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The Best Episodes of The Secret Service

Every episode of The Secret Service ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Secret Service!

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The Secret Service is a 1969 British children's espionage television series, produced by Century 21 / ITC Entertainment for Associated Television, Granada Television, and Southern Television. Created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, and produced by

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Secret Service Season 1 Episode 13 - More Haste, Less Speed
    8.6/10(22 votes)

    S1:E13

    Unwin and Matthew are sent to retrieve two counterfeiting plates from the devious duo of Lord Edward and Lady Martha Hazlewell.

    Director:Ken Turner
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  2. The Secret Service Season 1 Episode 5 - Last Train to Bufflers Halt
    7.9/10(26 votes)

    S1:E5

    Unwin is assigned to accompany a bullion train after an attempted robbery.

    Director:Alan Perry
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  3. The Secret Service Season 1 Episode 6 - Hole in One
    7.7/10(23 votes)

    S1:E6

    Unwin and Matthew are puzzled when they're assigned to investigate a security leak regarding an early warning satellite.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shane Rimmer

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  4. The Secret Service Season 1 Episode 10 - The Cure
    7.7/10(18 votes)

    S1:E10

    Unwin visits a health farm in order to keep tabs on one of the residents, a notorious spy named Sakov, and is baffled when Sakov manages to engineer the crash of a test car whilst secured in a treatment room.

    Director:Leo Eaton
    Writer:Pat Dunlop

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  5. The Secret Service Season 1 Episode 4 - The Feathered Spies
    7.5/10(27 votes)

    S1:E4

    Unwin and Matthew are sent to plug a security leak for a top-secret project.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  6. The Secret Service Season 1 Episode 12 - Mayday! Mayday!
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    S1:E12

    Unwin is assigned to protect the King of Muldovia from his brother's assassination attempts. When the flight crew of their plane is incapacitated, Unwin ends up having to pilot the plane himself!

    Director:Alan Perry
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Secret Service Season 1 Episode 9 - The Deadly Whisper
    7.4/10(18 votes)

    S1:E9

    Unwin encounters trouble in his parish when a local scientist is held hostage and forced to complete work on a prototype ultrasonic rifle so that mercenaries can shoot down a new jet.

    Director:Leo Eaton
    Writer:Donald James

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  8. The Secret Service Season 1 Episode 11 - School for Spies
    7.4/10(17 votes)

    S1:E11

    Unwin infiltrates a gang of saboteurs posing as priests, but will he be discovered before he reveals their nefarious schemes?

    Director:Ken Turner
    Writer:Donald James

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  9. The Secret Service Season 1 Episode 2 - A Question of Miracles
    7.3/10(34 votes)

    S1:E2

    Unwin and Matthew are sent to investigate the sabotage of several desalination plants with the help of Agent Blake.

    Director:Leo Eaton
    Writer:Donald James

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  10. The Secret Service Season 1 Episode 1 - A Case for the Bishop
    7.2/10(40 votes)

    S1:E1

    Unwin and Matthew are put on the case when the Ambassador of Dreisenberg attempts to smuggle a stolen mini-computer out of the country.

    Director:Alan Perry
    Writers:Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson

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  11. The Secret Service Season 1 Episode 7 - Recall to Service
    7.2/10(21 votes)

    S1:E7

    Unwin must pose as an army officer in order to prevent the sabotage of an experimental new tank.

    Director:Peter Anderson
    Writer:Pat Dunlop

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  12. The Secret Service Season 1 Episode 8 - Errand of Mercy
    7.2/10(22 votes)

    S1:E8

    When Unwin takes to bed from sunstroke, he has an extraordinary dream. Can he and Matthew survive their dangerous journey in Gabriel, the flying car, and deliver medical supplies to plague-ridden Africa?

    Director:Leo Eaton
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  13. The Secret Service Season 1 Episode 3 - To Catch a Spy
    6.8/10(27 votes)

    S1:E3

    Unwin and Matthew are on the case when enemy spy George Grey escapes from a maximum security prison and disappears over the estate of Sir Humphrey Barton.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Pat Dunlop

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Best Episodes Summary

"More Haste, Less Speed" is the best rated episode of "The Secret Service". It scored 8.6/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Ken Turner and written by Tony Barwick, it aired on 12/14/1969. This episode scored 0.7 points higher than the second highest rated, "Last Train to Bufflers Halt".