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The Sandbaggers

The clandestine operations of a highly skilled British Intelligence unit are showcased.

The Sandbaggers is a British spy series that aired in the late 1970s and early 1980s, consisting of 20 50-minute episodes. The show is centered around the elite covert operations section of British Intelligence, known as the Sandbaggers, and their boss, Neil Burnside, a former Sandbagger who now faces challenges from within British bureaucracy rather than enemy agents.

Episodes:

Episode 1 First Principles

1. First Principles

Aired: Sep 18, 1978

Neil Burnside is the Director of Operations for the British Secret Service, t...

Episode 5 Always Glad to Help

5. Always Glad to Help

Aired: Oct 16, 1978

The SIS start planning a government throw-over of an Arab nation that has clo...

Episode 6 A Feasible Solution

6. A Feasible Solution

Aired: Oct 23, 1978

While Neil Burnside woos the lovely but sexually repressed Laura Dickens, Wil...

Episode 7 Special Relationship

7. Special Relationship

Aired: Oct 30, 1978

When an East German spy in the employ of SIS offers them photographs of a new...

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Info about The Sandbaggers

Seasons: 3

Current Status: Ended

Network: ITV1

Genres:Thriller