Of all countries only the Brits still have panache and style with good old fashion secret agents.
I could even imagine a future James Bond movie themed all around an Obama type of evil mastermind.
You would like the TV series "The Sandbaggers"
Made by BBC TV and shown a few years ago on PBS.
Story of the Brits version of the CIA with three (only 3 ! ) active operators. Info here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077078/
My favorite BBC series is Top Gear, and I absolutely deplore the US version.