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Sleepers
Amidst the thaw of glasnost, the Kremlin discovers that two Soviet agents, sent to England under deep cover in 1965, have been "lost." A beautiful and ambitious Russian agent, sent to London to track them down, becomes embroiled in a tangle of CIA, KGB and MI-5 plots and counter-plots as the two lost agents, now utterly assimilated, try to avoid detection.
Metadata: TVmaze · CC BY-SAEvery chapter of the story.
60m1. The Awakening
60 minDeep in the heart of the Kremlin a discovery is made which sends shockwaves through the KGB hierarchy. The repercussions are felt in the heart of the City of London, and in a brewery in Eccles.
60m2. The Net Tightens
60 minMI5 and the CIA are perplexed by the sudden increase in KGB activity in the UK, and our 'heroes' past lives are catching up with them.
60m3. On the Run
60 minAlbert makes a dash for freedom, hotly pursued by the KGB. In London, M15 and CIA take action to apprehend the suspected subversives. In Eccles, Sandra searches for her missing husband.
60m4. Welcome Home
60 minIn the Scottish Highlands, Jeremy and Albert prepare to escape, while in Eccles, private investigator Bob Riley discovers Albert is not all he seems.
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About Sleepers.
- Format
- TV series
- First aired
- Episode length
- 60 minutes
- Genres
- Drama · Comedy · Thriller
- IMDb ID
- tt0101200
- TVmaze ID
- 31060
Catalogue: TVmaze · CC BY-SA.
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What is Sleepers about?
Amidst the thaw of glasnost, the Kremlin discovers that two Soviet agents, sent to England under deep cover in 1965, have been "lost." A beautiful and ambitious Russian agent, sent to London to track them down, becomes embroiled in a tangle of CIA, KGB and MI-5 plots and counter-plots as the two lost agents, now utterly assimilated, try to avoid detection.
Who is in the cast of Sleepers?
Nigel Havers, Warren Clarke, David Calder, Michael Gough, Christopher Rozycki.
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