Spies like you

Have you ever fancied yourself as James Bond? Ever wondered if you could cut it as a top secret agent, operating in the dangerous world of international espionage?

BBC2's new television series Spy is offering eight ordinary members of the public the chance to train as secret agents.

They must leave their old lives behind, say goodbye to their family and friends, relocate to a new city and assume a whole new identity.

For two months the recruits will undergo a comprehensive training programme which will push them to their psychological limit.

The training will consist of tests, missions and challenges based entirely on those used by MI5, MI6 and other international intelligence agencies.

The tests will not be carried out on actors or plants. Recruits will have to convince, coerce and manipulate ordinary members of the public — as well as one another — in order to complete the training programme.

Hidden cameras will capture their success or failure.

But there's a twist. The very first mission for potential recruits, should they choose to accept, is to locate and complete the application form. As with the application process for MI5, recruitment for Spy is clandestine.

Interested parties might find some useful information at www.codenamespy.co.uk.

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