The Sandbaggers

The Sandbaggers

"The best spy series in television history."

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

Status

Ended

Original Name

The Sandbaggers

First Air Date

September 18, 1978

Last Air Date

July 28, 1980

Seasons

3

Episodes

20

Language

English

Production Companies

Networks

ITV1

S03E07

Opposite Numbers

Burnside is opposed to an East-West arms treaty being negotiated in Malta, so he and the Sandbaggers conspire to scuttle the talks by encouraging a Soviet double agent to defect.

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