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The Best Episodes Written By Howard Brenton

Every TV Episode Written by Howard Brenton Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Howard Brenton Ratings Summary

"Nest of Angels" is the best rated episode written by Howard Brenton. It scored 9.5/10 based on 4 votes. It was directed by Bharat Nalluri. It aired on 6/9/2003 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Smoke and Mirrors".

  • Nest of Angels
    9.5/104 votes

    #1 - Nest of Angels

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/9/2003

    A fellow agent informs Tom that young boys and men from a mosque in Birmingham are being trained as suicide bombers. They need an undercover spook, but who should or can go?

    Director: Bharat Nalluri

    Writer: Howard Brenton

  • Smoke and Mirrors
    9.5/104 votes

    #2 - Smoke and Mirrors

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 8/11/2003

    Tom ignores Harry's demands to end his relationship with CIA officer Christine Dale. Christine hands Tom a secure communication which she has accidentally received from high up in the CIA. It says that an American assassin has come to the UK for a hit and that the CIA are going to take him out, without informing Five or any of the security services. Tom can't tell Harry what he knows so enlists Danny and Zoe to help him. However, things start to go wrong and tonight's episode is all 'Smoke and Mirrors'. Will the truth be uncovered before something goes terribly wrong? Has Tom gone bad?

    Director: Sam Miller

    Writer: Howard Brenton

  • Celebrity
    9.3/103 votes

    #3 - Celebrity

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2004

    The baby of a celebrity couple is kidnapped and they call in MI5. Fiona goes in undercover to gather more information about the couple against Adam's wishes.

    Director: Bill Anderson

    Writer: Howard Brenton

  • Diana
    9.3/103 votes

    #4 - Diana

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/10/2005

    A former officer is convinced that MI5 killed Princess Diana and is determined to force the team to prove it.

    Director: Julian Simpson

    Writer: Howard Brenton

  • The Lesser of Two Evils
    9.3/104 votes

    #5 - The Lesser of Two Evils

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/17/2002

    Patrick McCann, an IRA leader claims to have information about a nuclear attack on the UK mainland, can MI5 trust the IRA enough to give them what they want in return; 36 hours free of surveillance, free to do whatever they wish?

    Director: Andy Wilson

    Writer: Howard Brenton

  • Project Friendly Fire
    9.3/104 votes

    #6 - Project Friendly Fire

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/2004

    Tom Quinn has disappeared after shooting his boss Harry Pearce. He also stands accused of assassinating the Chief of Defence Staff. Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee Oliver Mace uses this a pretext to launch a punitive investigation of MI5. Zoe, Danny and the team must prove Tom innocent and save the service from government takeover.

    Director: Jonny Campbell

    Writer: Howard Brenton

  • I Spy Apocalypse
    9.0/104 votes

    #7 - I Spy Apocalypse

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/7/2003

    Tom's skills as leader are tested to their extremes when they take part in an Extreme Emergency Response Initiative Exercise (EERIE) to test their response to nuclear, chemical or biological act in central London, but when the power in the grid is cut and Harry starts to feel ill, they soon begin to suspect it's for real.

    Director: Justin Chadwick

    Writer: Howard Brenton

  • The Sleeper
    9.0/104 votes

    #8 - The Sleeper

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/18/2004

    Harry reawakens sleeper agent Fred Roberts, a renowned chemist and family man. As Fred becomes more deeply involved with deadly terrorists, Tom has a crisis of conscience which could jeopardise his career.

    Director: Jonny Campbell

    Writer: Howard Brenton

  • Road Trip
    9.0/103 votes

    #9 - Road Trip

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/2005

    Adam infiltrates a truck carrying illegal immigrants across Europe in order to stop a would-be terrorist.

    Director: Alrick Riley

    Writer: Howard Brenton

  • The Russian
    9.0/103 votes

    #10 - The Russian

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/2005

    An old British traitor is called in to infiltrate a Russian firm suspected of stealing secrets from GCHQ.

    Director: Omar Madha

    Writer: Howard Brenton

  • The Rose Bed Memoirs
    8.8/104 votes

    #11 - The Rose Bed Memoirs

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/10/2002

    Disgraced MP Hampton Wilder has written memoirs with the power to destroy the government, what's more an old KGB agent is trying to smuggle illegal arms into and out of the country, besmirching the good name of the Prime Minister's right hand man.

    Director: Andy Wilson

    Writer: Howard Brenton

  • Traitor's Gate
    8.8/104 votes

    #12 - Traitor's Gate

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/4/2002

    MI5's best officer, Peter Salter, seems to be joining the enemy. President Bush is scheduled to visit and it seems as though Salter is trying to stop the peace, is this all part of his mission or is he in fact a triple-agent?

    Director: Rob Bailey

    Writer: Howard Brenton

  • Blood and Money
    8.5/104 votes

    #13 - Blood and Money

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/23/2003

    After stealing a large amount of money from a bank, a man is found crucified on the moors. The Treasury call in the team to investigate, but when Harry decides to take the mission further Danny's life is put in danger.

    Director: Rob Bailey

    Writer: Howard Brenton

  • Who Guards the Guards?
    8.3/103 votes

    #14 - Who Guards the Guards?

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/25/2004

    Danny and the team must uncover the truth behind an assassination attempt on a famous novelist.

    Director: Cilla Ware

    Writer: Howard Brenton