Running Blind (1979) Desmond Bagley Stuart Wilson George Sewell

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RUNNING BLIND (1979)
Ex-MI-6 spy Alan Stewart is coerced by his former masters to undertake a very simple mission -- to deliver a small parcel to a man in Iceland. The mission should be simple for Stewart, as he happens to be fluent in Icelandic, and has an Icelandic girlfriend.

However, immediately things go very wrong. Soon after arrival, he is forced to kill a KGB agent who tried to take the package from him. When he tries to deliver the parcel, he realizes that he has been double-crossed, and that his former boss is now a double agent. Stewart sets off on a desperate race overland across some of the world's most rugged, desolate and dramatic scenery, pursued by the KGB, the CIA, and his own people, who now think that he has become a traitor. The secret is with the mysterious parcel -- and the opposition is more than willing to kill him to prevent him from discovering what that secret is.

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[Guillaume2606]

I'm re-reading the book at the moment, Thanks for posting this. I'd love to see the series once agein.

[TheDonkeyroad]

Thanks for the posting - I remember this series and watched it avidly - I think Stuart Wilson is fantastic, and it was great to see him again after all those years in the Mark of Zorro.

[linzzay1]

I saw this on TV when I was 15 and thought it was fantastic, so much so that I arranged my honeymoon to go camping in Iceland. Thank you StatesEdgeFilms.

[MrAnindya1001]

Hello, I am looking for Running Blind. I remember reading this Bagley thriller sometime in 1979. Wish I could watch it in full

[HalsburyF1]

I remember this series very well and have been asking everywhere for a recording. I suggested it to Network DVD. Anyone else who wants it please get on the Network DVD website and suggest it. They do take notice. Thank you StatesEdgeFilms. As well as Stuart Wilson and George Sewell, the late, much missed Vladek Sheybal is menacing as Kenniken. This was a class act. I cannot understand why it is not generally available.

[ArchieRoylance]

I read Running Blind years ago and regularly re-read Desmond Bagley's books. I never knew this existed. It looks like a quality production, is it available anywhere?

[vampiresoldier05]

thank you for posting this, i've been looking for something from this film for the longest time. I'm 20 years old and i'm a big fan of stuart wilson. he is a great actor :)