The Best Episodes of Special Branch Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.8/10(26 votes)

   #1 - Inside

   S2:E18/11/1970

   Jordan goes undercover as a prisoner to uncover a convicted spy's secrets.

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   7.6/10(28 votes)

   #2 - Dinner Date

   S2:E28/18/1970

   Jordan flies to Frankfurt to escort a British subject, Selby, back to England. Selby had disappeared three years earlier in East Germany and the British Government are anxious to learn what he's been up to - but the Russian KGB hide in the shadows.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:George Markstein

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   Writer:George Markstein
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   7.2/10(29 votes)

   #3 - Depart in Peace

   S2:E38/25/1970

   An ex-colonial policeman is pressured to return to Africa to testify at the trial of a onetime Mau-Mau warlord, but he adamantly refuses.

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   7.2/10(26 votes)

   #4 - Miss International

   S2:E49/1/1970

   What appeared to be a straightforward case - protecting the wife of a foreign VIP, who has entered a beauty competition in the cause of female emancipation for her own country - turns into a nightmare situation for DCI Jordan.

   Director:Jim Goddard

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   Director:Jim Goddard

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   6.8/10(25 votes)

   #5 - Warrant for a Phoenix

   S2:E59/8/1970

   An accusation of theft against a highly respected Greek historian sets the Special Branch team a problem. Interpol have requested his extradition from England - but Inman isn't satisfied with the facts of the case.

   Director:Jim Goddard

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Jim Goddard

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   7.5/10(30 votes)

   #6 - The Pleasure of Your Company

   S2:E69/16/1970

   Inman meets the CIA's new man in London. Jordan meets an old friend from Moscow. All perfectly legal - until the two are seen together at intervals and the Special Branch team become involved in international politics.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:George Markstein

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   7.1/10(28 votes)

   #7 - Not to Be Trusted

   S2:E79/23/1970

   Is an eminent scientist, on lone to a top-secret research establishment, a security risk? That's the question facing Inman and his team. The research establishment is suddenly prone to 'leaks'. Has the man been got at?

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.3/10(25 votes)

   #8 - Borderline Case

   S2:E89/30/1970

   While a member of the SB team keeps watch on Karl Peter's flat, Inman and his team scan though his charge sheet. They believe he will attempt to incite London dockworkers into taking industrial action against their employers.

   Director:Tom Clegg

   Writer:Lewis Greifer

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   Director:Tom Clegg

   Writer:Lewis Greifer
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   7.2/10(26 votes)

   #9 - Love from Doris

   S2:E910/7/1970

   When military security intercepts letter written to a lonely serviceman by his foreign 'penpal' Rita, which contain casual references to secret information, Supt Inman sends DS Jordan to investigate.

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    7.4/10(29 votes)

    #10 - Sorry Is Just a Word

    S2:E1010/14/1970

    When a Czech au-pair goes missing in London and her father is one of the most powerful men the country, Inman and Jordan must find out what's happened to her. But their enquirers lead to a dead end.

    Director:Jim Goddard

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Jim Goddard

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    7.1/10(28 votes)

    #11 - Error of Judgement

    S2:E1110/21/1970

    When Inman discovers that "The Guardians" are taking a more-than-usual interest in a group of pro-germ-warfare people and finds that their leader is a pretty girl, he decides to send Jordan along to question her.

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    7.4/10(29 votes)

    #12 - Reported Missing

    S2:E1210/28/1970

    Jordan and Inman go in search of a missing Russian ballerina.

    Director:Dennis Vance

    Writer:Louis Marks

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    Director:Dennis Vance

    Writer:Louis Marks
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    7.6/10(25 votes)

    #13 - Fool's Mate

    S2:E1311/4/1970

    When Britain's top code and cypher breaker is forced to mingle with Communist players during a chess tournament, Inman goes along to keep an eye on him. Moxon, meanwhile, is playing a dangerous game of his own: the pawn being Jordan.

    Director:Dennis Vance

    Writer:George Markstein

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    Director:Dennis Vance

    Writer:George Markstein