The Sandbaggers: Series 1 (2 Discs)

Featuring: Roy Marsden, Richard Vernon & Alan MacNaughtan

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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.

The series was written and created by Ian MacKintosh, himself an ex-military man with alleged ties to British security. His death during the making of the series has always been viewed with suspicion by conspiracy theorists - did life imitate art?

Episodes comprise:

1. First Principles
2. A Proper Function of Government
3. Is Your Journey Really Necessary?
4. The Most Suitable Person
5. Always Glad to Help
6. A Feasible Solution
7. Special Relationship
ActorsRoy Marsden, Richard Vernon, Alan MacNaughtan, Ray Lonnen, Sue Holderness, Diane Keen, Gerald James, Barkley Johnson, David Glyder, Richard Shaw, Elizabeth Bennett, Jerome Willis & Bob Sherman
DirectorMichael Ferguson, Derek Bennett & David Reynolds
CertificatePG
Year1978
ScreenFullscreen 4:3
LanguagesEnglish - Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono
Duration5 hours and 50 minutes (approx)
RegionRegion 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

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 A neglected espionage masterpiece

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The world of "The Sandbaggers" is a world of complex, international espionage played out in the drab, dismal offices of the British Secret Service. It is a mundane but frequently very dangerous world.

The sandbaggers are field agents controlled by the ruthless Neil Burnside, Director of Operations. The plots are complex, brilliantly written and quite fascinating. The acting is uniformally excellent. This first series from 1978 now looks very dated but has lost none of its power to grip and disturb.

A masterpiece.

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