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Both a critical and ratings success on its original ITV transmission, The Sandbaggers was lauded in 2003 by the New York Times as being "The best spy series in TV history".
'The Sandbaggers' is a nickname for the Special Section of the British Secret Service - a team of special agents who were deployed during the Cold War. Run by the dour, single-minded Neil Burnside (Roy Marsden), the 'Sandbaggers' are headed by the brash but conscientious Willie Caine (Ray Lonnen). In a game of cat-and-mouse between foreign powers, the stakes are high and the chances of a Sandbagger being killed in action is not small. An ex-Sandbagger himself, Burnside must try to keep his operatives alive while contending with the political machinations and dictates of the government. Features the complete third series.
Episodes Comprise:
1. All In A Good Cause
2. To Hell With Justice
3. Unusual Approach
4. My Name Is Anna Wiseman
5. Sometimes We Play Dirty Too
6. Who Needs Enemies
7. Opposite Numbers
Average rating (1 review)
Not as good as the first two series, but still excellent...
charliequigley | 29/08/2007 | See all charliequigley's reviews (67) »
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This final series of "The Sandbaggers" cannot match the consistent quality of its predecessors, but is still a worthy final series. Series creator Ian Mackintosh died before he could complete the required seven episodes, leaving three to be written by other writers. Frankly, they are not in the same league as Mackintosh's work on the show, but they are still better than one might reasonably have expected them to be.
A weakness of the series is that the final episode does not wrap things up satisfactorily. Doubtless, the programme-makers did not anticipate that this would be the final episode, but there it is. The episode "To hell with justice" is particularly good, presenting the scenario of an Intelligence Officer who suddenly vanishes while on holiday.
This is arguably the greatest spy series that Britain has ever produced.
Roy Marsden, Ray Lonnen, Dennis Burgess, Alan MacNaughtan, Ray Lonnen, Sue Holderness, Diane Keen, Gerald James, Barkley Johnson & Michael Cashman | |
PG | |
1980 | |
Fullscreen 4:3 | |
English | |
5 hours and 50 minutes (approx) | |
Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players. |
