The WORST episodes of The Bureau

Every episode of The Bureau ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Bureau!

Le Bureau des légendes is a French political thriller television series, which revolves around the lives of agents of the DGSE (General Directorate of External Security), France's principal external security service. "Malotru", a French intelligence officer, undercover in Syria for 6 years, is called back home. He will face the difficulty to forget his undercover identity, the disappearance of a colleague in Algeria, and the training of a young woman.

Last Updated: 8/3/2026Network: Canal+Status: Ended
Episode 10
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#1 - Episode 10

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/4/2020

Marie-Jeanne presents her candidacy to succeed Michel Ponte as director of the service. An Uzbek tourist in Paris finds a weapon. Is he part of Mikhail's revenge?

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#2 - Episode 1

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/22/2018

Chased by the DGSE and the CIA all the way to Moscow, Malotru tries to negotiate his return to France. The DGSE’s new head of Internal Security, JJA, initiates a full-spectrum audit of The Bureau and its new chief Marie-Jeanne, with the clear-cut intention of severing a few heads in the process.

Writer: Eric Rochant
Episode 2
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#3 - Episode 2

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/22/2018

Dumped by the DGSE, Malotru comes out of hiding and is quickly located by the Russian secret services. At the DGSE, Liz manipulates Sisteron to cause distrust between he and Marie-Jeanne. Meanwhile, Jonas begins to suspect that his mission might be hiding an ulterior motive: to ultimately eliminate the Jihadists he has been targeting.

Directors: Eric Rochant
Writer: Eric Rochant
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#4 - Episode 3

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/29/2018

Arrested for Espionage by the Russian secret services, Malotru is tossed aside and left to the mercy of other inmates. Back in France, the DGSE is striving to understand his motives before making a move. Marina’s phone has been hacked and used in a cyber attack against the Boulgakov Centre. Back in Iraq, Jonas suspects that a seemingly repentant Jihadist may be playing him to sneak his way back to France.

Directors: Eric Rochant
Writer: Eric Rochant
Episode 4
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#5 - Episode 4

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2018

While under intense pressure from the FSB to cooperate, Malotru is considering how to approach a cyber operations officer. Back in France, Marie-Jeanne seeks Mag’s advice, only to find out that JJA had coerced him to resign and that she could very well be next. Jonas hires an expert to infiltrate an Islamist financial network.

Directors: Eric Rochant
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Episode 5
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#6 - Episode 5

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2018

Just as Karlov is beginning to lose patience, Malotru suggests recruiting Ellenstein. Back at the DGSE, Marie-Jeanne is monitoring a cyberattack, hoping to track down the person responsible for hacking Marina’s phone. Meanwhile in Mosul, Jonas and Jean-Paul are searching for a way through the ravaged city to get to the Collector.

Directors: Eric Rochant
Episode 6
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#7 - Episode 6

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2018

Under Karlov’s watchful gaze, Malotru initiates Ellenstein’s recruitment. At the DGSE, Sisteron suspects that Cesar is not ready to go on a mission and will not be able to hold his legend undercover. Back in Raqqa, still under Daesh’s occupation, Jonas and Jean-Paul join a battalion of Yazidi women to track down Iode 3.

Directors: Eric Rochant
Episode 7
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#8 - Episode 7

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2018

In Moscow, Malotru welcomes César, who has taken Ellenstein’s identity. Back in Damascus, the Syrian authorities refuse to let either Jonas or Jean-Paul access the morgue, where Iode 3’s body most likely lies.

Directors: Eric Rochant
Writer: Eric Rochant
Episode 8
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#9 - Episode 8

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2018

Karlov asks Malotru to join the FSB in Moscow. In Paris, Sisteron and the entire Bureau must answer to an inquiry questionnaire on Marie-Jeanne, which JJA intends to use against her during the next board meeting. Meanwhile, Marina is resenting the way the Bureau is using Micha, afraid to once again leave a trail of destruction in her wake.

Directors: Eric Rochant
Episode 9
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#10 - Episode 9

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2018

Sisteron warns Marina that her cover has been blown, but that her arrest could help on another crucial assignment. Meanwhile, Malotru parts ways with Samara and comes back to France, where he is to be held in solitary confinement. Back in Syria, Jonas has lost Iode 3’s track and must turn to artificial intelligence to try and find him.

Directors: Eric Rochant
Episode 10
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#11 - Episode 10

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/2018

In Ukraine, Malotru arrives at the exchange location to get Marina. But on the way back, their convoy deviates from the route initially agreed upon by the DGSE, forcing him to warn Sisteron. Back in Paris, Marie-Jeanne quickly understands that Malotru’s life is at stake and confronts JJA and Ponte. Meanwhile, Jonas interrogates Iode 3 to try and prevent an impending terrorist attack in France.

