Sapphire & Steel (1979)

About This Series

Sapphire & Steel is a sci-fi and fantasy series created by Peter J. Hammond. Its leading cast includes Joanna Lumley, David McCallum and David Collings. It premiered on July 10, 1979 on ITV1. TMDB lists 6 seasons and 34 episodes so far and has ended.

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Cast

• Joanna Lumley Sapphire 34 episodes
• David McCallum Steel 34 episodes
• David Collings Silver 10 episodes
• Gerald James Tully 8 episodes
• T Tom Kelly Soldier / Pearce 8 episodes
• David Cann Pilot 7 episodes
• S Steven O'Shea Robert Jardine 6 episodes
• T Tamasin Bridge Helen Jardine 6 episodes
• Patience Collier Emma Mullrine 6 episodes
• Davy Kaye Lord Mullrine 6 episodes
• David Gant Eldred 6 episodes
• Catherine Hall Rothwyn 6 episodes
• Jeffry Wickham Felix Harborough 6 episodes
• S Stephen MacDonald Dr George McDee 6 episodes
• N Nan Munro Felicity McDee 6 episodes
• P Peter Laird Greville 6 episodes
• Debbie Farrington Veronica Blaney 6 episodes
• F Felicity Harrison Mother 5 episodes

Seasons

• Assignment I: Escape Through a Crack in Time1979 · 6 episodes
• Assignment II: The Railway Station1979 · 8 episodes
• Assignment III: The Creature's Revenge1981 · 6 episodes
• Assignment IV: The Man Without a Face1981 · 4 episodes
• Assignment V: Dr McDee Must Die1981 · 6 episodes
• Assignment VI: The Trap1982 · 4 episodes
• Specials2011 · 1 episode