The best damned spy show you've never seen. Picked this up off a reccomendation from Netflix after I watched a few seasons of MI5. If you're a fan of John LeCarrr type novels, this is a show you will enjoy immensely.
The most striking thing is the lack of any action by today's Hollywood standards.
Acid-tongued. Brilliant. Cunning. Duplicitous.
Neil Burnside's also not quite the man of steel he pretends to be.
The trials of the UK spymaster at the height of the Cold War are detailed in the 20 episodes of The Sandbaggers. Now a period piece, a monument to the harsh politics of the day, the writing and characterizations transcend the 1970s and 80s.
Lush in detail and dialogue. Gripping acting. Nail-biting tension. Laugh out loud cynicism. Stunning plot twists. Train-wreck conclusions.
Kazuya Mishima wrote:they can pry the bacon from my cold dead hand.
Sorry Cat, that's what I get for posting at 4am. It's a British TV show that ran from 78-81. The show's writer, Ian MacKintosh, was a former Royal Navy officer that died before the beginning of the 3rd season when his plane went down "over Alaska somewhere." Heh. Producers didn't believe anyone could write the show like MacKintosh -- half the 3rd season was finished, they had a 4-5 more shows written, left it ending on a cliffhanger.
Kazuya Mishima wrote:they can pry the bacon from my cold dead hand.
Thanks for recommending this JJ. I'm on the last disc of season three and I'm really bummed that its almost over. Hands down this has to be the best spy show ever on tv.
A good example of how great writing and acting can overcome a low budget.
“Wherever the crowd goes, run the other direction. They’re always wrong.” Bukowski
Shit Andy, you mean you didn't like the one where MoD wanted D-Ops to ask 'c' for permission to use the SBS to ensure that the GRU wasn't spying on HMG via a leak in JIB caused by the DGI being compromised?
“Wherever the crowd goes, run the other direction. They’re always wrong.” Bukowski
Shit Andy, you mean you didn't like the one where MoD wanted D-Ops to ask 'c' for permission to use the SBS to ensure that the GRU wasn't spying on HMG via a leak in JIB caused by the DGI being compromised?
5 minutes in I fell asleep. Like seeahill's books this should work well for folks suffering insomnia.
Obama...'I burned your house down and saved you from slipping in the bathtub." ...Greg Gutfeld.
