Sleepers
- TV comedy drama
- BBC Two
- 1991
- 4 episodes (1 series)
A four-part comedy-thriller by John Flanagan and Andrew McCulloch, starring Nigel Havers and Warren Clarke. Also features Joanna Kanska, David Calder, Michael Gough, Christopher Rozycki, Richard Huw and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 4 - Welcome Home
In the Scottish Highlands, Jeremy and Albert prepare the last stage of their escape, hoping they have left the KGB, the CIA and MI5 well behind. Meanwhile in Eccles, Private Investigator Bob Riley discovers Albert is not all he seems. And in Moscow, has anything changed since 1966?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 1st May 1991
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 63 minutes
Cast & crew
| Nigel Havers | Jeremy Coward |
| Warren Clarke | Albert Robinson |
| Joanna Kanska | Nina Grishina |
| David Calder | Victor Chekhov |
| Michael Gough | Andrei Zorin |
| Christopher Rozycki | Oleg Petrovski |
| Richard Huw | Igor Kostov |
| Alan David | K1 |
| William Chubb | George Wetherby |
| Angus MacInnes | Bill Sullivan |
| Ricco Ross | Karl Richfield |
| Annie Hulley | Sandra Robinson |
| Candida Gubbins | Alison |
| Jane Nash | Serena |
| Tara Moohan | Sharon Robinson |
| Ian Taylor | Gary Robinson |
| Spencer Ridgway | Wayne Robinson |
| James Smith | Roger Stanley |
| Barbara Young | Elsie |
| Paul Maxwell | Barrington Cabot |
| Andrew McCulloch | Donald |
| Richard Durden | Rev. David Bancroft |
| John Flanagan | Bob Riley |
| John Flanagan | Writer |
| Andrew McCulloch | Writer |
| Geoffrey Sax | Director |
| Caroline Gold | Producer |
| Verity Lambert | Executive Producer |
| Michael Wearing | Executive Producer |
| Ann Faggetter | Associate Producer |
| Paul Tothill | Editor |
| Grenville Horner | Production Designer |
| Marilyn Johnson | Casting Director |
| Laura Ergis | Costume Designer |
| Remi Adefarasin | Director of Photography |
| Jan Sewell | Make-up Designer |
| David Dundas | Composer |
| Rick Wentworth | Composer |
| Rob Evans | 1st Assistant Director |
Press
Though its comedy has come mainly from David Calder as a spook called Chekhov ("No relation") it's been a slow but enjoyable excursion nearer to Gogol. It also made the re-run Tinker Tailor look a pretty rusty relic.
Hugh Hebert, The Guardian, 2nd May 1991