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The Best Episodes of The Sandbaggers Season 3

Every episode of The Sandbaggers Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Sandbaggers Season 3!

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
Episodes
7
Avg. Rating
8.3
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S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
8.4
8.8
8.4

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  • To Hell with Justice
    8.8/10(45)
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    #1 - To Hell with Justice

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 6/16/1980

    SIS Director of Intelligence Edward Tyler meets a suspicious woman while on holiday in Malta, so Burnside secretly sends the Sandbaggers to keep an eye on him.

    Director: Peter Cregeen

    Writer: N/A

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  • Who Needs Enemies
    8.7/10(39)
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    #2 - Who Needs Enemies

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 7/14/1980

    When a rival for Burnside's job gets hold of a CIA document that describes Burnside as a divisive influence, SIS upper management contrives to promote Burnside ``sideways'' to Madrid.

    Director: Peter Cregeen

    Writer: N/A

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  • All in a Good Cause
    8.4/10(46)
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    #3 - All in a Good Cause

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 6/9/1980

    CIA Head of London Station Jeff Ross asks for Burnside's help when Ross' marriage is in trouble, but then Burnside starts to suspect that the KGB and MI5 have an interest in that marriage as well.

    Director: Peter Cregeen

    Writer: N/A

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  • Unusual Approach
    8.4/10(48)
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    #4 - Unusual Approach

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 6/23/1980

    'C' orders Burnside to go on a working holiday in Rhodes, and while he's gone, Ross asks Caine for some risky backup in the USSR, but as Acting D.Ops., Caine would have to send Wallace.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Opposite Numbers
    8.3/10(41)
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    #5 - Opposite Numbers

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 7/28/1980

    Burnside is opposed to an East-West arms treaty being negotiated in Malta, so he and the Sandbaggers conspire to scuttle the talks by encouraging a Soviet double agent to defect.

    Director: Peter Cregeen

    Writer: N/A

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  • My Name Is Anna Wiseman
    8.0/10(45)
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    #6 - My Name Is Anna Wiseman

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 6/30/1980

    Burnside tries to get approval to plant a woman in the Soviet Union as a long-term double agent, but he neglects to mention that her real mission is short-term human rights propaganda.

    Director: Michael Ferguson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Sometimes We Play Dirty Too
    7.7/10(40)
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    #7 - Sometimes We Play Dirty Too

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 7/7/1980

    When a British intelligence source is killed in an accident in Prague, Caine is sent in to find out what really happened while Wallace and Burnside look for clues at home.

    Director: Peter Cregeen

    Writer: N/A

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"To Hell with Justice" is the best rated episode of "The Sandbaggers" season 3. It scored 8.8/10 based on 45 votes. Directed by Peter Cregeen and written by N/A, it aired on 6/16/1980. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Who Needs Enemies".