How many seasons does The Sandbaggers have?

The Sandbaggers has 3 seasons and 20 episodes.

Is The Sandbaggers renewed or canceled?

The Sandbaggers is currently ended.

Where can I watch The Sandbaggers?

The Sandbaggers is available on ITV1. You can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, BritBox, Shout! Factory TV.

The Sandbaggers

Name: The Sandbaggers
Genre: Drama, War & Politics
Released: 1978-09-18
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Roy Marsden, Ray Lonnen, Michael Cashman, Dennis Burgess, Sue Holderness

ENDED3 Seasons20 Episodes★ 8.2

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NetworkITV1

First AiredSep 18, 1978

Last AiredJul 28, 1980

GenreDrama, War & Politics

Runtime51 min

Created ByIan Mackintosh

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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Cast

Roy Marsden

Neil Burnside

Ray Lonnen

Willie Caine

Michael Cashman

Mike Wallace

Dennis Burgess

Sue Holderness

Marianne Straker

Seasons & Episodes3 seasons · 20 episodes

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E1All in a Good Cause

Jun 9, 198060m

CIA Head of London Station Jeff Ross asks for Burnside's help when Ross' marriage is in trouble, but then Burnside starts to suspect that the KGB and MI5 have an interest in that marriage as well.

E2To Hell with Justice

Jun 16, 198060m

SIS Director of Intelligence Edward Tyler meets a suspicious woman while on holiday in Malta, so Burnside secretly sends the Sandbaggers to keep an eye on him.

E3Unusual Approach

Jun 23, 198060m

'C' orders Burnside to go on a working holiday in Rhodes, and while he's gone, Ross asks Caine for some risky backup in the USSR, but as Acting D.Ops., Caine would have to send Wallace.

E4My Name is Anna Wiseman

Jun 30, 198050m

Burnside tries to get approval to plant a woman in the Soviet Union as a long-term double agent, but he neglects to mention that her real mission is short-term human rights propaganda.

E5Sometimes We Play Dirty Too

Jul 7, 198060m

When a British intelligence source is killed in an accident in Prague, Caine is sent in to find out what really happened while Wallace and Burnside look for clues at home.

E6Who Needs Enemies

Jul 14, 198060m

When a rival for Burnside's job gets hold of a CIA document that describes Burnside as a divisive influence, SIS upper management contrives to promote Burnside ``sideways'' to Madrid.

E7Opposite Numbers

Jul 28, 198060m

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.

About The Sandbaggers

The Sandbaggers is a drama, war & politics series on ITV1. The show first aired on Sep 18, 1978 and currently has 3 seasons and 20 episodes. The Sandbaggers has ended after 3 seasons. It has a rating of 8.2/10 based on 12 votes. The cast includes Roy Marsden, Ray Lonnen, Michael Cashman, Dennis Burgess, Sue Holderness. Created by Ian Mackintosh.