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The Best Episodes of Spooks Season 6

Every episode of Spooks Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Spooks Season 6!

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.

Genres:DramaAction & AdventureCrime
Network:BBC One

Season 6 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Spooks" season 6 is "The Virus: Part 1", rated 8.1/10 from 235 user votes. It was directed by Omar Madha and written by Neil Cross. "The Virus: Part 1" aired on 10/16/2007 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Virus: Part 2".

  • The Virus: Part 1
    8.1/10 235 votes

    #1 - The Virus: Part 1

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2007

    Zaf and Adam participate in a mission in Tehran that goes wrong. As the investigation advances, the team realizes they've been lied to as to the goals of their mission.

    Director: Omar Madha

    Writer: Neil Cross

  • The Virus: Part 2
    8.2/10 241 votes

    #2 - The Virus: Part 2

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/2007

    The country faces a plague outbreak. In a race against time, the officers from Section D have to track down and quarantine everyone who might be infected, while preventing a panic.

    Director: Omar Madha

    Writer: Neil Cross

  • The Kidnap
    7.9/10 215 votes

    #3 - The Kidnap

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/2007

    A British plane is thought to have been hijacked and taken to an American airstrip. Ros is captured by the Yalta organisation when the team shows up and they learn of an international cover-up.

    Director: Charles Beeson

    Writer: N/A

  • The Extremist
    7.9/10 206 votes

    #4 - The Extremist

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/2007

    As an Algerian extremist escapes his home detention, the team fears he may be plotting a terror attack on US businesses in the UK with the help of local Iranians. However, working with the Americans to stop the attack proves a trying task given their recently-deceitful behaviour.

    Director: Charles Beeson

    Writer: David Farr, David Wolstencroft

  • The Deal
    7.9/10 202 votes

    #5 - The Deal

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/2007

    MI5 has to intercept a Russian arms dealer who plans to pass blueprints for a nuclear device to Iran. Adam and Ana decide to bring their relationship to a close.

    Director: Brendan Maher

    Writer: Zinnie Harris

  • The Courier
    8.1/10 207 votes

    #6 - The Courier

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/2007

    Harry discovers there's a mole at large in the Grid. Meanwhile, Ros and Adam board a plane undercover in an attempt to stop Iran becoming a nuclear power.

    Director: Brendan Maher

    Writer: George Tiffin

  • The Broadcast
    8.2/10 212 votes

    #7 - The Broadcast

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/2007

    A live TV broadcast announcing the new peace accord between the UK, US and Iran is hijacked by armed gunmen. Can Adam and Ros defuse the situation before someone's hurt?

    Director: Stefan Schwartz

    Writer: David Farr

  • Infiltration
    8.4/10 212 votes

    #8 - Infiltration

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/2007

    Ros is in grave danger after Bob Hogan discovers she's a traitor. Meanwhile, Harry's brought before Yalta's chief, whose identity shocks him to the core.

    Director: Stefan Schwartz

    Writer: Neil Cross

  • Isolated
    8.0/10 196 votes

    #9 - Isolated

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2007

    The team finds themselves suspended from the Grid following what happened involving Ros. Harry learns from an old adversary about a bomb he has planted in London. The team realizes that if they respond their lives will be in danger but if they don't it will be the public who suffers. A shocking discovery is made when they discover who is behind the latest threat.

    Director: Alrick Riley

    Writer: Neil Cross

  • The School
    8.4/10 219 votes

    #10 - The School

    Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/2007

    Hardliners opposed to the peace between Iran and the West have targeted a London school. Jo is captured by Redbacks, the mercenaries who abducted Zaf.

    Director: Alrick Riley

    Writer: Ben Richards