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Sapphire & Steel, Assignment 6

Sapphire & Steel, Assignment 6

by P. J. Hammond (ITV, 1982)

Sapphire & Steel 6

The series’ much-vaunted 4-part conclusion. Hammond takes his characters out in style, concocting an eerie, unsettling scenario for Sapphire and Steel (and Silver) to unravel. Unfortunately, the trap’s convoluted outer layer proves unconnected to the springing of the more deadly trap within.

 

 

Sapphire & Steel, Assignment 5

Sapphire & Steel, Assignment 5

by Don Houghton & Anthony Read (ITV, 1981)

Sapphire & Steel 5

Different writers but the usual mix of otherworldliness and off-kilter intrigue as Sapphire & Steel investigate a 50-year timeslip with built-in murder mystery. The interdimensional operatives again prove remarkably ineffectual in employing their special powers, thereby stretching the story to six episodes.

 

 

Sapphire & Steel, Assignment 2

Sapphire & Steel, Assignment 2

by P. J. Hammond (ITV, 1979)

Sapphire & Steel 02

A murky, abandoned railway station provides the setting for this cagey, at times creepy foray into the supernatural. Sapphire and Steel’s second assignment has more coherence; more progression. The dénouement—though not foreshadowed—remains grimly in keeping, not a deus ex machina.