The Sandbaggers - 104 - The Most Suitable Person

The Sandbaggers is a British spy drama television 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 espionage on the personal and professional lives of British and American intelligence specialists. All but three of the 20 episodes of the three series were written by its creator, Ian Mackintosh, who died during the recording of series three. The series was produced by Yorkshire Television, based in Leeds.

Cast:
Neil Burnside (Roy Marsden)
Sir James Greenley (Richard Vernon), "C" (series 1 and 2)
Matthew Peele (Jerome Willis), Deputy Head of SIS
Willie Caine (Ray Lonnen), "Sandbagger One"
Laura Dickens (Diane Keen), "Sandbagger Two"
Sir Geoffrey Wellingham (Alan MacNaughtan)
Jeff Ross (Bob Sherman), head of London station, CIA