The Sandbaggers

The best spy series in television history.
The Sandbaggers (1978-1980)
Seasons: 3, episodes: 20
Episode runtime: 51 min
Average rating: 8.6/10 1 212
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Premiere
Last episode
Status
Completed
Creators
Scenario
Composer
Roy Budd
Producer
Actors
Photo Roy Marsden
Roy Marsden
Neil Burnside
Photo Ray Lonnen
Ray Lonnen
Willie Caine
Photo Jerome Willis
Jerome Willis
Matthew Peele
Bob Sherman
Jeff Ross
Photo Michael Cashman
Michael Cashman
Mike Wallace
Photo Elizabeth Bennett
Elizabeth Bennett
Diane Lawler
Sue Holderness
Marianne Straker
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Short description

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.

Seasons

SeasonEpisodesRelease dateRating
7 1978-09-18 —
6 1980-01-27 —
7 1980-06-08 —

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