The Sandbaggers

The Sandbaggers

The best spy series in television history.

19783 SeasonsSeries

DramaWar & Politics

83

8.3(12)

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.

Top Cast

Roy Marsden

Roy Marsden

Neil Burnside

Ray Lonnen

Ray Lonnen

Willie Caine

Michael Cashman

Michael Cashman

Mike Wallace

Dennis Burgess

C

Sue Holderness

Sue Holderness

Marianne Straker

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