrases and ridicules the line: "The old school spies have had their day" (retired, revealed, or rumbled). This line was used in the introductory speech in Series 1 to Series 5.
The old spy fashions match the personality and position of the team member.
- Aneisha Jones: cocktail dress for the Mata Hari
- Dan Morgan: semi-formal suit for the field agent
- Tom Tupper: three piece suit for the office worker
- Zoe: the femme fatale and hand-to-hand combat expert
References to the spy genre.
- ”Green Finger” -- The title is a reference to the James Bond novel and film “Goldfinger”.
- ”High School Spy Movie” -- Sydney Barbour references “From Russia with Love”.
- ”Mission: Incredible”
  - “Spy Game” -- in “What, Micah Worry?” Micah Simms must expose a traitor who is a friend of the United States president.
  - The title is a reference to “Mission: Impossible”.
  - The theft is similiar to the first “Mission: Impossible” film and several of the “Mission: Impossible” series episodes.
  - The method used to expose Janus as a KORPS agent is similiar to the storylines seen in “Mission: Impossible” when the Impossible Missions Force needed to convince someone that a trusted advisor had changed loyalties.
- ”Moontaker” -- The title is a reference to the James Bond novel and film “Moonraker”
- ”Mrs King - License to Spy” -- The title is a reference to a license to kill.
- ”Old School” -- The episode is a parody of 1960’s spy films.
- ”Revenge is Sweet”
  - The mission to steal the antidote is similiar to “Mission: Impossible”, where the team would have been disavowed if caught.
  - In “Mission: Impossible II” Hunt destroys the virus and retrieves the antidote. Both storylines involve increasing the price of a chemical.
- ”The Others” -- James Blonde is parody of James Bond. There is a reference to ”Doctor No”.
- ”We Need to Talk About KORTEX” -- Stella Knight is seen reading the James Bond novel “The Spy Who Loved Me”.
The older spy commits treason to avoid being replaced.
- James Blonde (”The Others”)
- Jemima Thursday (”Old School”)
Zoe defeats the entire KORPS unit of 10-20 agents by herself in hand-to-hand combat.
Dan's spy old fashion resembles James Bond's fashion.
This episode is a parody of 1960's spy films.
This episode aired on Valentine's day.

Old School

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