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Fryer named most shocking 'Spooks' death

Published Thursday, Jan 7 2010, 15:05 GMT | By Dan French
Fryer named most shocking 'Spooks' death

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Helen Flynn's death by deep fat fryer has been named the most shocking in Spooks's history.

A poll carried out by LastBroadcast saw the demise of Lisa Faulkner's character in 2002 voted into the top spot by fans of the show.

Other character exits in the top five include Colin Wells (Rory MacGregor) being hung from a tree in series five, Ben Kaplan's (Alex Lanipekun) throat being cut, the car bomb explosion that killed Adam Carter (Rupert Penry-Jones), and Jo Portman (Miranda Raison) being shot by fellow team member Ros Myers.

Helen's death, which claimed 49% of the vote, also drew the highest number of complaints in 2002 to the Broadcasting Standards Commission.
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