Sleepers

Network:BBC Two

Drama Thriller Comedy

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S01E04 - "Welcome Home"

Aired on May 1, 1991, 11:00 AM

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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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Status: Ended
Language: English
Runtime: 60 min
Premiered: April 10, 1991
Ended: May 1, 1991
Schedule: Wednesday at 9:30 PM

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Episodes (1 Season · 4 Episodes)

The Awakening

Deep in the heart of the Kremlin a discovery is made which sends shockwaves through the KGB hierarchy. The repercussions are felt in the heart of the City of London, and in a brewery in Eccles.

Apr 10, 1991

60 min

The Net Tightens

MI5 and the CIA are perplexed by the sudden increase in KGB activity in the UK, and our 'heroes' past lives are catching up with them.

Apr 17, 1991

60 min

On the Run

Albert makes a dash for freedom, hotly pursued by the KGB. In London, M15 and CIA take action to apprehend the suspected subversives. In Eccles, Sandra searches for her missing husband.

Apr 24, 1991

60 min