Sapphire & Steel

Overview

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.

Roughly 14h 10m to watch every episode. This is an estimate: 34 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 25 minutes.

Series cast and crew

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  Joanna LumleySapphire
  34 episodes

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  David McCallumSteel
  34 episodes

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  David CollingsSilver
  10 episodes

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  Gerald JamesTully
  8 episodes

• T

  Tom KellySoldier / Pearce
  8 episodes

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  David CannPilot
  7 episodes

• S

  Steven O'SheaRobert Jardine
  6 episodes

• T

  Tamasin BridgeHelen Jardine
  6 episodes

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  Patience CollierEmma Mullrine
  6 episodes

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  Davy KayeLord Mullrine
  6 episodes

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  David GantEldred
  6 episodes

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  Catherine HallRothwyn
  6 episodes

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  Jeffry WickhamFelix Harborough
  6 episodes

• S

  Stephen MacDonaldDr George McDee
  6 episodes

• N

  Nan MunroFelicity McDee
  6 episodes

• P

  Peter LairdGreville
  6 episodes

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  Debbie FarringtonVeronica Blaney
  6 episodes

• F

  Felicity HarrisonMother
  5 episodes

Created by

Peter J. Hammond

Network

ITV1

Seasons and episodes

• 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