Sleepers (1991)

Directed by

Geoffrey Sax

Genre

drama, comedy

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 4 episodes

Rated

12

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the late 1980s, two KGB spies in Britain are left to wait for orders during Glasnost. Their quiet lives are disrupted by everyday events and the people around them.

quirkycomediclight-heartedperiodwhimsicalintriguingmildoffbeat

What happens

Sleepers is a 1991 comedy-drama produced by Cinema Verity for the BBC, and that aired on BBC2 from 10 April to 1 May 1991, set around the period of Glasnost in the Soviet Union. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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