The Best Episodes of Spooks Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.2/10(748 votes)

   #1 - Thou Shalt Not Kill

   S1:E15/13/2002

   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

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   Director:Bharat Nalluri

   Writer:David Wolstencroft
2. 

   7.9/10(577 votes)

   #2 - Looking After Our Own

   S1:E25/20/2002

   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

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   Director:Bharat Nalluri

   Writer:David Wolstencroft
3. 

   7.4/10(475 votes)

   #3 - One Last Dance

   S1:E35/27/2002

   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

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   Director:Rob Bailey

   Writer:Simon Mirren
4. 

   7.5/10(483 votes)

   #4 - Traitor's Gate

   S1:E46/4/2002

   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

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   Director:Rob Bailey

   Writer:Howard Brenton
5. 

   7.6/10(427 votes)

   #5 - The Rose Bed Memoirs

   S1:E56/10/2002

   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

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   Director:Andy Wilson

   Writer:Howard Brenton
6. 

   8.2/10(482 votes)

   #6 - The Lesser of Two Evils

   S1:E66/17/2002

   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

   Writers:David Wolstencroft, Howard Brenton

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   Director:Andy Wilson

   Writers:David Wolstencroft, Howard Brenton
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