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.
The show's tagline is: "The best spy series in television history."
The series spans 3 seasons with 20 episodes in total (avg. 7 per season).
Each episode runs approximately 51 minutes.
The series ran from 1978 to 1980 — a total of 2 years on air.
Originally aired on ITV1.
Executive produced by David Cunliffe.
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Great
12 votes
The Sandbaggers
Ended
No
PG
English
United Kingdom
9/18/1978
7/28/1980
