The Sandbaggers
The best spy series in television history.
DramaWar & Politics
8.3
8.33 Seasons
20 Episodes
September 18, 1978
Overview
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.
Created by
Ian Mackintosh
Network
ITV1
Cast
Roy Marsden
Neil Burnside
Ray Lonnen
Willie Caine
Michael Cashman
Mike Wallace
D
Dennis Burgess
C
Sue Holderness
Marianne Straker
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