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Sapphire & Steel

Tue, Jul 10, 1979
  • Drama
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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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.

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Cast

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  • Joanna Lumley
    Joanna Lumley
    as Sapphire
  • David McCallum
    David McCallum
    as Steel
  • David Collings
    David Collings
    as Silver
  • Christopher Fairbank
    Christopher Fairbank
    as Johnny Jack
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Episodes

6 seasons · 34 episodes

Ended · 34 aired
Season 1
6 episodes · 6 aired
▾
  • E1
    Escape through a Crack in Time (1)
    Aired · Tue, Jul 10, 1979 · 25m

    When a mother and father disappear from an old house while reading their young daughter a nursery rhyme, Sapphire and Steel arrive to investigate.

  • E2
    Escape through a Crack in Time (2)
    Aired · Thu, Jul 12, 1979 · 25m

    Robert tries to get help from a policeman, but Sapphire thwarts his efforts. Meanwhile, the creature in the time corridor makes another attempt to free itself after Steel boards up Helen's room.

  • E3
    Escape through a Crack in Time (3)
    Aired · Tue, Jul 17, 1979 · 25m

    The imprisoned creature manages to trap Sapphire in a painting, in an attempt to escape by recreating the past.

  • E4
    Escape through a Crack in Time (4)
    Aired · Thu, Jul 19, 1979 · 25m

    A new Element arrives to help Sapphire and Steel face the trapped creature.

  • E5
    Escape through a Crack in Time (5)
    Aired · Tue, Jul 24, 1979 · 25m

    The creature takes on a new appearance to try and trick Robert into helping it escape.

  • E6
    Escape through a Crack in Time (6)
    Aired · Mon, Jul 16, 1979 · 25m

    Sapphire and Steel determine the time creature's "trigger"... but it may be too late for Robert, who is trapped in other-time.

Season 2
8 episodes · 8 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Railway Station (1)
    Aired · Tue, Jul 31, 1979 · 25m

    Sapphire and Steel are sent to investigate a railway station where time has become unstuck... and a ghosthunter threatens to interfere in their work.

  • E2
    The Railway Station (2)
    Aired · Thu, Aug 2, 1979 · 25m

    Sapphire, Steel, and Tully continue to explore the railway station's mysteries, and Steel is possessed by the same force from the past that took Sapphire.

  • E3
    The Railway Station (3)
    Aired · Tue, Aug 7, 1979 · 25m

    Sapphire pulls Steel back from the edge of death, and the Presence summons more ghosts.

  • E4
    The Railway Station (4)
    Aired · Thu, Aug 9, 1979 · 25m

    Sapphire and Steel agree to let Tully hold a seance in the hopes that they can learn the names of the ghosts.

  • E5
    The Railway Station (5)
    Aired · Tue, Oct 30, 1979 · 25m

    Sapphire is possessed by the spirit of a teacher who knew Pearce before he died and became the Soldier. Meanwhile, Pearce summons the Darkness to aid himself and the other ghosts.

  • E6
    The Railway Station (6)
    Aired · Thu, Nov 1, 1979 · 25m

    The Darkness closes in on Tully and Sapphire, while Steel talks with a second Sapphire.

  • E7
    The Railway Station (7)
    Aired · Tue, Nov 6, 1979 · 25m

    The Darkness sends Sapphire and Steel twelve days into the future in an attempt to stop them.

  • E8
    The Railway Station (8)
    Aired · Thu, Nov 8, 1979 · 25m

    Steel makes a deal with the Darkness to release the ghosts and break the cycle.

Season 3
6 episodes · 6 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Creature's Revenge (1)
    Aired · Tue, Jan 6, 1981 · 25m

    Sapphire and Steel are assigned to investigate an apartment complex where someone is messing with time. Meanwhile, a young couple inside the apartment experience strange phenomena and lose contact with their superiors.

  • E2
    The Creature's Revenge (2)
    Aired · Thu, Jan 8, 1981 · 25m

    While Eldred and Rothwyn realize that they're cut off from the other groups, their baby grows at an alarming rate while Sapphire and Steel begin to realize what they're up against.

  • E3
    The Creature's Revenge (3)
    Aired · Tue, Jan 13, 1981 · 25m

    After Sapphire disappears, a new element enter the mystery... literally.

  • E4
    The Creature's Revenge (4)
    Aired · Thu, Jan 15, 1981 · 25m

    With some help from Silver, Sapphire and Steel are reunited... and confront the Changeling.

  • E5
    The Creature's Revenge (5)
    Aired · Tue, Jan 20, 1981 · 25m

    After escaping the Changeling's touch, Sapphire and Steel both take desperate gambles to try and get Silver back so they can operate the capsule's machinery.

  • E6
    The Creature's Revenge (6)
    Aired · Thu, Jan 22, 1981 · 25m

    After recovering Silver, the agents access the capsule the machinery and realize what they're up against.

Season 4
4 episodes · 4 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Man Without a Face (1)
    Aired · Tue, Jan 27, 1981 · 25m

    Sapphire and Steel investigate a time break that seems to have originated in an old junk shop inhabited by Victorian children and a mysterious landlord.

  • E2
    The Man Without a Face (2)
    Aired · Thu, Jan 29, 1981 · 25m

    Sapphire and Steel discover the nature of the time break, and Liz gets a look at the new landlord's face.

  • E3
    The Man Without a Face (3)
    Aired · Tue, Feb 3, 1981 · 25m

    Sapphire discovers that a photo is worth a thousand words, while Steel makes a development in the assignment.

  • E4
    The Man Without a Face (5)
    Aired · Thu, Feb 5, 1981 · 25m

    The Shape traps Sapphire and Steel in a photograph, and Liz is their only hope of escape.

Season 5
6 episodes · 6 aired
▾
  • E1
    Dr. McDee Must Die (1)
    Aired · Tue, Aug 11, 1981 · 25m
  • E2
    Dr. McDee Must Die (2)
    Aired · Wed, Aug 12, 1981 · 25m
  • E3
    Dr. McDee Must Die (3)
    Aired · Tue, Aug 18, 1981 · 25m
  • E4
    Dr. McDee Must Die (4)
    Aired · Wed, Aug 19, 1981 · 25m
  • E5
    Dr. McDee Must Die (5)
    Aired · Tue, Aug 25, 1981 · 25m
  • E6
    Dr. McDee Must Die (6)
    Aired · Wed, Aug 26, 1981 · 25m
Season 6
4 episodes · 4 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Trap (1)
    Aired · Thu, Aug 19, 1982 · 25m
  • E2
    The Trap (2)
    Aired · Tue, Aug 24, 1982 · 25m
  • E3
    The Trap (3)
    Aired · Thu, Aug 26, 1982 · 25m
  • E4
    The Trap (4)
    Aired · Tue, Aug 31, 1982 · 25m