The Sandbaggers

The Sandbaggers

1978
★★★★☆ 8.0/10
📺 3 Seasons
🎬 20 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 60 min/episode
Drama
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.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

Amazon Prime Video
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Seasons

Season 1
1978 • 7 Episodes
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.
Season 2
1980 • 6 Episodes
The head of the Bulgarian Secret Service asks to meet with Sandbagger Tom Elliott in Sofia, but Burnside doesn't like it and intends to give Elliott backup whether his bosses approve or not.
Season 3
1980 • 7 Episodes
CIA Head of London Station Jeff Ross asks for Burnside's help when Ross' marriage is in trouble, but then Burnside starts to suspect that the KGB and MI5 have an interest in that marriage as well.

Crew

Producer
Michael Ferguson

Network

ITV1