The Sandbaggers(1978)
DramaWar & Politics
First Air Date: 1978-09-18
Average Runtime: 51m
Rating: 8.3
Votes: 12
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 20
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.
Keywords
cold warespionagepolitical intrigue spy thriller
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Series 1
Episodes: 7E01
First Principles
Air Date: 1978-09-18
Neil Burnside, the Director of Operations for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, objects to sending his best agen...
E02
A Proper Function of Government
Air Date: 1978-09-25
The Sandbaggers may be sent to Vienna to keep tabs on a possible defector, while Burnside tries to get official appro...
E03
Is Your Journey Really Necessary?
Air Date: 1978-10-02
Alan Denson threatens to quit the Sandbaggers after a rough, unauthorized mission near the Soviet border, so Burnside...
E04
The Most Suitable Person
Air Date: 1978-10-09
Sandbagger One Willie Caine goes to Gibraltar to investigate the murder of an SIS agent, and potential new Sandbagger...
E05
Always Glad to Help
Air Date: 1978-10-16
Dickens is assigned to find out where an Arab sheik's sympathies lie while Burnside clashes with Deputy Chief Matthew...
E06
A Feasible Solution
Air Date: 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 l...
E07
Special Relationship
Air Date: 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 ...
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