The Best Episodes of Spooks Season 3

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.6/10(393 votes)

   #1 - Project Friendly Fire

   S3:E110/11/2004

   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

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   Director:Jonny Campbell

   Writer:Howard Brenton
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   8.1/10(352 votes)

   #2 - The Sleeper

   S3:E210/18/2004

   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

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   Director:Jonny Campbell

   Writer:Howard Brenton
3. 

   8.0/10(331 votes)

   #3 - Who Guards the Guards?

   S3:E310/25/2004

   Danny and the team must uncover the truth behind an assassination attempt on a famous novelist.

   Director:Cilla Ware

   Writers:Howard Brenton, Rupert Walters

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   Director:Cilla Ware

   Writers:Howard Brenton, Rupert Walters
4. 

   7.8/10(318 votes)

   #4 - A Prayer for My Daughter

   S3:E411/1/2004

   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

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   Director:Cilla Ware

   Writer:Ben Richards
5. 

   7.6/10(325 votes)

   #5 - Love and Death

   S3:E511/8/2004

   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

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   Director:Justin Chadwick

   Writer:David Wolstencroft
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   8.2/10(322 votes)

   #6 - Persephone

   S3:E611/15/2004

   Zoe is tried for manslaughter when an MI5 operation results in the murder of an undercover police officer.

   Director:Justin Chadwick

   Writer:Ben Richards

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   Director:Justin Chadwick

   Writer:Ben Richards
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   8.0/10(291 votes)

   #7 - Outsiders

   S3:E711/22/2004

   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

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   Director:Bill Anderson

   Writer:Raymond Khoury
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   7.4/10(320 votes)

   #8 - Celebrity

   S3:E811/29/2004

   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

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   Director:Bill Anderson

   Writer:Howard Brenton
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   7.7/10(283 votes)

   #9 - Frequently Asked Questions

   S3:E912/6/2004

   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

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   Director:Alrick Riley

   Writer:Rupert Walters
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    8.8/10(345 votes)

    #10 - The Suffering of Strangers

    S3:E1012/13/2004

    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

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    Director:Alrick Riley

    Writer:Ben Richards