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"The Sandbaggers" (1978) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1978-1980

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8.9/10   132 votes
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Creator:
Ian Mackintosh
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 full episode list
Release Date:
18 September 1978 (UK) more
Genre:
Thriller more
Plot:
The missions of an elite British Intelligence covert operations unit. full summary
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User Comments:
Wonderful series; too bad I missed a few more

Cast

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Roy Marsden ... Neil Burnside (20 episodes, 1978-1980)
Ray Lonnen ... Willie Caine (20 episodes, 1978-1980)
Jerome Willis ... Matthew Peele (20 episodes, 1978-1980)
Bob Sherman ... Jeff Ross (17 episodes, 1978-1980)
Alan MacNaughton ... Sir Geoffrey Wellingham (14 episodes, 1978-1980)
Michael Cashman ... Mike Wallace (13 episodes, 1980)
Richard Vernon ... 'C' (12 episodes, 1978-1980)
Elizabeth Bennett ... Diane Lawler (12 episodes, 1978-1980)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min (20 episodes)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Creator Ian Mackintosh was developing the next season of Sandbaggers at the time of his disappearance. According to actor Ray Lonnen, MacKintosh was considering having the character Willie Caine promoted to D-Ops, while Neil Burnside (played by Roy Marsden) would move up to "C" (head of S.I.S.). However, after MacKintosh's (apparent) death, the producers decided to end the series because they felt no one could write Sandbaggers as well as MacKintosh. more
Quotes:
Burnside: If I want to send an agent to the lavatory, I need the Foreign Secretary's permission. If I want him to do anything when he gets there, I need the Prime Minister's written approval! more
Soundtrack:
The Sandbaggers Theme more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Wonderful series; too bad I missed a few, 5 October 2001
Author: gmr-4 from Lowell, Mich. U.S.A.

I agree with previous reviewers about the exceptional quality of this programme, and yes, sad to say, with one of them about the changes in some characterisations later on. The tale was low-key but frankly engrossing. THE SANDBAGGERS was run twice by P.B.S. in Grand Rapids, Mich. in the middle 1980s. The saga seems to end pretty abruptly, so much so that I quizzed a friend studying at Oxford. Were the limeys holding out on us? He said he did not think so, and since much time had elapsed since production, it seemed reasonable. From this web site he was right, but I cannot help wonder whether THE SANDBAGGERS had been meant to go on. Too bad it did not.

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