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Despite the comparative lack of material, the series is destined to be well-respected in the genre. This is largely due to the writing, production and acting that combine to make an incredibly restrained yet knife-edged atmosphere.

Hammond (and guest writers Don Houghton and Antony Read) channelled ghost stories, emphasising atmosphere and as such favouring patient, delectable build-up that drew out the tension masterfully. This is coupled with the use of small, intimate groups of characters often confined to tight, boxed-in locations like railway stations and lost & found stores to ramp up the feeling of claustrophobia. This is highly reminiscent of the ‘cottage under siege’ stories British genre fiction is so adept at, contrasting horror with familiar, almost twee, surroundings. This style of storytelling does hold back on the use of action and can be seen as rather slow in places, however this allows time to develop - if only in an obscure, implied manner - the conceptual and abstract horrors that have bred in the corners of the Sapphire & Steel universe.

However, despite these factors the show only managed eight ‘assignments’, totalling thirty-four episodes between 1979 and 1982 (even worse than the Doctor Who 'droughts' of recent years). Industrial strikes hampered the show and the replacement of ATV by Central eventually killed it off and nearly saw it wiped. Although future stories had been considered by Hammond, when it was discovered there was no escape for the show, the ending of the last story was altered to make it more binding, absolute and captivating. The show was revived and given a well-received new run of a few of seasons from 2005-2008 by Big Finish Audio Productions.

Despite the comparative lack of material, the series is destined to be well-respected in the genre. This is largely due to the writing, production and acting that combine to make an incredibly restrained yet knife-edged atmosphere.

Hammond (and guest writers Don Houghton and Antony Read) channelled ghost stories, emphasising atmosphere and as such favouring patient, delectable build-up that drew out the tension masterfully. This is coupled with the use of small, intimate groups of characters often confined to tight, boxed-in locations like railway stations and lost & found stores to ramp up the feeling of claustrophobia. This is highly reminiscent of the ‘cottage under siege’ stories British genre fiction is so adept at, contrasting horror with familiar, almost twee, surroundings. This style of storytelling does hold back on the use of action and can be seen as rather slow in places, however this allows time to develop - if only in an obscure, implied manner - the conceptual and abstract horrors that have bred in the corners of the Sapphire & Steel universe.