7.7/1088 votes#1 - Codename: Sisyfos (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/2004
The enigmatic Hallgrim Hallgrimsson is on his way to Iceland to see his sick mother when he is called back because a policeman has been killed at Copenhagen airport. Four murders and a daring rescue later detective Hallgrim Hallgrimsson, AKA The Eagle, accepts a position in the police commissioner's new team so he can work on solving the case.
Director: Niels Arden Oplev
Writer: Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrøm
7.6/1076 votes#2 - Codename: Sisyfos (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/2004
Hallgrim is still in hot pursuit of ex-KGB man Sergei Varsjinskij and Luka Ivanovitsj Budanov; a new face joins the team while the relationship between Marie and Hallgrim heats up.
Director: Niels Arden Oplev
Writer: Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrøm
7.5/1069 votes#3 - Codename: Skylla
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/24/2004
A wealthy Norwegian businesswoman is found dead outside Hallgrim’s hotel and the team is led once more to Sergei Varsjinskij and an intricate money-laundering scheme.
Director: Jannik Johansen
Writer: Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrøm
7.5/1058 votes#4 - Codename: Ifgenia
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/31/2004
The trail of murders, including the crown witness, shows Hallgrim that he is getting dangerously close to Sergei. Nervous, Hallgrim worries for Marie's safety and spends the night at her apartment. Searching for clues in Berit’s effects Ditte receives a tip to look for the one thing that doesn’t fit the normal pattern; a plastic card that contains a map leads the team to an industrial area in the harbour and some very dangerous goods.
Director: Jannik Johansen
Writer: Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrøm
7.3/1058 votes#5 - Codename: Ares (1)
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/7/2004
When the police seize a consignment of enriched uranium, Hallgrim makes a deal with Sergei in order to discover its planned destination. Meanwhile, Frandsen's life hangs in the balance as he is checked for radiation sickness.
Director: Jørn Faurschou
Writer: Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrøm
7.3/1059 votes#6 - Codename: Ares (2)
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/14/2004
In trying to find the truth about a batch of uranium that was seized by the Danish police, Hallgrim befriends a Chechen scientist in Oslo who has a sinister mission in life.
Director: Jørn Faurschou
Writer: Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrøm
7.4/1059 votes#7 - Codename: Nemesis
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/21/2004
Hallgrim and Marie attend a conference in Sweden where they locate the person behind the Lithuanian sex trade. A price is put on Hallgrim's head, and someone comes to collect.
Director: Martin Schmidt
Writer: N/A
7.5/1060 votes#8 - Codename: Hades
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/28/2004
After hovering between life and death, Hallgrim survives a knife attack. He and the team must now locate the perpetrator who is fighting to control the Balkan drug trade into Scandinavia.
Director: Martin Schmidt
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey Season 1
Every episode of The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey Season 1!
The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey is a Danish police procedural television series produced by Danmarks Radio, created and written by Peter Thorsboe and Mai Brostrøm....
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:DR1
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Codename: Sisyfos (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 88 votes. Directed by Niels Arden Oplev and written by Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrøm, it aired on 10/10/2004. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Codename: Sisyfos (2)".