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Premiered

Wednesday, April 10, 1991

Ended: Wednesday, May 1, 1991

When does Sleepers Season 1 come out?

Sleepers Season 1 premiered Wednesday, April 10, 1991 on BBC Two and ended Wednesday, May 1, 1991. The season has 4 episodes.

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.

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Sleepers Season 1 episode release dates
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1. The Awakening

In 1990, the Russians discover a secret room in the Kremlin that is a meticulous recreation of London life in the 1960s. After savvy KGB agent Nina Grishina figures out that the room was used to train two agents who haven't been heard from since 1966, she sets off for England to lead the hunt.

Wednesday · 35 years ago

2. The Net Tightens

Nina's arrival in London arouses the interest of the CIA, which only intensifies after the sports-obsessed London KGB chief is observed handing over a suspicious film reel. After their reunion, Jeremy and Albert return to their UK lives, but Albert panics when he sense his family is in danger.

Wednesday · 35 years ago

3. On the Run

Together again, the sleepers take to the road in Jeremy's red Ferraris to elude the KBG stakeout. Albert's effort to reassure Sandra backfires, and she has to admit her jaded mother may be right. MI5 gets in deep, tripping over the CIA, while Nina outwits them all.

Wednesday · 35 years ago

4. Welcome Home Finale

The jig is up and the sleepers are going in. Nina begins to regret her success when she learns the truth. Meanwhile, Comrade Zorin is out of the mental hospital and back in command of the mission.

Wednesday · 35 years ago

Sleepers Season 1 guest stars

  • Barbara Young

    Barbara Young

    Elsie

  • Ian Taylor

    Gary Robinson

  • Spencer Ridgway

    Wayne Robinson

  • Paul Maxwell

    Paul Maxwell

    Barrington Cabot

  • James Smith

    James Smith

    Roger Stanley

  • John Flanagan

    John Flanagan

    Bob Riley

  • Andrew McCulloch

    Andrew McCulloch

    Donald

  • Richard Durden

    Richard Durden

    Reverend David Bancroft

  • Denica Fairman

    Georgina

  • Bill Rodgers

    Bill Rodgers

    Sean

  • Timothy Kightley

    Timothy Kightley

    Harvey Braithwaite

  • Andrzej Borkowski

    Andrzej Borkowski

    Doctor

  • Patrick Moore

    Patrick Moore

    Policeman

  • Robert Austin

    Alan West

  • Patrick Godfrey

    Patrick Godfrey

    Magistrate

  • Anthony Schaeffer

    Police Inspector

Sleepers Season 1 FAQ

When does Sleepers Season 1 come out?

Sleepers Season 1 premiered Wednesday, April 10, 1991 on BBC Two.

How many episodes are in Sleepers Season 1?

Sleepers Season 1 has 4 episodes.

Are new episodes of Sleepers Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Sleepers Season 1 finale?

The Sleepers Season 1 finale (Episode 4) aired Wednesday, May 1, 1991.

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