Running Blind: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Running Blind is based on the best-selling novel by Desmond Bagley. The hero is Alan Stewart, a British secret agent who quit the service in 1974 when he discovered his superiors duped him into killing one of his colleagues. Update to Scotland 1978, where Stewart is visited in his hideaway by his former boss, a charmingly evil chap named Slade, who gives him a choice: Either do a simple errand, or Slade will tell KGB agent Kennikin, Stewart's old adversary, where he is. Not only that, but Slade will blab all about Stewart's girlfriend in Iceland.

Series details

• Title: Running Blind
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action
• Premiere date: 1979-01-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 1979-01-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 42857
• IMDb ID: tt0182399
• TVDB ID: 227301

Cast and credited roles

• Stuart Wilson — Alan Stewart
• Ragnheiður Steindórsdóttir — Elin
• George Sewell — Slade
• Eugene Schlusser — Ilyich
• Jón Sigurbjörnsson — Gregor
• Dallas Adams — Graham
• Vladek Sheybal — Kennikin
• Ian McCulloch — Jack Case
• Richard Hurndall — Sir David Taggart
• Jonina Scott — Sigurlin
• Joe Praml — Johnny

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1979-01-05; final listed air date 1979-01-19; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Running Blind on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.