Sapphire and Steel: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension. Transuranic heavy elements may not be used where there is life. Medium atomic weights are available: Gold, Lead, Copper, Jet, Diamond, Radium, Sapphire, Silver and Steel. Sapphire and Steel have been assigned.

The series centres on a pair of inter-dimensional operatives: Sapphire and Steel. They are two of several Elements that assume human form to investigate strange events.

Series details

• Title: Sapphire and Steel
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Science-Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1979-07-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 1982-08-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 18365
• IMDb ID: tt0078682
• TVDB ID: 74196

Cast and credited roles

• David McCallum — Steel
• Joanna Lumley — Sapphire

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1979-07-10; final listed air date 1979-07-16; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1979-07-31; final listed air date 1979-11-08; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 1981-01-06; final listed air date 1981-01-22; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 1981-01-27; final listed air date 1981-02-05; episode order: 4.
• Season 5: premiered 1981-08-11; final listed air date 1981-08-26; episode order: 6.
• Season 6: premiered 1982-08-19; final listed air date 1982-08-31; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sapphire and Steel 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.