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1978 – 1980 · Series · 51m
The Sandbaggers
AudienceAudience: 8.4
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.
My takeA tense British espionage series that strips away the glamour to show the grimy, morally ambiguous world of Cold War intelligence work. Arlo would appreciate the sharp writing and the way it treats spying as a thankless bureaucratic grind rather than adventure fantasy.
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Cast
Brian HainesJean RimmerRoy MarsdenRay LonnenJerome WillisBob ShermanMichael CashmanRichard Vernon
Directors
Alan GrintDavid CunliffeDavid ReynoldsDerek BennettMichael FergusonPeter Cregeen
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