7.8/1085 votes#1 - First Principles
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1978
Neil Burnside, the Director of Operations for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, objects to sending his best agents, the Sandbaggers, on a mission into Russia for Norway's Secret Service.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: N/A
8.6/1066 votes#2 - A Proper Function of Government
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1978
The Sandbaggers may be sent to Vienna to keep tabs on a possible defector, while Burnside tries to get official approval to assassinate an African dictator.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: N/A
8.1/1065 votes#3 - Is Your Journey Really Necessary?
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1978
Alan Denson threatens to quit the Sandbaggers after a rough, unauthorized mission near the Soviet border, so Burnside applies pressure to Denson's fiancee
Director: Derek Bennett
Writer: N/A
8.4/1058 votes#4 - The Most Suitable Person
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1978
Sandbagger One Willie Caine goes to Gibraltar to investigate the murder of an SIS agent, and potential new Sandbagger Laura Dickens goes to Morocco to get more clues in the case.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: N/A
8.3/1053 votes#5 - Always Glad to Help
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1978
Dickens is assigned to find out where an Arab sheik's sympathies lie while Burnside clashes with Deputy Chief Matthew Peele and the Ministry of Defence over a covert scuba-diving operation.
Director: David Reynolds
Writer: N/A
8.5/1052 votes#6 - A Feasible Solution
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1978
Caine and an agent fresh out of field school go to Cyprus on the trail of some missing rocket scientists while Neil lets his romantic guard down at home.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: N/A
9.1/1054 votes#7 - Special Relationship
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1978
Laura Dickens is the most qualified agent for a risky mission in East Berlin and Burnside has to double-deal to make sure her presence there won't pose other security risks as well.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Sandbaggers Season 1
Every episode of The Sandbaggers Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Sandbaggers Season 1!
The Sandbaggers is a British television drama series about men and women on the front lines of the Cold War. Set contemporaneously with its original...
Genre:Drama
Network:ITV1
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"First Principles" is the best rated episode of "The Sandbaggers" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 85 votes. Directed by Michael Ferguson and written by N/A, it aired on 9/18/1978. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "A Proper Function of Government".