Sapphire & Steel (TV Series) Assignment Six: Part 4 (1982) User Reviews

Assignment Six: Part 4

[Prismark10 · 10/10 · 10 February 2021]

I think my jaw dropped when I saw the final episode of Sapphire and Steel when it was originally broadcast.

A shock downbeat ending and it was the last ever episode of the series.

Sapphire and Steel would forever be floating in a cafe through space.

The three men in the cafe are transient beings that answer to a higher authority. In short as the climax of episode 3 displayed when the men changed suits. They are just like Sapphire and Steel.

Only Sapphire and Steel turned down working for the higher authority and now they are to be banished for whatever reasons.

The sucker punch is that it is Steel's compassion for the woman that released the trap. Compassion was something in short supply where Steel is concerned in previous stories.

In the end Sapphire saw her future and Steel could not see an elaborate trap was set for them.

In my head I always thought as Silver was not with them. That somehow he would manage to rescue them.

What a way to finish off the series. One of the great sci fi shows of British television.

Strong sendoff

[lesunra · 9/10 · 26 March 2023]

This series ends with no doubts or questions. It'sa bitter sweet ending a difficult to watch if you've become a fan of the title characters. Imagine if The Avengers ended with John Steed and Tara King being shot into orbit....oh wait. That did happen. Well, imagine if they made it seem gloomy. Sapphire and Steel by this episode are with Silver and they're targeted by the transuranics who were hired by the trios own superiors to destroy them.

Assignment 6 has some interesting concepts. It's a 70s-80s British sci fi show so naturally the special effects are terrible. The story itself is suppose to keep you interested and it succeeds in this last 4 parter. Funny how the Brits now have great special effects for their sci fi shows but terrible scripts.

Sapphire and Steel had some ups and downs. The first assignment made it seem like a kids show. Second was two episodes longer and more adult. Third had a truly twisted story to bring home the message of animal cruelty. Fourth assignment is a 4 parter and likely the best in the series about an entity that inhabits every photograph being released into 20th century earth, fifth assignment is the least liked story which plays like an overlong drawing room murder mystery, this sixth assignment is strong but as I said, bittersweet if you're a fan. Maybe I imagine Val Pringle's Lead making an appearance in an imaginary 5th episode to save the day. I remember it was something the creators mentioned as a possibility had the series been renewed.

I like the acting, the duplicity of the villains has passed and its a race against time by this final episode.