The Agency

A short-lived series about inner workings of the CIA -- a mix of Spy Drama, Government Procedural and office drama. The show lasted from September, 2001 to May, 2003.

Lots of Espionage Tropes, naturally.

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Tropes used in The Agency include:

• The Con: The agents sometimes use techniques lifted straight from Con Artists to get their objectives accomplished.
• Everything's Better with Cows: The first season episode "Moo", with a World War II spy cow-suit.
• Flock of Wolves: A sting operation to catch terrorists nets them agents from the FBI, Immigration, and the Secret Service, but no actual terrorists.
• Interservice Rivalry
• The Mole: One episode focused on the search for one.
• Overt Operative: Some of the characters are overt employees, and thus don't have covers.
• Playful Hacker: Lex
• Spy From Weights and Measures: One agent's cover is as a Department of Commerce worker.
• Spy Glasses: With infrared camera.
• The Spymaster