The Best Episodes of Spooks Season 7
Every episode of Spooks Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Spooks Season 7!
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 7 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Spooks" season 7 is "New Allegiances", rated 8.5/10 from 287 user votes. It was directed by Colm McCarthy and written by Ben Richards, Neil Cross. "New Allegiances" aired on 10/27/2008 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Split Loyalties".
8.5/10 287 votes#1 - New Allegiances
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 10/27/2008
The team steps in when a British soldier is kidnapped by Al-Qaeda. Meanwhile, an old protégé of Harry's returns to the fold after eight years in a Russian prison - but whose side is he really on?
Director: Colm McCarthy
Writer: Ben Richards, Neil Cross
8.0/10 255 votes#2 - Split Loyalties
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 10/27/2008
Harry vows revenge by taking down the head of Russia's intelligence service in Britain with the help of Lucas North. Lucas's loyalties, however, are secretly no longer with MI5 and he exploits Harry's trust to help a Russian submarine destroy Britain's communications system, causing financial and social chaos.
Director: Colm McCarthy
Writer: Ben Richards, Neil Cross
7.9/10 216 votes#3 - The Tip-Off
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/2008
With Lucas back within MI5 he reveals that the Russians interrogated him about Operation Sugar Horse, the most secret ongoing spy operation MI5 ever had. If the Russians know about it, then MI5 has a very high level mole. Harry seeks out his mentor, The Spycatcher, to help him find the mole. Ben is undercover with an Al-Qaeda cell; they are planning to bomb London and what looks like a dry run unexpectedly turns live.
Director: Peter Hoar
Writer: Russell Lewis, Ben Richards
8.0/10 214 votes#4 - A Chance for Peace
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/2008
The team is stunned to discover that Al-Qaeda's number three wants to negotiate. It's a risk, but Harry and the team have to take this chance for peace.
Director: Peter Hoar
Writer: Richard McBrien
7.9/10 212 votes#5 - On the Brink
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 11/10/2008
The British economy is on the brink of collapse and if one more bank goes down the entire financial system will implode. Ros goes undercover in the City to flush out a dangerous international financier who wants to bankrupt the country. Suddenly, it is not just the economy, but Ros's life that is at risk.
Director: Edward Hall
Writer: Christian Spurrier
8.3/10 223 votes#6 - Accidental Discovery
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 11/17/2008
A teenage boy accidentally stumbles upon a government conspiracy and is instantly absorbed into the world of MI5, ending up on the run. Lucas and the team battle to protect the boy from those who wish to silence him. Harry receives a cryptic message from his asset in Russia which could be the key to bringing down the high-level MI5 mole.
Director: Edward Hall
Writer: David Farr
8.9/10 257 votes#7 - The Mole
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/24/2008
Harry is imprisoned and accused by MI5 of being the Russian mole. Lucas disappears to Moscow in a bid to gather intelligence and get to the bottom of Harry's arrest, whilst the rest of the team tries to prove his innocence on the Grid. But with so much evidence against him and a traitor among the team, things aren't looking good for Harry.
Director: Sam Miller
Writer: James Moran, Christian Spurrier
8.7/10 244 votes#8 - Nuclear Strike
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 12/8/2008
With the Russians launching a nuclear strike on London, the only person who can help the team in this desperate hour is the traitor amongst them. With the Russians hunting them down, the team ushers their traitor through London in a desperate bid to reach the codes, and the bomb, in time.
Director: Sam Miller
Writer: Neil Cross