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"Ruth Evershed is a fictional Intelligence Analyst seconded from GCHQ to MI5, featured in the British Television Series Spooks, also known as MI5 in the United States. Ruth was played by Nicola Walker from the time the character joined the show in 2003, until Walker left to have a baby in 2006. She returned in 2009.
Before working in MI5 she attended Corpus Christi, Oxford, where she studied Classics [1] After obtaining her degree she applied for a job in GCHQ.
She was introduced in Series 2 as an intelligence analyst, seconded from GCHQ. [2] Her supreme intelligence amongst other qualities, quickly made her an established and trusted member of the team. She formed strong bonds with Tom Quinn, Zoe Reynolds, Danny Hunter and in particular Harry Pearce. During her time in MI5 a romance started to develop between Ruth and Harry Pearce. In Series 5, the romance came out in the open, [3]and in Episode 3 he finally asked her to dinner.[4] But Ruth, ashamed when people started rumours about their relationship, called it off at the end of the episode. [5]
Ruth's final episode was Episode 5. Having witnessed the suicide of Mik Maudsley, a worker at Cotterdam Prison which was under investigation after a fire which occurred there, killing 7 terror suspects,[6] she was suspected of Maudsley's murder. Evidence proving this was faked by Oliver Mace, in order to persuade Harry to join a group that supported torture. Although Harry was willing to go to prison to save her, instead she faked her own death so that he could continue to fight for MI5. Meeting for their final goodbye, Harry tried to declare his love for Ruth but she told him to leave it as 'something wonderful, that was never said.' [7] She and Harry shared a goodbye kiss as she left on a barge to venture into the unknown.
Ruth returns in Series 8 Episode 1, with intent to help Section D find Harry before it is too late. Ruth had married and settled down in Greece. Her husband was shot dead, leaving her to look after her step child on her own"