The Best Episodes of Spooks Season 3
Every episode of Spooks Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Spooks Season 3!
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 is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.
Season 3 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Spooks" season 3 is "Project Friendly Fire", rated 8.6/10 from 356 user votes. It was directed by Jonny Campbell and written by Howard Brenton. "Project Friendly Fire" aired on 10/11/2004 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Sleeper".
8.6/10 356 votes#1 - Project Friendly Fire
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/2004
Tom Quinn has disappeared after shooting his boss Harry Pearce. He also stands accused of assassinating the Chief of Defence Staff. Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee Oliver Mace uses this a pretext to launch a punitive investigation of MI5. Zoe, Danny and the team must prove Tom innocent and save the service from government takeover.
Director: Jonny Campbell
Writer: Howard Brenton
8.1/10 322 votes#2 - The Sleeper
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/18/2004
Harry reawakens sleeper agent Fred Roberts, a renowned chemist and family man. As Fred becomes more deeply involved with deadly terrorists, Tom has a crisis of conscience which could jeopardise his career.
Director: Jonny Campbell
Writer: Howard Brenton
8.1/10 304 votes#3 - Who Guards the Guards?
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/25/2004
Danny and the team must uncover the truth behind an assassination attempt on a famous novelist.
Director: Cilla Ware
Writer: Howard Brenton, Rupert Walters
7.8/10 291 votes#4 - A Prayer for My Daughter
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2004
The latest round of Middle East peace talks are abruptly halted when a key delegate is killed. With the peace process derailed MI5 starts to investigate a newspaper mogul and renowned Israeli extremist, and a group he's associated with called the November Committee. Can MI5 prevent an assassination attempt on a pro-Palestinian British MP?
Director: Cilla Ware
Writer: Ben Richards
7.7/10 303 votes#5 - Love and Death
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/2004
Saturday morning. Danny and Colin practice their firing technique on MI5's gun range. Zoe and her fiancé Will are still madly in love. Ruth watches old movies at home whilst longing for real-life romance. A North Sea mission places additional stain on all relationships...
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: David Wolstencroft
8.3/10 298 votes#6 - Persephone
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2004
Zoe is tried for manslaughter when an MI5 operation results in the murder of an undercover police officer.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: Ben Richards
8.0/10 268 votes#7 - Outsiders
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/2004
While a deadly hacker turns Britain upside down, Danny decides whether to reveal all to Will, MI5 hunts the source down to an Islamic mosque with the help of MI5's best computer programmers. But things get suspicious when Ruth, close onto the tail of the hacker, goes missing and so does a member of the special team...
Director: Bill Anderson
Writer: Raymond Khoury
7.5/10 293 votes#8 - Celebrity
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2004
The baby of a celebrity couple is kidnapped and they call in MI5. Fiona goes in undercover to gather more information about the couple against Adam's wishes.
Director: Bill Anderson
Writer: Howard Brenton
7.7/10 262 votes#9 - Frequently Asked Questions
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/2004
When known mercenary Robert Morgan is spotted at a top-secret disused Soviet arms dump, he obviously has to be brought in for questioning. Is it all right to blackmail innocent people to get the information you want? Is it acceptable to threaten the lives of a suspect's family?
Director: Alrick Riley
Writer: Rupert Walters
8.8/10 318 votes#10 - The Suffering of Strangers
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2004
It's Fiona's birthday, and she's not going to forget it! While inspecting a possible Islamic terrorist safe house, they are kidnapped. With the threat of his son's, his wife's and Danny's life, Adam must choose who won't live to see another day, Fiona or Danny? The prime minister's life is in danger. Will MI5 give into the kidnappers demands? But then to everybody's surprise... Danny makes the ultimate sacrifice.
Director: Alrick Riley
Writer: Ben Richards