TV series

Sleepers

1991 · 1 season

A gently witty, low-key spy caper that ambles through Cold War absurdities with a light touch and occasional tension.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Satirical, whimsical, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, deception, politics, loyalty
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
deception
politics
loyalty
betrayal
Places: big city
countryside
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild