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The Sandbaggers (1978)

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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.

IMDb rating
8.6 (1,189 votes)
Seasons
3
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video · Britbox Apple TV Channel · BritBox · BritBox Amazon Channel · Plex · Tubi TV · Plex Channel
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1978)

8.33 avg 7 episodes 7.7 → 9.2 50 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 114 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 88 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 85 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 74 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 69 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 66 votesEp 7: 9.2 · 76 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1First Principles7.7114
2A Proper Function of Government8.588
3Is Your Journey Really Necessary?7.985
4The Most Suitable Person8.374
5Always Glad to Help8.369
6A Feasible Solution8.466
7Special Relationship9.276

Season 2 (1980)

8.60 avg 6 episodes 8.8 → 8.8 50 min avg

Ep 1: 8.8 · 64 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 63 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 64 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 59 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 58 votesEp 6: 8.8 · 57 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1At All Costs8.864
2Enough of Ghosts8.463
3Decision by Committee8.764
4A Question of Loyalty8.559
5It Couldn't Happen Here8.458
6Operation Kingmaker8.857

Season 3 (1980)

8.30 avg 7 episodes 8.4 → 8.2 50 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 62 votesEp 2: 8.9 · 60 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 61 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 58 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 51 votesEp 6: 8.8 · 54 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 52 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1All in a Good Cause8.462
2To Hell with Justice8.960
3Unusual Approach8.361
4My Name Is Anna Wiseman8.058
5Sometimes We Play Dirty Too7.551
6Who Needs Enemies8.854
7Opposite Numbers8.252