The Sandbaggers

Overview

The Sandbaggers is a British television drama series about men and women on the front lines of the Cold War. Set contemporaneously with its original broadcast on ITV in 1978 and 1980, The Sandbaggers examines the effect of the espionage game on the personal and professional lives of British and American intelligence specialists.

Episodes

First Principles

S01E01 First Principles

September 18, 1978 60 min
Neil Burnside, the Director of Operations for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, objects to sending his best agents, the Sandbaggers, on a mission into Russia for Norway's Secret Service.
A Proper Function of Government

S01E02 A Proper Function of Government

September 25, 1978 60 min
The Sandbaggers may be sent to Vienna to keep tabs on a possible defector, while Burnside tries to get official approval to assassinate an African dictator.
Is Your Journey Really Necessary?

S01E03 Is Your Journey Really Necessary?

October 2, 1978 60 min
Alan Denson threatens to quit the Sandbaggers after a rough, unauthorized mission near the Soviet border, so Burnside applies pressure to Denson's fiancee
The Most Suitable Person

S01E04 The Most Suitable Person

October 9, 1978 60 min
Sandbagger One Willie Caine goes to Gibraltar to investigate the murder of an SIS agent, and potential new Sandbagger Laura Dickens goes to Morocco to get more clues in the case.
Always Glad to Help

S01E05 Always Glad to Help

October 16, 1978 60 min
Dickens is assigned to find out where an Arab sheik's sympathies lie while Burnside clashes with Deputy Chief Matthew Peele and the Ministry of Defence over a covert scuba-diving operation.
A Feasible Solution

S01E06 A Feasible Solution

October 23, 1978 60 min
Caine and an agent fresh out of field school go to Cyprus on the trail of some missing rocket scientists while Neil lets his romantic guard down at home.
Special Relationship

S01E07 Special Relationship

October 30, 1978 60 min
Laura Dickens is the most qualified agent for a risky mission in East Berlin and Burnside has to double-deal to make sure her presence there won't pose other security risks as well.

Cast

Roy Marsden
Roy Marsden
Richard Vernon
Richard Vernon
Ray Lonnen
Ray Lonnen
Jerome Willis
Jerome Willis
Alan MacNaughtan
Alan MacNaughtan
Diane Keen
Diane Keen
Elizabeth Bennett
Elizabeth Bennett
Michael Cashman
Michael Cashman
Robert B. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman
Sue Holderness
Sue Holderness
Bob Sherman
Dennis Burgess

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