Sleepers The Net Tightens (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama

Sleepers

The Net Tightens (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Comedy, Drama

The past lives of Jeremy Coward, investment banker, and Albert Robinson, brewery shop steward, are catching up with them. Meanwhile, MIS and the CIA are perplexed by the sudden increase in KGB activity in the UK.

Director

Geoffrey Sax

Writers

John Flanagan | Andrew McCulloch

Producer

Caroline Gold

Composers

David Dundas | Rick Wentworth

Cinematographer

Editor

Casting Director

Production Designer

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 17, 1991

Release date

Apr 17, 1991 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
32 cast members

Name	Known for
Nigel Havers Jeremy Coward / Sergei Rublev Jeremy Coward / Sergei Rublev See fewer	Chariots of Fire (1981)
Warren Clarke Albert Robinson / Vladimir Zelenski Albert Robinson / Vladimir Zelenski See fewer	A Clockwork Orange (1971)
David Calder Victor Chekhov Victor Chekhov See fewer	The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Michael Gough Andrei Zorin Andrei Zorin See fewer	Batman & Robin (1997)
Joanna Kanska Maj. Nina Grishina Maj. Nina Grishina See fewer	The Tall Guy (1989)
Christopher Rozycki Oleg Petrovski Oleg Petrovski See fewer	Local Hero (1983)
Richard Huw Igor Kostov Igor Kostov See fewer	Stormbreaker (2006)
Alan David K1 K1 See fewer	The Painted Veil (2006)
William Chubb George Wetherby George Wetherby See fewer	The Ambassador (1998)
Angus MacInnes Bill Sullivan Bill Sullivan See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Ricco Ross Karl Richfield Karl Richfield See fewer	Aliens (1986)
Annie Hulley Sandra Robinson Sandra Robinson See fewer	Skins (2007)
Barbara Young Elsie Elsie See fewer	The Good Companions (1980)
Candida Gubbins Alison Alison See fewer	Lucky Man (2016)
Paul Maxwell Barrington Cabot Barrington Cabot See fewer	Aliens (1986)
Jane Nash Serena Serena See fewer	The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (2001)
Tara Moohan Sharon Robinson Sharon Robinson See fewer	Sleepers (1991)
Andrzej Borkowski Doctor Doctor See fewer	Mission: Impossible (1996)
Robert Austin Alan West Alan West See fewer	Agony (1979)
Patrick Moore Policeman Policeman See fewer	Dying Brave
Patrick Godfrey Magistrate Magistrate See fewer	The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Bob Whittaker Television Reporter Television Reporter See fewer	Sleepers (1991)
Max Harvey Angler Angler See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
James Quinn Desk Sergeant Desk Sergeant See fewer	Apostasy (2017)
Anthony Schaeffer Police Inspector Police Inspector See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
William Sleigh Man in Shop Man in Shop See fewer	Bellman and True (1987)
Sally Spencer-Harris Estate Agent Estate Agent See fewer	Vertical Limit (2000)
Alan Palmer Special Branch Detective Special Branch Detective See fewer	Screen One (1985)
Ian Taylor Gary Robinson Gary Robinson See fewer	My Uncle Silas (2001)
Spencer Ridgway Wayne Robinson Wayne Robinson See fewer	Sleepers (1991)
Colin Meredith Detective Detective See fewer	Brookside (1982)
Trevor Nelson D.S.S. Officer D.S.S. Officer See fewer	Appetite (1998)