Original sentence: Series 5 was criticised in some quarters for its formulaic scripting - in several episodes the villains initially appeared to be Islamic fundamentalists but turned out to be rogue elements within the British government, or agents of a supposed friendly power, such as Israel
Edited sentence: Series 5 was criticised in some quarters for its formulaic scripting - in all but one episode the villains initially appeared to be Islamic fundamentalists but turned out to be rogue elements within the British government, or agents of a supposed friendly power, such as Israel