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Sapphire & Steel

1979–1982, English, on ITV1. Created by Peter J. Hammond.

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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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Seasons
6
Episodes
34
Episode length
25 min
Status
Ended in 1982

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Sapphire & Steel is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Shout! Factory in India.

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S6 E4: Assignment VI: The Trap (4)

Aired 31 August 1982

Seasons 6

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First aired
10 July 1979
Last aired
31 August 1982
Network
ITV1
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Scripted
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Sapphire & Steel has 6 seasons and 34 episodes, about 25 minutes each.

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Sapphire & Steel is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Shout! Factory in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)

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Who created Sapphire & Steel?

Sapphire & Steel was created by Peter J. Hammond and stars Joanna Lumley, David McCallum, David Collings.

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