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The Best Episodes of The Sandbaggers Season 2

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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 broadcast on ITV in 1978 and 1980, The Sandbaggers examines

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Sandbaggers Season 2 Episode 1 - At All Costs
    8.8/10(63 votes)

    #1 - At All Costs

    S2:E1

    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:Unknown

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  2. The Sandbaggers Season 2 Episode 2 - Enough of Ghosts
    8.4/10(62 votes)

    #2 - Enough of Ghosts

    S2:E2

    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:Unknown

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  3. The Sandbaggers Season 2 Episode 3 - Decision by Committee
    8.7/10(62 votes)

    #3 - Decision by Committee

    S2:E3

    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:Unknown

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  4. The Sandbaggers Season 2 Episode 4 - A Question of Loyalty
    8.5/10(58 votes)

    #4 - A Question of Loyalty

    S2:E4

    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:Unknown

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  5. The Sandbaggers Season 2 Episode 5 - It Couldn't Happen Here
    8.4/10(57 votes)

    #5 - It Couldn't Happen Here

    S2:E5

    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:Unknown

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  6. The Sandbaggers Season 2 Episode 6 - Operation Kingmaker
    8.8/10(56 votes)

    #6 - Operation Kingmaker

    S2:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"At All Costs" is the best rated episode of "The Sandbaggers" season 2. It scored 8.8/10 based on 63 votes. Directed by Michael Ferguson and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/28/1980. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Enough of Ghosts".