The Sandbaggers A Proper Function of Government (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 51 min | Thriller

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The Sandbaggers

A Proper Function of Government (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 51 min | Thriller

When the SIS station in Vienna reports the presence of Dr. Sir Donald Hopkins, Burnside is afraid that they may have a defector on their hands. Hopkins is the chief scientific advisor attached to the Cabinet Office and was supposed to be ...See moreWhen the SIS station in Vienna reports the presence of Dr. Sir Donald Hopkins, Burnside is afraid that they may have a defector on their hands. Hopkins is the chief scientific advisor attached to the Cabinet Office and was supposed to be on his annual fishing holiday in Scotland. After much wrangling, with both the Foreign Office and his superiors, he gets permission to send in two Sandbaggers to bring Hopkins in. At the same time, the SIS learns that an East African dictator has killed a journalist accusing him of being an SIS agent, which is not correct. Burnside is keen to take action against the dictator who was responsible some years previously for the death of Sandbagger #3. Written by garykmcd See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Roy Marsden Neil Burnside Neil Burnside See fewer	The Sandbaggers (1978)
Richard Vernon 'C' 'C' See fewer	Goldfinger (1964)
Ray Lonnen Willie Caine Willie Caine See fewer	Holly (1972)
Alan MacNaughtan Sir Geoffrey Wellingham Sir Geoffrey Wellingham See fewer	To Serve Them All My Days (1980)
Steven Grives Alan Denson Alan Denson See fewer	Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
Elizabeth Bennett Diane Lawler Diane Lawler See fewer	Calendar Girls (2003)
Jerome Willis Matthew Peele Matthew Peele See fewer	Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Laurence Payne Sir Donald Hopkins Sir Donald Hopkins See fewer	The Crawling Eye (1958)
Barkley Johnson Brian Milton Brian Milton See fewer	The Sandbaggers (1978)
Michael O'Hagan Stan Stan See fewer	End of Days (1999)
Brian Osborne Sam Sam See fewer	Last Orders (2001)
Terry Pearson APSO (uncredited) APSO (uncredited) See fewer	The Sandbaggers (1978)