Sapphire & Steel (1979): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1979, Sapphire & Steel is a drama and sci-fi & fantasy series.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Sapphire & Steel stars Joanna Lumley as Sapphire, David McCallum as Steel, David Collings as Silver and Gerald James as Tully, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.3/10, Sapphire & Steel has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and Shout! Factory Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Sapphire & Steel page.

If you liked it. Fans of Sapphire & Steel tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.