The Sandbaggers (1978)

Name: The Sandbaggers
Rating: 8.2

Rating: 8.2

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 1978-09-18

Last Air Date: 1980-07-28

Number of Seasons: 3

Number of Episodes: 20

Created By: Ian Mackintosh

Networks: ITV1

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Top Cast

Roy Marsden as Neil Burnside
Ray Lonnen as Willie Caine
Jerome Willis as Matthew Peele
Bob Sherman as Jeff Ross
Alan MacNaughtan as Sir Geoffrey Wellingham
Michael Cashman as Mike Wallace
Richard Vernon as C
Elizabeth Bennett as Diane Lawler
Terry Pearson as APSO (uncredited)
Sue Holderness as Marianne Straker

Seasons

None (1978)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: First Principles (1978-09-18)

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.
Ep. 2: A Proper Function of Government (1978-09-25)

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.
Ep. 3: Is Your Journey Really Necessary? (1978-10-02)

Alan Denson threatens to quit the Sandbaggers after a rough, unauthorized mission near the Soviet border, so Burnside applies pressure to Denson's fiancee
Ep. 4: The Most Suitable Person (1978-10-09)

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.
Ep. 5: Always Glad to Help (1978-10-16)

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.
Ep. 6: A Feasible Solution (1978-10-23)

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.
Ep. 7: Special Relationship (1978-10-30)

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.