Last Christmas when America stole all the television, I dug out my
Sapphire & Steel DVDs to watch instead. It's taken me a year, but I've finally got around to watching a bit more of it. Somehow, given that it's the slowest programme in the history of television, the ridiculously slow pace of my viewing seems apt. Here we have "Assignment Three", then, in which the hilariously slow pace gets even slower, and the spectacularly low budget becomes ever more apparent. Gasp as our heroes spend three episodes standing on a roof! Thrill to the excitement as they spend another three episodes walking slowly through an empty flat! And prepare to be horrified by this adventure's dastardly foes: a small patch of light, a psychotic pillow, and a coat that won't stay on its peg.
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