7.2/10679 votes#1 - Thou Shalt Not Kill
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/13/2002
An abortion doctor is executed by an American pro-life terrorist; Mary Kane. An informant reveals that this is just the tip of the iceberg as Mary has 20 more bombs and plans on using them. To make matters worse she has started training more pro-life groups, within the UK.
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Writer: David Wolstencroft
7.9/10528 votes#2 - Looking After Our Own
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/20/2002
Tom and Helen must go undercover and befriend the wife of a suspected hardcore racist in order to prevent a racewar. Meanwhile Zoe and Tessa learn that a boatload of refugees is due to dock at Dover in the next few days. Things worsen when the operatives realise the two things may be connected and their covers may be blown.
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Writer: David Wolstencroft
7.5/10441 votes#3 - One Last Dance
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/27/2002
Whilst on a routine check of the bugs in the Turkish Embassy, Zoe and all the other people in the embassy are taken hostage by terrorists who wish to negotiate the release of their parents from prison. If Zoe's cover as a PR consultant is blown she will almost certainly be killed. Things worsen when Harry realises that the attack on the embassy was all just a distraction from something much, much bigger.
Director: Rob Bailey
Writer: Simon Mirren
7.6/10448 votes#4 - Traitor's Gate
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/4/2002
MI5's best officer, Peter Salter, seems to be joining the enemy. President Bush is scheduled to visit and it seems as though Salter is trying to stop the peace, is this all part of his mission or is he in fact a triple-agent?
Director: Rob Bailey
Writer: Howard Brenton
7.6/10399 votes#5 - The Rose Bed Memoirs
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/10/2002
Disgraced MP Hampton Wilder has written memoirs with the power to destroy the government, what's more an old KGB agent is trying to smuggle illegal arms into and out of the country, besmirching the good name of the Prime Minister's right hand man.
Director: Andy Wilson
Writer: Howard Brenton
8.3/10450 votes#6 - The Lesser of Two Evils
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/17/2002
Patrick McCann, an IRA leader claims to have information about a nuclear attack on the UK mainland, can MI5 trust the IRA enough to give them what they want in return; 36 hours free of surveillance, free to do whatever they wish?
Director: Andy Wilson
Writer: David Wolstencroft, Howard Brenton
The Best Episodes of Spooks Season 1
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Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title...
Genres:DramaAction & AdventureCrime
Network:BBC One
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Thou Shalt Not Kill" is the best rated episode of "Spooks" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 679 votes. Directed by Bharat Nalluri and written by David Wolstencroft, it aired on 5/13/2002. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Looking After Our Own".