ITV1 1978 - 1980 3 seasons 20 eps PG Ended

The Sandbaggers

1978 - 1980 3 seasons 20 eps PG

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50 min

S3 · E1 · Jun 9, 1980

All in a Good Cause Episode 1

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.

8.2 · You

50 min

S3 · E2 · Jun 16, 1980

To Hell with Justice Episode 2

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.

8.4 · You

50 min

S3 · E3 · Jun 23, 1980

Unusual Approach Episode 3

'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.

8.0 · You

50 min

S3 · E4 · Jun 30, 1980

My Name is Anna Wiseman Episode 4

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.

7.8 · You

50 min

S3 · E5 · Jul 7, 1980

Sometimes We Play Dirty Too Episode 5

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.

7.5 · You

50 min

S3 · E6 · Jul 14, 1980

Who Needs Enemies Episode 6

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.

8.3 · You

50 min

S3 · E7 · Jul 28, 1980

Opposite Numbers Episode 7

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.

7.9 · You

7 episodes in Season 3

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The Sandbaggers