Directors: Eric Rochant
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#12 - Episode 1

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/6/2020

JJA, the director of Dsec, has taken over the leadership of Le Bureau, while Marie-Jeanne has moved to Egypt. A newspaper article on the events in Ukraine emerge. The agency fears they have a leak.

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#13 - Episode 2

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/6/2020

On his way to Riga, Sylvain disappears at Moscow airport. Marie-Jeanne is in the Sinai desert. She must work alongside the Egyptian agent Ramsès.

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#14 - Episode 3

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/13/2020

Malotru is in place in the Russian agency FSB as "Pavel Lebedev". Sisteron is sent in the greatest secrecy to Cairo. Meanwhile, Jules announces to JJA that he has located Sylvain's phone. Digital tracing indicates that Sylvain is in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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#15 - Episode 4

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/13/2020

Liz Bernstein and La Mule are quietly continuing their investigations to identify the mole in the service. After a few weeks of rest in Sologne, Marina finds her post in Paris. Sisteron is responsible for training Andrea on the computer programs used by Israeli hackers. Meanwhile, in Phnom Penh, Sylvain decided to collaborate with the group led by Véra. In Paris, his superiors questioned his ability to manage the danger associated with this mission.

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#16 - Episode 5

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/20/2020

A meeting between the different chiefs of the Sinai tribes is to be held at the Nile Sorman hotel where Marie-Jeanne is working undercover. Fouad, the Egyptian security officer, travels to Paris for a meeting with the Bureau. Marina joins Andrea in Jordan to help him in his mission.

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#17 - Episode 6

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/20/2020

At the DGSE, the work of JJA is carefully examined. Dsec is particularly interested in the way he manages Pacemaker, who is on a mission in Cambodia. In Cairo, Marie-Jeanne discovers that her hotel room has been bugged. Pacemaker is closely watched at work..

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#18 - Episode 7

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/27/2020

JJA is told to go ahead and recruit Mikhail. He contacts Pavel in Moscow to develop a strategy. Sylvain is sent to Seoul by the Russians to enlist Yellow Joon, a genius hacker. In Paris, Sisteron admits having lost confidence in JJA. In Cairo, intelligence indicates an attack is imminent.

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#19 - Episode 8

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/27/2020

Mikhaïl Karlov receives a parcel with the USB key which Sylvain uses at work. Both surprised and worried, he tries to reach the young hacker and learns that the young man is on a mission in Seoul. Meanwhile, Alexis Bakatine, the head of security at the FSB, is continuing his investigation into the spy "Black September" in order to find out if Pavel is a double agent.

Episode 9
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#20 - Episode 9

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/4/2020

Marie-Jeanne is back at the Bureau. Sisteron processes information from Karlov. Mikhail must explain to his wife and son the difficult situation they are in. Jonas discovers that the young woman with whom he has had an affair for several weeks is working ... for the Russians.

Episode 9
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#21 - Episode 9

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/19/2017

The Bureau is putting all its resources to find Malotru. Nadia and Prune are put to work on this mission, but Malotru, as a professional, is extremely cautious. In Baku, the wind turns for Marina: Philippe realises that she is perhaps not as novice as she claims...

Episode 6
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#22 - Episode 6

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/5/2017

Malotru can only rely on himself and must fight alone to hope to escape his pursuers. Duflot, who had just left office at the head of the Bureau, went to meet Cochise on the banks of the Euphrates. In Baku, Marina is offered a post at the Institute of Seismology.

Episode 10
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#23 - Episode 10

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/19/2017

Marina is sequestered by Philippe, and the Mossad is ready to get rid of her; she must get out of there. At the same time, at the DGSE, Marie-Jeanne is more determined than ever to stop Malotru during a secret meeting of the latter with Nadia...

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Episode 3
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#24 - Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/4/2015

Marina starts work at the Institute of Earth Physics. A brief scene shows Debailly, connected to a polygraph, continuing to recount his story. The DGSE interrogates Gherbi to confirm he is not also working for Algerian intelligence. Duflot's brother-in-law works undercover in the Sahara Desert. Meanwhile, Nadia's visits to Lefevbre arouse the suspicion of Syrian agent Nadim. Debailly digs into Nadia's background, and confronts her as to why she is really in Paris.

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Episode 7
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#25 - Episode 7

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/12/2017

In Baku, Marina is caught up in paranoia, which complicates her mission. During an interview under high tension, Duflot meets Cochise and negotiates his defection, on condition that Malotru be released...