Morgunblaðið 30 January 1980

‘TV tonight at nine: Út í óvissuna continues.’

The second of three episodes of Út í óvissuna [Running Blind] is on television this evening, starting at 21.00. This is a well-known British spy series from the BBC, based on the novel by Desmond Bagley, and is set to a large extent in Iceland.

Many Icelanders have roles in the series, however, these are rather small, except for Ragnheiður Steindórsdóttir’s role; Elín, girlfriend of the Scottish spy hero.

Image title: Ragnheiður Steindórsdóttir actress.

Image: Ragnar Axelsson.

References

‘Sjónvarp í kvöld klukkan níu: Haldið áfram út í óvissuna.’ Morgunblaðið, 30 Jan. 1980, p. 4. © mbl.is / Árvakur hf.

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