Sapphire & Steel
Overview
Sapphire & Steel, a British sci-fi fantasy series, features David McCallum as Steel and Joanna Lumley as Sapphire. Airing on ITV from 1979 to 1982, it was produced by ATV and created by Peter J. Hammond, who initially titled it The Time Menders after experiencing a haunted castle. Hammond penned nearly all episodes, with the fifth co-written by Don Houghton and Anthony Read. The duo's intriguing adventures involve manipulating time and confronting supernatural threats. In 2004, the duo returned in a series of audio dramas with David Warner and Susannah Harker.
Episodes
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1
Assignment I: Escape through a Crack in Time (1)
Title: Assignment I: Escape through a Crack in Time (1) Plot: As the sun sets, a mother and father lull their daughter Helen to sleep with soothing n...
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2
Assignment I: Escape through a Crack in Time (2)
Sapphire and Steel discover that Helen's bedroom has become the epicenter of a time fracture triggered by the chanting of nursery rhymes. Just in time...
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3
Assignment I: Escape through a Crack in Time (3)
Sapphire and Steel explore the upstairs corridor after Rob spots two spectral soldiers on the landing. Meanwhile, a sentient pool of light has slipped...
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4
Assignment I: Escape through a Crack in Time (4)
Title: Mission I: Fleeting Through Time (4) Plot: Steel takes bold actions to rescue Sapphire and contain the glowing pool of light, though the risks...
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5
Assignment I: Escape through a Crack in Time (5)
The time break intensifies when a nursery rhyme concealed in a book lodges itself in Helen's mind. In an attempt to remedy the situation, Sapphire set...
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Assignment I: Escape through a Crack in Time (6)
Title: Assignment I: Escape through a Crack in Time (6) Plot: Drawn in by a vision of his father, Rob unwittingly steps into a trap located in the ba...
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Assignment II: The Railway Station (1)
Sapphire and Steel step into an eerie, deserted railway station where ghostly presences linger. George Tully, a paranormal investigator, has been moni...
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Assignment II: The Railway Station (2)
Title: Assignment II: The Railway Station (2) Plot: Sapphire and Steel uncover that the spirit haunting the station belongs to a young soldier from W...
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Assignment II: The Railway Station (3)
Title: Mission II: The Train Depot (3) Plot: Following Sapphire's close call in rescuing Steel from sharing the fate of a fallen pilot, Steel resolve...
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Assignment II: The Railway Station (4)
Steel persistently mocks the soldier's ghost until he suddenly discovers Sapphire and Tully lying unconscious. They've found themselves in a corridor ...
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5
Assignment II: The Railway Station (5)
Using Sapphire as a conduit, Tully and Steel connect with the spirit of a woman who used to be the soldier's teacher. As they delve into her past with...
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Assignment II: The Railway Station (6)
As Sapphire lies unconscious, Steel feels a sense of unease when he sees her ghost alongside other spirits at the railway platform. Tully steps up to ...
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7
Assignment II: The Railway Station (7)
Sapphire and Steel awaken to discover that they’ve been thrust twelve days into the future. In that period, the darkness has vanished along with all...
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8
Assignment II: The Railway Station (8)
Sapphire bravely reaches out to the darkness, risking everything in the process. Meanwhile, Steel strikes a deal, offering a potent source of bitterne...
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Assignment III: The Creatures' Revenge (1)
Title: Task III: The Creatures' Retribution (1) Plot: Sapphire and Steel are tasked with a mysterious mission at a residential building where time se...
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2
Assignment III: The Creatures' Revenge (2)
Title: Assignment III: The Creatures' Revenge (2) Plot: Rothwyn and Eldred, a couple residing in a space capsule, start to sense a grave threat when ...
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3
Assignment III: The Creatures' Revenge (3)
Title: Assignment III: The Creatures' Revenge (3) Plot: When Sapphire vanishes while attempting to reach out to the entity within the capsule, Steel ...
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4
Assignment III: The Creatures' Revenge (4)
Title: Assignment III: The Creatures' Revenge (4) Plot: Silver devises a method to access the capsule, leading to a journey where he brings Sapphire ...
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5
Assignment III: The Creatures' Revenge (5)
Sapphire and Steel manage to capture the changeling and discover the location of the time source concealed within the wall. Lacking their technician, ...
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6
Assignment III: The Creatures' Revenge (6)
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Assignment IV: The Man Without a Face (1)
Sapphire and Steel look into bizarre occurrences at a pawn shop where children from the past suddenly materialize. They begin to unravel the mystery s...
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2
Assignment IV: The Man Without a Face (2)
Title: Mission IV: The Man Without a Face (2) Plot: The mysterious new landlord makes his presence known, challenging Sapphire and Steel. However, hi...
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3
Assignment IV: The Man Without a Face (3)
The shop owner and the former roommate of the tenant, both reported missing, are discovered in an unforeseen location. Sapphire attempts to reach out ...
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4
Assignment IV: The Man Without a Face (4)
Sapphire and Steel find themselves ensnared and must rely on their cleverness, alongside the assistance of the tenant, to break free from their confin...
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Assignment V: Dr McDee Must Die (1)
A rich businessman throws a lavish party set in the 1930s for his guests, but there's an underlying mystery lurking beneath the surface. Sensing somet...
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Assignment V: Dr McDee Must Die (2)
Title: Assignment V: Dr. McDee Must Die (2) Plot: Before the evening meal, the guests engage in a playful game of hide and seek. However, the lighthe...
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Assignment V: Dr McDee Must Die (3)
Title: Mission V: The Demise of Dr. McDee (3) Plot: As the festivities unfold, the guests slowly come to the unsettling realization that they are imp...
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4
Assignment V: Dr McDee Must Die (4)
With two guests already dead, the tension rises—who could be next? This isn't your typical murder mystery, and Sapphire and Steel find themselves at...
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5
Assignment V: Dr McDee Must Die (5)
Lord Arthur Mullrine hosts a gathering to mark the fiftieth anniversary of his business partnership with the late Dr. George McDee.
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Assignment V: Dr McDee Must Die (6)
Lord Arthur Mullrine hosts a gathering to commemorate the fifty-year milestone of his business partnership with the late Dr. George McDee.
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Assignment VI: The Trap (1)
In 1982, a roadside garage finds itself frozen at 8:54 PM. Suddenly, a car from 1948 pulls up, carrying a man and a woman who seem eager to return to ...
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Assignment VI: The Trap (2)
When Sapphire, Steel, and Silver meet a man from 1925, it prompts them to ponder their purpose in this location. Suddenly, time jumps ahead by 20 minu...
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Assignment VI: The Trap (3)
Who is the enigmatic Johnny Jack from 1957, and how is he linked to the man from 1925 and the one from 1948? The woman from 1948 has a message for Sap...
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Assignment VI: The Trap (4)
Entities from a bygone era, reminiscent of Sapphire and Steel but serving a greater force, come to light as the scheme unfolds. A clever ruse is set i...
