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Sapphire & Steel

1979 – 1982 · ITV1
6 seasons · 34 episodes
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Sapphire & Steel is a British television science-fiction fantasy series starring David McCallum as Steel and Joanna Lumley as Sapphire. Produced by ATV, it ran from 1979 to 1982 on the ITV network. The series was created by Peter J. Hammond who conceived the programme under the working title The Time Menders, after a stay in an allegedly haunted castle. Hammond also wrote all the stories except for the fifth, which was co-written by Don Houghton and Anthony Read. None of the stories had onscreen titles, or any official titles assigned by the writers. The Region 1 Complete Series DVD release gives the titles "Escape Through a Crack in Time", "The Railway Station", "The Creature's Revenge", "The Man Without a Face", "Dr. McDee Must Die" and "The Trap", respectively. These titles have often been cited as having been created by science fiction magazine Time Screen.

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At an abandoned service station and its adjoining café, time has stopped. Operator Silver has arrived first assessing the situation. Sapphire and Steel remain uncertain as to exactly what they are supposed to be investigating. The key may lie in two humans in the café who claim to be from 1948, a service station worker, and a travelling performer, but something envious and sinister gets closer before a trap is sprung.

SERIES CAST

Joanna Lumley
Sapphire
David McCallum
Steel
David Collings
Silver
Gerald James
Tully
Tom Kelly
Soldier / Pearce
David Cann
Pilot
Steven O'Shea
Robert Jardine
Tamasin Bridge
Helen Jardine
Created by Peter J. Hammond

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Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
First aired
Jul 10, 1979
Original language
EN
Country
GB

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