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The Best Episodes of The Sandbaggers Season 2

Every episode of The Sandbaggers Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Sandbaggers Season 2!

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 2 Ratings Summary

"At All Costs" is the best rated episode of "The Sandbaggers" season 2. It scored 8.9/10 based on 50 votes. Directed by Michael Ferguson and written by N/A, it aired on 1/28/1980. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Enough of Ghosts".

  • At All Costs
    8.9/1050 votes

    #1 - At All Costs

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/28/1980

    The head of the Bulgarian Secret Service asks to meet with Sandbagger Tom Elliott in Sofia, but Burnside doesn't like it and intends to give Elliott backup whether his bosses approve or not.

    Director: Michael Ferguson

    Writer: N/A

  • Enough of Ghosts
    8.7/1050 votes

    #2 - Enough of Ghosts

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/4/1980

    Permanent Under-Secretary of State Sir Geoffrey Wellingham goes missing in Brussels and the Sandbaggers are dispatched to find him, for Burnside's sake as well as Wellingham's.

    Director: Peter Cregeen

    Writer: N/A

  • Decision by Committee
    8.8/1049 votes

    #3 - Decision by Committee

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/11/1980

    On an airline flight back from Sri Lanka, Caine and CIA covert-action agent Karen Milner run into trouble during their stop in Turkey, and Burnside runs into bureaucratic opposition when trying to help them.

    Director: Michael Ferguson

    Writer: N/A

  • A Question of Loyalty
    8.6/1047 votes

    #4 - A Question of Loyalty

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/18/1980

    Sandbagger Mike Wallace runs afoul of the local SIS station while on a risky mission in Warsaw, and Burnside risks his own career to show him support by sending him on a subsequent mission to Stockholm.

    Director: Michael Ferguson

    Writer: N/A

  • It Couldn't Happen Here
    8.5/1045 votes

    #5 - It Couldn't Happen Here

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/25/1980

    In the wake of the assassination of one U.S. senator, the Sandbaggers are assigned to bodyguard another, while Burnside gets wind of a traitor in the British cabinet.

    Director: Peter Cregeen

    Writer: N/A

  • Operation Kingmaker
    8.9/1044 votes

    #6 - Operation Kingmaker

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/3/1980

    When there's talk of getting a new 'C', Burnside decides to back Peele for the job, believing him more malleable than the other most likely candidate, whom Burnside once clashed with.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A