Seasons & episodes

S1 · E1First Principles 1978-09-18 · 60 min＋

Neil Burnside, the Director of Operations for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, objects to sending his best agents, the Sandbaggers, on a mission into Russia for Norway's Secret Service.

S1 · E2A Proper Function of Government 1978-09-25 · 60 min＋

The Sandbaggers may be sent to Vienna to keep tabs on a possible defector, while Burnside tries to get official approval to assassinate an African dictator.

S1 · E3Is Your Journey Really Necessary? 1978-10-02 · 60 min＋

Alan Denson threatens to quit the Sandbaggers after a rough, unauthorized mission near the Soviet border, so Burnside applies pressure to Denson's fiancee

S1 · E4The Most Suitable Person 1978-10-09 · 60 min＋

Sandbagger One Willie Caine goes to Gibraltar to investigate the murder of an SIS agent, and potential new Sandbagger Laura Dickens goes to Morocco to get more clues in the case.

S1 · E5Always Glad to Help 1978-10-16 · 60 min＋

Dickens is assigned to find out where an Arab sheik's sympathies lie while Burnside clashes with Deputy Chief Matthew Peele and the Ministry of Defence over a covert scuba-diving operation.

S1 · E6A Feasible Solution 1978-10-23 · 60 min＋

Caine and an agent fresh out of field school go to Cyprus on the trail of some missing rocket scientists while Neil lets his romantic guard down at home.

S1 · E7Special Relationship 1978-10-30 · 60 min＋

Laura Dickens is the most qualified agent for a risky mission in East Berlin and Burnside has to double-deal to make sure her presence there won't pose other security risks as well.