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The Best Episodes of The Sandbaggers Season 3

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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 3 Episode 1 - All in a Good Cause
    8.4/10(60 votes)

    #1 - All in a Good Cause

    S3:E1

    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:Unknown

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  2. The Sandbaggers Season 3 Episode 2 - To Hell with Justice
    8.8/10(58 votes)

    #2 - To Hell with Justice

    S3:E2

    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:Unknown

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  3. The Sandbaggers Season 3 Episode 3 - Unusual Approach
    8.3/10(59 votes)

    #3 - Unusual Approach

    S3:E3

    '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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Sandbaggers Season 3 Episode 4 - My Name Is Anna Wiseman
    8.1/10(56 votes)

    #4 - My Name Is Anna Wiseman

    S3:E4

    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:Unknown

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  5. The Sandbaggers Season 3 Episode 5 - Sometimes We Play Dirty Too
    7.6/10(49 votes)

    #5 - Sometimes We Play Dirty Too

    S3:E5

    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:Unknown

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  6. The Sandbaggers Season 3 Episode 6 - Who Needs Enemies
    8.7/10(51 votes)

    #6 - Who Needs Enemies

    S3:E6

    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:Unknown

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  7. The Sandbaggers Season 3 Episode 7 - Opposite Numbers
    8.2/10(52 votes)

    #7 - Opposite Numbers

    S3:E7

    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:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"All in a Good Cause" is the best rated episode of "The Sandbaggers" season 3. It scored 8.4/10 based on 60 votes. Directed by Peter Cregeen and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/9/1980. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "To Hell with Justice".