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* [[Black and Grey Morality]]: His stated goal, "the destruction of the KGB," justifies Burnside's ruthlessness. |
* [[Black and Grey Morality]]: His stated goal, "the destruction of the KGB," justifies Burnside's ruthlessness. |
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* [[Bottle Episode]]: SIS office politics play a huge role in the show, and occasionally the entire episode takes place in that environment (though likely including a few London exteriors.) |
* [[Bottle Episode]]: SIS office politics play a huge role in the show, and occasionally the entire episode takes place in that environment (though likely including a few London exteriors.) |
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* [[CIA Evil FBI Good]]: Inverted. The CIA are generally portrayed as helpful, and in particular Burnside has a very close working relationship with the CIA's London section chief, Jeff Ross. The FBI are allegedly behind the Kennedy and King assassinations. |
* [[CIA Evil, FBI Good]]: Inverted. The CIA are generally portrayed as helpful, and in particular Burnside has a very close working relationship with the CIA's London section chief, Jeff Ross. The FBI are allegedly behind the Kennedy and King assassinations. |
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* [[Cut Short]] - Mackintosh's disappearance ended the series on a cliffhanger, with {{spoiler|Willie Caine mortally wounded.}} Rumors suggest {{spoiler|Caine would have returned as a wheelchair-bound D. Ops}} in Series Four. |
* [[Cut Short]] - Mackintosh's disappearance ended the series on a cliffhanger, with {{spoiler|Willie Caine mortally wounded.}} Rumors suggest {{spoiler|Caine would have returned as a wheelchair-bound D. Ops}} in Series Four. |
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]] - Just about everyone gets a turn, but particularly Burnside, his secretary and Sandbagger One, Willie Caine. |
* [[Deadpan Snarker]] - Just about everyone gets a turn, but particularly Burnside, his secretary and Sandbagger One, Willie Caine. |
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* [[One-Letter Name]] / [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]] - The head of SIS is always referred to only as "C"; it takes an entire season to learn his real name and even after that nobody uses it. |
* [[One-Letter Name]] / [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]] - The head of SIS is always referred to only as "C"; it takes an entire season to learn his real name and even after that nobody uses it. |
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* [[The Only One]] - Diplomacy won't work. The CIA can't get an agent there in time. The Prime Minister refuses to authorize military action. Any number of elements force the Sandbaggers into the line of fire. |
* [[The Only One]] - Diplomacy won't work. The CIA can't get an agent there in time. The Prime Minister refuses to authorize military action. Any number of elements force the Sandbaggers into the line of fire. |
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* [[Out-Gambitted]] - Wellingham thoroughly outmaneuvers Burnside in the season 2 finale. |
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* [[Overt Rendezvous]] - Burnside and Jeff Ross tend to meet while strolling through the park. |
* [[Overt Rendezvous]] - Burnside and Jeff Ross tend to meet while strolling through the park. |
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* [[Pointy-Haired Boss]] - Deputy Chief Peele, who is more of a career man than an intelligence officer, although he does show glimpses of competence once or twice. The Prime Minister and the rest of the government usually are treated as Pointy Haired Bosses, as well. |
* [[Pointy-Haired Boss]] - Deputy Chief Peele, who is more of a career man than an intelligence officer, although he does show glimpses of competence once or twice. The Prime Minister and the rest of the government usually are treated as Pointy Haired Bosses, as well. |
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[[Category:Crime and Punishment Series]] |
[[Category:Crime and Punishment Series]] |
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[[Category:The Sandbaggers]] |
[[Category:The Sandbaggers]] |
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