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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 ByIan Mackintosh
StatusEnded
Original NameThe Sandbaggers
First Air DateSeptember 18, 1978
Last Air DateJuly 28, 1980
Seasons3
Episodes20
Episode Runtime 51min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production CompaniesYorkshire Television
NetworksITV1
S03E07

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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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