Sapphire & Steel

Sapphire and Steel may have been assigned, but Zero starts with Silver showing up to help a disgruntled Gold, who feels competent to handle the latest breakout on a shuttle orbiting Earth. Silver’s appearance only convinces Gold that management still…

“Now, of course, everything seems to have a Christmas special, and Sapphire & Steel seems such an unlikely candidate for one that I couldn’t resist it!” That’s Nigel Fairs’ confession in the liner notes, and the resulting Water Like a…

In the final episode of the second season of Sapphire & Steel audios – believed to be the final episode ever – Big Finish followed the example of the TV show, and left Sapphire and Steel stranded in a mission that had…

Originally thought to be the last Sapphire & Steel play that Big Finish would produce, the overall tone of The Mystery of the Missing Hour is “we have nothing to lose, so let’s do something completely different”. Instead of the famous…

Most mothers want their daughter’s wedding day to be completely perfect, although few would take it to the extremes that Lydia has. On paper, it looks like a lovely event: a September wedding cruise with friends and family on the aptly…

Ever have the feeling that an old school building has been soaking up all the hopes, fears, and childhood traumas of generations of students? This school is on the verge of its centennial celebration, and it has reached saturation – what…

Given their unique interrelationship, it’s almost surprising that it took to the second Big Finish season for there to be a Sapphire & Steel storyline that is specifically centred on time – not just stopping it or travelling through it, but…

“You can’t turn back time.” “We can.” 2003. A prisoner hangs himself in his cell. 2004. Another prisoner, one who had begged not be left alone, hangs himself in the same cell on the same date. Well, the guards think he hanged himself. The listener…

Steel is never a cheerful character, but he’s particularly grumpy about this assignment. He and Sapphire have arrived in one of the oldest parts of London, prompting him to complain that they are “surrounded by old buildings and monuments. How are we…

Most of Big Finish’s audio lines star the original series actors. However, with David McCallum in the US working on NCIS and Joanna Lumley busy working on other projects, David Warner and Susannah Harker have stepped into the titular roles…