The Best Episodes of Spooks Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.5/10(423 votes)

   #1 - Legitimate Targets

   S2:E16/2/2003

   With Tom's family trapped in his house with a bomb, and nothing Tom or the other spooks can do but watch on. There is a huge explosion and the credits begin. However, there is no time to focus on these events as a Serbian warlord has been seen entering the UK vowing revenge for the death of his sons in a NATO bombing raid. Zoe is sent undercover to track him down, and stop any more deaths.

   Director:Bharat Nalluri

   Writer:David Wolstencroft

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   Director:Bharat Nalluri

   Writer:David Wolstencroft
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   8.1/10(417 votes)

   #2 - Nest of Angels

   S2:E26/9/2003

   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

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   Director:Bharat Nalluri

   Writer:Howard Brenton
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   7.5/10(376 votes)

   #3 - Spiders

   S2:E36/16/2003

   MI5's mainframe has been hacked into. But Tom and his team think they have found a lead in the form of an I.T. teacher, so Zoe is sent undercover to get close to him and find out his secrets. Will they be able to stop the culprit before the inner sanctum is breached and every agents' identity revealed?

   Director:Rob Bailey

   Writer:Matthew Graham

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   Director:Rob Bailey

   Writer:Matthew Graham
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   7.6/10(365 votes)

   #4 - Blood and Money

   S2:E46/23/2003

   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

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   Director:Rob Bailey

   Writer:Howard Brenton
5. 

   8.5/10(520 votes)

   #5 - I Spy Apocalypse

   S2:E57/7/2003

   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

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   Director:Justin Chadwick

   Writer:Howard Brenton
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   7.6/10(374 votes)

   #6 - Without Incident

   S2:E67/14/2003

   The president of the USA makes an unexpected stop in London. Tom and his team are forced to work with the CIA. A power struggle between the two secret organizations begins, but will they stop fighting before a terrible mistake is made? And will Tom ex-girlfriend leave well alone or will she have to be taught a lesson?

   Director:Justin Chadwick

   Writer:David Wolstencroft

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   Director:Justin Chadwick

   Writer:David Wolstencroft
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   7.6/10(360 votes)

   #7 - Clean Skin

   S2:E77/21/2003

   A French scientist has gone renegade and taken a top secret weapon called Firestorm with him, which he is threatening to sell to the highest bidder. Now he has ended up in the UK, and MI5 is forced to work with French Intelligence. But the British want the technology. They have to steal the technology without the French finding out, using an agent that if caught has no affiliation to Five. But there is a burglary at Harry's flat which puts the operation in jeopardy. Or does it?

   Director:Ciarán Donnelly

   Writer:Simon Mirren

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   Director:Ciarán Donnelly

   Writer:Simon Mirren
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   7.6/10(349 votes)

   #8 - Strike Force

   S2:E87/28/2003

   A new series of strikes prompted by the unions has the team worried. And when news of a 'strike' by the army arise, Tom is sent undercover to investigate. Meanwhile Zoe takes charge back at the Grid, and is tasked with moving spent uranium cells across the country after rail strikes prevent it taking it's usual route. Will it get to Dover on time? Or will it fall into the wrong hands?

   Director:Ciarán Donnelly

   Writer:Steve Bailie

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   Director:Ciarán Donnelly

   Writer:Steve Bailie
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   7.7/10(343 votes)

   #9 - The Seventh Division

   S2:E98/4/2003

   Tom is undercover with Customs, but when he goes off to phone in, the rest of the crew are murdered. A Colombian drugs cartel are suspected. Zoe and Tom are sent undercover to 'turn' the girlfriend of the head of the cartel. Tonight also sees the re-appearance of Tessa and she wants revenge on Harry and MI5. Will she endanger Tom and Zoe's life? Will the mole be found before it's too late? Or will Tessa get her revenge and allow someone to die?

   Director:Sam Miller

   Writer:Ben Richards

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   Director:Sam Miller

   Writer:Ben Richards
10. 

    8.5/10(414 votes)

    #10 - Smoke and Mirrors

    S2:E108/11/2003

    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

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    Director:Sam Miller

    Writer:Howard Brenton