The Sandbaggers
The Sandbaggers

The Sandbaggers

1978 3 Seasons 20 Episodes ⭐ 8.3 Drama War & Politics

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.

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.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

First Principles

Neil Burnside, the Director of Operations for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, objects to sending his best agents,

EP 2

A Proper Function of Government

The Sandbaggers may be sent to Vienna to keep tabs on a possible defector, while Burnside tries to get official approval

EP 3

Is Your Journey Really Necessary?

Alan Denson threatens to quit the Sandbaggers after a rough, unauthorized mission near the Soviet border, so Burnside ap

EP 4

The Most Suitable Person

Sandbagger One Willie Caine goes to Gibraltar to investigate the murder of an SIS agent, and potential new Sandbagger La

EP 5

Always Glad to Help

Dickens is assigned to find out where an Arab sheik's sympathies lie while Burnside clashes with Deputy Chief Matthew Pe

EP 6

A Feasible Solution

Caine and an agent fresh out of field school go to Cyprus on the trail of some missing rocket scientists while Neil lets

EP 7

Special Relationship

Laura Dickens is the most qualified agent for a risky mission in East Berlin and Burnside has to double-deal to make sur

EP 1

At All Costs

The head of the Bulgarian Secret Service asks to meet with Sandbagger Tom Elliott in Sofia, but Burnside doesn't like it

EP 2

Enough of Ghosts

Permanent Under-Secretary of State Sir Geoffrey Wellingham goes missing in Brussels and the Sandbaggers are dispatched t

EP 3

Decision by Committee

On an airline flight back from Sri Lanka, Caine and CIA covert-action agent Karen Milner run into trouble during their s

EP 4

A Question of Loyalty

Sandbagger Mike Wallace runs afoul of the local SIS station while on a risky mission in Warsaw, and Burnside risks his o

EP 5

It Couldn't Happen Here

In the wake of the assassination of one U.S. senator, the Sandbaggers are assigned to bodyguard another, while Burnside

EP 6

Operation Kingmaker

When there's talk of getting a new 'C', Burnside decides to back Peele for the job, believing him more malleable than th

EP 1

All in a Good Cause

CIA Head of London Station Jeff Ross asks for Burnside's help when Ross' marriage is in trouble, but then Burnside start

EP 2

To Hell with Justice

SIS Director of Intelligence Edward Tyler meets a suspicious woman while on holiday in Malta, so Burnside secretly sends

EP 3

Unusual Approach

'C' orders Burnside to go on a working holiday in Rhodes, and while he's gone, Ross asks Caine for some risky backup in

EP 4

My Name Is Anna Wiseman

Burnside tries to get approval to plant a woman in the Soviet Union as a long-term double agent, but he neglects to ment

EP 5

Sometimes We Play Dirty Too

When a British intelligence source is killed in an accident in Prague, Caine is sent in to find out what really happened

EP 6

Who Needs Enemies

When a rival for Burnside's job gets hold of a CIA document that describes Burnside as a divisive influence, SIS upper m

EP 7

Opposite Numbers

Burnside is opposed to an East-West arms treaty being negotiated in Malta, so he and the Sandbaggers conspire to scuttle

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