Rupert Penry-Jones to quit Spooks?

Actor Rupert Penry-Jones is apparently quitting the hit spy drama Spooks.

Rupert, who has played top MI5 officer Adam Carter in hit BBC1 show for four years, will leave halfway during the seventh series, which recently began filming in London, according to reports in The Sun.

It is thought that he will be replaced by Robin Hood star Richard Armitage, who will join the team as MI5 officer Lucas North, who returns after eight years in a Russian jail.

It is not known how Adam will be written out of the show - but show insiders claim it will be Spooks most explosive plotline ever.

A source is quoted as saying: "The plot will have fans on the edge of their seats."

Richard, 36, told the paper: "Joining Spooks is a fantastic opportunity.

"Lucas North is certainly a nicer piece of work than my Robin Hood character Guy of Gisborne, although he has a dark side too.

"Plus, I won't have to wear head-to-toe leather - unless I didn't read the small print."