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The Sandbaggers (1978) is a drama, war & politics web series in English. On New MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch The Sandbaggers online in HD.

The Sandbaggers — Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

• Created by: Ian Mackintosh
• Starring: Roy Marsden, Ray Lonnen, Michael Cashman, Dennis Burgess, Sue Holderness

The Sandbaggers — Series Details

The Sandbaggers — Episode Guide

Series 1

• E1: First Principles (1978-09-18) — In Westminster there stands a drab building, peopled by ambitious men wielding great power in total secrecy, Among its staff are Neil Burnside and Willis Caine, for whom the Secret
• E2: A Proper Function of Government (1978-09-25) — When Sir Donald Hopkins, a top government advisor, is unexpectedly seen in Vienna, it is suspected that he intends to defect. The Sandbaggers are sent to Vienna to keep tabs on him
• E3: Is Your Journey Really Necessary? (1978-10-02) — Alan Denson threatens to quit the Sandbaggers after a rough, unauthorized assassination mission near the Soviet border, so Burnside applies pressure to Denson's fiancee.
• E4: The Most Suitable Person (1978-10-09) — There has never been a woman in SIS's Special Operations Section, but with only one Sandbagger left to him, Burnside faces a crisis. The Training School can offer no one… except
• E5: Always Glad to Help (1978-10-16) — Laura Dickens is assigned to find out where an Arab sheik's sympathies lie, while Burnside clashes with Deputy Chief Matthew Peele and the Ministry of Defence over a covert scuba-d
• E6: A Feasible Solution (1978-10-23) — Caine and an agent fresh out of field school, go to Cyprus on the trail of some missing rocket scientists, while Neil lets his romantic guard down at home.
• E7: Special Relationship (1978-10-30) — Laura Dickens is the most qualified agent for a risky mission in East Berlin and Burnside has to double-deal to make sure her presence there won't pose other security risks as well

Series 2

• E1: At All Costs (1980-01-28) — The head of the Bulgarian Secret Service asks to meet with Sandbagger Tom Elliott in Sofia, but Burnside doesn't like it and intends to give Elliott backup whether his bosses appro
• E2: Enough of Ghosts (1980-02-04) — Permanent Under-Secretary of State Sir Geoffrey Wellingham goes missing in Brussels and the Sandbaggers are dispatched to find him, for Burnside's sake as well as Wellingham's.
• E3: Decision by Committee (1980-02-11) — On an airline flight back from Sri Lanka, Caine and CIA covert-action agent Karen Milner run into trouble during their stop in Turkey, and Burnside runs into bureaucratic oppositio
• E4: A Question of Loyalty (1980-02-18) — Sandbagger Mike Wallace runs afoul of the local SIS station while on a risky mission in Warsaw, and Burnside risks his own career to show him support by sending him on a subsequent
• E5: It Couldn't Happen Here (1980-02-25) — In the wake of the assassination of one U.S. senator, the Sandbaggers are assigned to bodyguard another, while Burnside gets wind of a traitor in the British cabinet.
• E6: Operation Kingmaker (1980-03-03) — When there's talk of getting a new 'C', Burnside decides to back Peele for the job, believing him more malleable than the other most likely candidate, whom Burnside once clashed wi

Series 3

• E1: All in a Good Cause (1980-06-09) — 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 m
• E2: To Hell with Justice (1980-06-16) — 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.
• E3: Unusual Approach (1980-06-23) — '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 Wal
• E4: My Name is Anna Wiseman (1980-06-30) — 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 propaga
• E5: Sometimes We Play Dirty Too (1980-07-07) — 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.
• E6: Who Needs Enemies (1980-07-14) — 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 Madr
• E7: Opposite Numbers (1980-07-28) — 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does The Sandbaggers have? 3 season(s) with 20 episodes.

Who created The Sandbaggers? Ian Mackintosh.

Where can I watch The Sandbaggers? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.