70%
Potentially a good idea, this is not the best story of the six. That's not to say that I don't like it, It is enjoyable but it would not be my first choice for Desert Island TV viewing.

David Collings turns in a good performance as another time agent - Silver. Although he appears in one further story, his few appearances make for another reason why I miss this show. Silver is always mentioned in the "introduction" but we are told that he is a technician and not an operative like Sapphire and Steel.

The story explores the idea of a future with no animals, except for a gestalt, created from animal DNA, that powers the capsule. Extinct though animals may be, the slaughter inflicted upon them is remembered in the DNA. The story won't convert anyone to vegetarianism but there will be those who will take interest in the issues raised.

It is unfortunate that Carlton haven't gone to town on this series. The DVD releases offer little more than the original VHS releases - they are almost bare bones with only a handful of static features. Not to mention the fact that all six stories have been spread across two box sets, so the series are mixed together. All 6 episodes of Assignment Three are on the third disc of the three which comprise the set.

There is no option to play all the episodes. When you reach the end of an episode you are returned to the menu and must select the next one. And the sole subtitles are in English only - of course, the series was not that big a success, but nothing damns a series more than the faint praise this DVD release represents.