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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Special Branch Season 1 Episode 8 - The Children of Delight
    6.6/10(24 votes)

    #1 - The Children of Delight

    S1:E8

    Is there something sinister going on behind the facade of 'The Children of Delight' - a group of hippies who have arrived on Eden's patch. Detective Sergeants Webb and Gifford go undercover to investigate.

    Director:Peter Duguid
    Writer:Adele Rose

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  2. Special Branch Season 1 Episode 3 - The Promised Land
    6.7/10(30 votes)

    #2 - The Promised Land

    S1:E3

    A small boat arrives at a beach in Kent where illegal aliens are unloaded, but the police bag the smugglers and all bar one of the Pakistanis, now quite ill, who seeks refuge with an immigrant rights activist.

    Director:Dennis Vance
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Special Branch Season 3 Episode 3 - Inquisition
    6.7/10(33 votes)

    #3 - Inquisition

    S3:E3

    Craven finds the tables turned when he is accused of hounding a self-confessed fraud.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Special Branch Season 4 Episode 4 - Stand and Deliver
    6.7/10(31 votes)

    #4 - Stand and Deliver

    S4:E4

    An experimental weapon is stolen from a military research facility, but the thieves are unaware the weapon is unstable.

    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Michael J. Bird

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  5. Special Branch Season 4 Episode 11 - Alien
    6.7/10(26 votes)

    #5 - Alien

    S4:E11

    A German student revolutionary has been allowed into Britain under the strict condition that he does nothing political. Craven and Haggerty are made to ensure that he sticks to the terms of his deal.

    Director:Douglas Camfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Special Branch Season 2 Episode 5 - Warrant for a Phoenix
    6.8/10(25 votes)

    #6 - Warrant for a Phoenix

    S2:E5

    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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  7. Special Branch Season 3 Episode 5 - Polonaise
    6.9/10(30 votes)

    #7 - Polonaise

    S3:E5

    The Special Branch team are assigned to protect the captain of a Polish passenger and cargo ship who believes he is going to be killed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Chris Bryant

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  8. Special Branch Season 3 Episode 13 - Blueprint for Murder
    6.9/10(24 votes)

    #8 - Blueprint for Murder

    S3:E13

    The team is assigned to protect a visiting foreign diplomat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Special Branch Season 2 Episode 7 - Not to Be Trusted
    7.1/10(28 votes)

    #9 - Not to Be Trusted

    S2:E7

    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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  10. Special Branch Season 2 Episode 11 - Error of Judgement
    7.1/10(28 votes)

    #10 - Error of Judgement

    S2:E11

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Special Branch Season 3 Episode 7 - Death by Drowning
    7.1/10(29 votes)

    #11 - Death by Drowning

    S3:E7

    The body of a young girl is found floating in the Thames - is it murder, suicide or something worse?

    Director:Dennis Vance
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Special Branch Season 4 Episode 1 - Double Exposure
    7.1/10(29 votes)

    #12 - Double Exposure

    S4:E1

    Craven and Haggerty are assigned to investigate if a photographer is a threat to national security.

    Director:Don Leaver
    Writer:Michael J. Bird

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  13. Special Branch Season 4 Episode 7 - Sounds Sinister
    7.1/10(30 votes)

    #13 - Sounds Sinister

    S4:E7

    Craven and Haggerty investigate the broadcasting of compromising information about public figures on a pirate radio station.

    Director:Terry Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Special Branch Season 1 Episode 5 - The Kazimiriov Affair
    7.2/10(29 votes)

    #14 - The Kazimiriov Affair

    S1:E5

    Informed that the manuscript of a Russian author's novel which has been smuggled into Britain is a forgery and could discredit the Goverment, Inspector Jordan goes against orders and investigates the claim.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Special Branch Season 2 Episode 3 - Depart in Peace
    7.2/10(29 votes)

    #15 - Depart in Peace

    S2:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Special Branch Season 2 Episode 4 - Miss International
    7.2/10(26 votes)

    #16 - Miss International

    S2:E4

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Special Branch Season 2 Episode 9 - Love from Doris
    7.2/10(26 votes)

    #17 - Love from Doris

    S2:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Special Branch Season 3 Episode 10 - The Other Man
    7.2/10(28 votes)

    #18 - The Other Man

    S3:E10

    Craven finds himself investigating a man accused of being a traitor, but has his doubts as to the truthfulness of the accusations.

    Director:Dennis Vance
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Special Branch Season 1 Episode 4 - A Date with Leonidas
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    #19 - A Date with Leonidas

    S1:E4

    A teenager's vow of vengeance leads to Inspector Jordan interrupting a wedding and Superintendent Eden accepting a parcel that contains death. Before the day is over both men have cause for concern.

    Director:Dennis Vance
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Special Branch Season 1 Episode 13 - Visitor from Moscow
    7.3/10(28 votes)

    #20 - Visitor from Moscow

    S1:E13

    When a KGB officer is sent to London to coordinate security measures with the SB team for the forthcoming visit a Russian VIP, Inman instructs Jordan to help him - with disastrous results.

    Director:Dennis Vance
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Special Branch Season 2 Episode 8 - Borderline Case
    7.3/10(25 votes)

    #21 - Borderline Case

    S2:E8

    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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  22. Special Branch Season 3 Episode 9 - Threat
    7.3/10(32 votes)

    #22 - Threat

    S3:E9

    British-born Hollywood star Sue Arden arrives in London to rehearse a play, accompanied by a tip-off from the F.B.I that she could be a target of a murder attempt. Craven, Haggerty and North are assigned to protect the actress, but the job and the murder threats are not all they appear to be…

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Special Branch Season 4 Episode 8 - Entente Cordiale
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    #23 - Entente Cordiale

    S4:E8

    Craven is appalled to find himself implicated in his ex-wife's terrorist activities.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Special Branch Season 1 Episode 6 - A New Face
    7.4/10(28 votes)

    #24 - A New Face

    S1:E6

    The son of a trusted officer of the special branch has become radicalised while away at university, trying to join a gang of riot-minded militant socialist students. This threatens to break up his family, and his father's position.

    Director:Peter Duguid
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Special Branch Season 1 Episode 14 - Time Bomb
    7.4/10(27 votes)

    #25 - Time Bomb

    S1:E14

    Sent to investigate the death of the son of a pro-British oil sheikh in a bomb plot, Superintendent Inman finds a hotbed of intrigue and dangerous international situation about to explode in his face.

    Director:Voytek
    Writer:David Gordon

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Children of Delight" is the worst rated episode of "Special Branch". It scored 6.6/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by Peter Duguid and written by Adele Rose, it aired on 11/5/1969. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Promised Land".