"Game, Set, and Match" (1988) TV series

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

3 October 1988 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

An adaption of Len Deghton's trilogy, "Berlin Game," "Mexico Set," "London Match." Bernard Samson, Played by Ian Holm...

Plot Keywords:

Spy | Based On Novel

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Ian Holm	...	Bernard Samson (13 episodes, 1988)
Michael Culver	...	Dicky Cruyer (13 episodes, 1988)
Anthony Bate	...	Bret Renssalaer (11 episodes, 1988)
Michael Degen	...	Werner Volkmann (10 episodes, 1988)
Frederick Treves	...	Frank Harrington (9 episodes, 1988)
Mel Martin	...	Fiona Samson (8 episodes, 1988)
Amanda Donohoe	...	Gloria Kent (8 episodes, 1988)
Brigitte Karner	...	Zena Volkmann (6 episodes, 1988)

Runtime:

60 min (12 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Granada Television

Trivia:

Despite winning awards and being acclaimed by the critics in the UK it was a ratings disaster.

A Fontana's series

It has been quite awhile since I saw this series - 1987 or 1988 when I lived in the USA. It was on PBS MYSTERY and no other TV series has captured my attention - and admiration - as this ten art series did. Thought I had the story all worked out until the last series of course. made me read the second trilogy - Hook, Line and Sinker (there are place names to it as well but I forget them. I here Mr D bought the copyright to the all the films - pity. Never seen a better mystery since. Sir Ian was a wonderfully confused Bernard and the various other characters from his wife, his girlfriend, Silas, whomever were all played out exceptionally well. Locations - or so it appeared were bang-on as well. The Smiley series is great (the Sir Alec for sure), this ranks just as good at a minimum.