What are the best episodes of The Sandbaggers?

The best rated episodes of The Sandbaggers are: Always Glad to Help - S1E5 rated 8.3, The Most Suitable Person - S1E4 rated 8.3, My Name Is Anna Wiseman - S3E4 rated 8.0, It Couldn't Happen Here - S2E5 rated 8.0, A Question of Loyalty - S2E4 rated 8.0, Decision by Committee - S2E3 rated 8.0

What are the worst episodes of The Sandbaggers?

The lowest rated episodes of The Sandbaggers are: First Principles - S1E1 rated 6.3, Sometimes We Play Dirty Too - S3E5 rated 7.0, Opposite Numbers - S3E7 rated 7.0, Is Your Journey Really Necessary? - S1E3 rated 7.2, A Proper Function of Government - S1E2 rated 7.2, A Feasible Solution - S1E6 rated 7.5

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Sep 1978 - Jul 1980

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Best Episodes of The Sandbaggers

Always Glad to Help
S1 Ep5
8.3
16th Oct 1978
Dickens is assigned to find out where an Arab sheik's sympathies lie while Burnside clashes with Deputy Chief Matthew Peele and the Ministry of Defence over a covert scuba-diving operation.
The Most Suitable Person
S1 Ep4
8.3
9th Oct 1978
Sandbagger One Willie Caine goes to Gibraltar to investigate the murder of an SIS agent, and potential new Sandbagger Laura Dickens goes to Morocco to get more clues in the case.
My Name Is Anna Wiseman
S3 Ep4
8.0
30th Jun 1980
Burnside tries to get approval to plant a woman in the Soviet Union as a long-term double agent, but he neglects to mention that her real mission is short-term human rights propaganda.
It Couldn't Happen Here
S2 Ep5
8.0
25th Feb 1980
In the wake of the assassination of one U.S. senator, the Sandbaggers are assigned to bodyguard another, while Burnside gets wind of a traitor in the British cabinet.
A Question of Loyalty
S2 Ep4
8.0
18th Feb 1980
Sandbagger Mike Wallace runs afoul of the local SIS station while on a risky mission in Warsaw, and Burnside risks his own career to show him support by sending him on a subsequent mission to Stockholm.
Decision by Committee
S2 Ep3
8.0
11th Feb 1980
On an airline flight back from Sri Lanka, Caine and CIA covert-action agent Karen Milner run into trouble during their stop in Turkey, and Burnside runs into bureaucratic opposition when trying to help them.

Worst Episodes of The Sandbaggers

First Principles
S1 Ep1
6.3
18th Sep 1978
Neil Burnside, the Director of Operations for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, objects to sending his best agents, the Sandbaggers, on a mission into Russia for Norway's Secret Service.
Sometimes We Play Dirty Too
S3 Ep5
7.0
7th Jul 1980
When a British intelligence source is killed in an accident in Prague, Caine is sent in to find out what really happened while Wallace and Burnside look for clues at home.
Opposite Numbers
S3 Ep7
7.0
28th Jul 1980
Burnside is opposed to an East-West arms treaty being negotiated in Malta, so he and the Sandbaggers conspire to scuttle the talks by encouraging a Soviet double agent to defect.
Is Your Journey Really Necessary?
S1 Ep3
7.2
2nd Oct 1978
Alan Denson threatens to quit the Sandbaggers after a rough, unauthorized mission near the Soviet border, so Burnside applies pressure to Denson's fiancee
A Proper Function of Government
S1 Ep2
7.2
25th Sep 1978
The Sandbaggers may be sent to Vienna to keep tabs on a possible defector, while Burnside tries to get official approval to assassinate an African dictator.
A Feasible Solution
S1 Ep6
7.5
23rd Oct 1978
Caine and an agent fresh out of field school go to Cyprus on the trail of some missing rocket scientists while Neil lets his romantic guard down at home.

The Sandbaggers Episode Guide

First Principles
S1 Ep1
6.3
18th Sep 1978
Neil Burnside, the Director of Operations for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, objects to sending his best agents, the Sandbaggers, on a mission into Russia for Norway's Secret Service.
A Proper Function of Government
S1 Ep2
7.2
25th Sep 1978
The Sandbaggers may be sent to Vienna to keep tabs on a possible defector, while Burnside tries to get official approval to assassinate an African dictator.
Is Your Journey Really Necessary?
S1 Ep3
7.2
2nd Oct 1978
Alan Denson threatens to quit the Sandbaggers after a rough, unauthorized mission near the Soviet border, so Burnside applies pressure to Denson's fiancee
The Most Suitable Person
S1 Ep4
8.3
9th Oct 1978
Sandbagger One Willie Caine goes to Gibraltar to investigate the murder of an SIS agent, and potential new Sandbagger Laura Dickens goes to Morocco to get more clues in the case.
Always Glad to Help
S1 Ep5
8.3
16th Oct 1978
Dickens is assigned to find out where an Arab sheik's sympathies lie while Burnside clashes with Deputy Chief Matthew Peele and the Ministry of Defence over a covert scuba-diving operation.
A Feasible Solution
S1 Ep6
7.5
23rd Oct 1978
Caine and an agent fresh out of field school go to Cyprus on the trail of some missing rocket scientists while Neil lets his romantic guard down at home.
Special Relationship
S1 Ep7
8.0
30th Oct 1978
Laura Dickens is the most qualified agent for a risky mission in East Berlin and Burnside has to double-deal to make sure her presence there won't pose other security risks as well.