The Sandbaggers (1978)
- Genre
- action television series
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 3 seasons, 20 episodes
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 8.2 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
British intelligence officers manage Cold War espionage operations. The series focuses on how the job strains their personal relationships and moral boundaries.
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What happens
The Sandbaggers is a British spy thriller television series created by Ian Mackintosh, about men and women on the front lines of the Cold War. Set contemporaneously with its original broadcast on ITV from 1978 to 1980, The Sandbaggers examines the effect of espionage on the personal and professional lives of British intelligence officers and their American colleagues. All but three of the 20 episodes were written by Mackintosh, who disappeared in 1979 during production. The series was produced in Leeds by Yorkshire Television. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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