A burn notice is essentially a letter issued by an intelligence agency stating someone is an "unauthorized contractor." That is: the issuing country and countries who are friendly to the issuing country are not to interact with the person in any shape or form. Burn Notice (2007) is also an American cable television series.
In the United Kingdom, there are two major security agencies at the National level:
- MI-5 - Domestic Intelligence
- MI-6 - Foreign Intelligence
Sarah Wayne Callies and William Fichtner both worked together for several seasons of Prison Break between 2005 and 2009
A Surveillance Detection Route is a planned route taken by an operator for the purpose of detecting surveillance in support of an operational objective.
The series title is derived from a biblical passage, "You are judged by the company you keep." Also, The Company is an informal name for the Central Intelligence Agency.