Seasons & Episodes
First Principles
Neil Burnside, the Director of Operations for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, objects to sending his best agents,
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
Is Your Journey Really Necessary?
Alan Denson threatens to quit the Sandbaggers after a rough, unauthorized mission near the Soviet border, so Burnside ap
The Most Suitable Person
Sandbagger One Willie Caine goes to Gibraltar to investigate the murder of an SIS agent, and potential new Sandbagger La
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
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
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
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
Enough of Ghosts
Permanent Under-Secretary of State Sir Geoffrey Wellingham goes missing in Brussels and the Sandbaggers are dispatched t
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
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
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
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
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
To Hell with Justice
SIS Director of Intelligence Edward Tyler meets a suspicious woman while on holiday in Malta, so Burnside secretly sends
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
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
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
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
Opposite Numbers
Burnside is opposed to an East-West arms treaty being negotiated in Malta, so he and the Sandbaggers conspire to scuttle