History UsefulNotes / SecretIntelligenceService

* Creator/LenDeighton's Literature/BernardSamson series also focus on the work and exploits of the [=SIS=].

* ComicBook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen are said [=MI5=] operatives, but the the team goes on foreign missions, is lead by an M, and even has their headquarters in the distinctive Vauxall HQ, the later anachronistically standing as early as 1898.

them as the "Black Dossier" also details the founding and history of the agency in that world.

* Len Deighton's Bernard Samson series also focus on the work and exploits of the [=SIS=].

Formed as the Secret Service Bureau in 1909 under the leadership of Captain Sir George Mansfield Smith-Cumming[[note]]an ex-sailor who was eccentric to say the least, writing in green ink and stabbing his false leg with a penknife to shock people[[/note]], its existence was [[NoSuchAgency not officially acknowledged]] until 1994, although it now has a [[http://www.sis.gov.uk/output/sis-home-welcome.html website.]] It's still considered to be bad form for politicians and other public officials to openly discuss [=MI6=] and [=MI5=]'s activities. Mitt Romney caused a minor scandal when he publicly divulged that he met with representatives of British intelligence while running for president.

* ComicBook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen were originally [=MI6=] operatives, the "Black Dossier" also details the founding and history of the agency in that world.

[=MI6=] has a rather [[{{HomeBase}} cool base]], namely its headquarters at Vauxhall Cross on the River Thames. Many actual employees, however, consider it to be a [[AwesomeButImpractical massive security risk]] due to its location and some have bluntly said that if there was a sufficiently large and discreet building somewhere else in London, they'd relocate there with immediate effect. Additionally, quite a few consider it to be a rather ugly design. Tellingly, many British spies actually ''cheered'' when they saw the building blow up in ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'', ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'' and ''Film/{{Spectre}}''. [=MI5=], [=MI6=]'s domestic counterpart, also has a [[{{HomeBase}} cool base]] at Thames House, on the opposite side of the river, a little further down.

[[caption-width-right:324:[[Franchise/JamesBond Well, they don't have the license to break traffic laws...]]]]

* The title character of ''Blake Stone'', a futuristic FPS series of games by Apogee, is an [=MI6=] agent.

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* Oddly, [=MI6=] are the ''villains'' in ''WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'', participating in unethical cloning experiments and the assassinations of innocent targets.

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''Les Aventures de Philip et Francis'', a French parody of ''ComicBook/BlakeAndMortimer'', has the heroes go to a top-scecret meeting that almost immediately gets derailed as to whether the organization responsible for covert ops is MI-5 or MI-6.

* ''Franchise/{{James}} [[Film/JamesBond Bond]]'' in all his various incarnations,[[note]]With the exception of Daniel Craig, all ''Bond'' actors would actually be ineligible to serve in MI-6 because there's a policy discouraging the hiring of anyone over 6 ft tall due to the fact that tall people naturally draw unwanted attention[[/note]] although ''Film/DrNo'' stated the agency to be MI-'''7''' instead.[[note]]There was at one point an actual [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MI7 M.I.7]], it was part of the War Office and in charge of Misinformation, Censorship, and Propaganda, so that may be an inside joke regarding Bond's escapades. Sources are unclear on exactly ''when'' M.I.7 was wound up.[[/note]] In ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'', the actual [=MI6=] headquarters on Vauxhall Cross appears for the first time in the films. The government initially tried to block the showing of the building in the film, citing national security. Foreign Secretary Robin Cook overruled them, stating, "After all that Bond has done for Britain, it was the least we could do for Bond." The building is targeted by two bombings in the films, in the aforementioned ''The World is Not Enough'' and in ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'', then gets totally demolished in the climax of ''Film/{{Spectre}}''.

[=MI6=] has a rather [[{{HomeBase}} cool base]], namely its headquarters at Vauxhall Cross on the River Thames. Many actual employees, however, consider it to be a [[AwesomeButImpractical massive security risk]] due to its location and some have bluntly said that if there was a sufficiently large and discreet building somewhere else in London, they'd relocate there with immediate effect. Additionally, quite a few consider it to be a rather ugly design. Tellingly, many British spies actually ''cheered'' when they saw the building blow up in both ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'' and ''Film/{{Skyfall}}''. [=MI5=], [=MI6=]'s domestic counterpart, also has a [[{{HomeBase}} cool base]] at Thames House, on the opposite side of the river, a little further down.

* ''Franchise/JamesBond'' in all his various incarnations,[[note]]With the exception of Daniel Craig, all ''Bond'' actors would actually be ineligible to serve in MI-6 because there's a policy discouraging the hiring of anyone over 6 ft tall due to the fact that tall people naturally draw unwanted attention[[/note]] although the movie of ''Film/DrNo'' stated the agency to be MI-'''7''' instead.[[note]]There was at one point an actual [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MI7 M.I.7]], it was part of the War Office and in charge of Misinformation, Censorship, and Propaganda, so that may be an inside joke regarding Bond's escapades. Sources are unclear on exactly ''when'' M.I.7 was wound up.[[/note]] In ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'', the actual [=MI6=] headquarters on Vauxhall Cross is shown. The government initially tried to block the showing of the building in the film, citing national security. Foreign Secretary Robin Cook overruled them, stating, "After all that Bond has done for Britain, it was the least we could do for Bond."

* Albert James Moriarty heads [=MI6=] as "M" in Manga/MoriartyThePatriot, and other members of the Franchise/JamesBond series are also included.

* Albert James Moriarty heads [=MI6=] as "M" in Manga/MoriartyThePatriot, and other members of the Francise/JamesBond series are also included.

* Albert James Moriarty heads [=MI6=] as "M" in Manga/MoriartyThePatriot, and other members of the Francise/JamesBond series are also included.

* An expository loading screen in ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare 3'' has [=MI6=], [=MI5=], and the SAS working in tandem to stop a suspected terrorist plot in London.

* In ''VideoGame/SplinterCell: Blacklist'', Majid Sadiq, the main antagonist is a former [=MI6=] agent who went rogue.

* Shang Chi and various characters from his comic book work for [=MI6=].

MI6 has a rather [[{{HomeBase}} cool base]], namely its headquarters at Vauxhall Cross on the River Thames. Many actual employees, however, consider it to be a [[AwesomeButImpractical massive security risk]] due to its location and some have bluntly said that if there was a sufficiently large and discreet building somewhere else in London, they'd relocate there with immediate effect. Additionally, quite a few consider it to be a rather ugly design. Tellingly, many British spies actually ''cheered'' when they saw the building blow up in both ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'' and ''Film/{{Skyfall}}''. [=MI5=], [=MI6=]'s domestic counterpart, also has a [[{{HomeBase}} cool base]] at Thames House, on the opposite side of the river, a little further down.

* Oddly, MI6 are the ''villains'' in ''WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'', participating in unethical cloning experiments and the assassinations of innocent targets.

* In ''VideoGame/SplinterCellBlacklist'', Majid Sadiq, the main antagonist is a former [=MI6=] agent who went rogue.

* Alfred Pennyworth, butler to Franchise/{{Batman}} is usually depicted as having been an [=MI6=] agent in his backstory. The exception is in Film/TheDarkKnightSaga, where it appears that he was a member of the [[UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleships Special Air Service]].