Sapphire and steel 1979 1982 is a british series sitting squarely at the intersection of science fantasy and horror it was created by atv one of itv s regional franchises and was probably the best of itv s several attempts to produce or buy in an answer to the bbc s classic era doctor who the title characters played by joanna lumley and david mccallum are stoic inter dimensional agents.
Sapphire and steel cast.
Joseph lidster sapphire and steel arrive in cairo 1926 to solve an.
Created by peter hammond.
The darkness moves in and tully is given the chance to leave abandoning the still recumbent sapphire.
The series was created by peter j.
With david mccallum joanna lumley david collings gerald james.
Hammond who conceived the programme under the working title the time menders after a stay in an allegedly haunted castle.
Steel sapphire and gold find themselves attending a wedding.
The strange energy beings are assigned to cases when and where needed and materialise on earth as humans each with specialist abilities to ascertain and then.
Sapphire and steel was a unique blend of science fiction and thriller.
Mark gatiss as gold victoria carling as lydia philip mcgough as the captain daniel weyman as richard matthew steer as james caroline morris as jennifer 2 6 may 2007 the mystery of the missing hour.
Hammond also wrote all the stories.
The series concerned two time detectives played david mccallum and joanna lumley who rectified time disturbances and their.
Sapphire steel tv series 1979 1982 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more.
Produced by atv it ran from 1979 to 1982 on the itv network.
Steel rejects the false sapphire and is also allowed to leave but runs into a barrier of barbed wire.
Sapphire steel is a british television supernatural sci fi fantasy series starring david mccallum as steel and joanna lumley as sapphire.