![]() In one episode, they also give low-level powers to a human and dub him Bronze (a compound). Most notable of these are super-humanly strong Lead and technician Silver (both of which are elements). The two “operators” (as they are termed within the show) are also aided by other specialists. Presumably as a result, despite the agents’ other-worldly aloofness, Sapphire is warmer and more empathising than the blunt, utilitarian Steel. Both characters are telepathic, whilst Steel has inhuman strength, telekinesis and the ability to drain thermal energy, Sapphire can rewind time temporarily, divine the history of objects and possesses some control over human minds. It was the writers’ intention, never stated in the show, that such agents would be formed from the fabric of the universe itself to deal with time (through which the universe itself was passing) drawing abilities from particular atomic elements – though notably neither Sapphire nor Steel are elements. Little background is given to the two agents, though they are certainly extra-terrestrial in origin. Sapphire & Steel follows the two titular detectives, played by Joanna Lumley and David McCallum respectively assigned by an unknown authority to correct anomalies that have allowed the mysterious and malevolent forces of time itself to break into the present, material world.
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