The Game (BBC 2)

Tristram

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pZm-vc8ais

Two episodes in and it hasn't been a bad start at all. Some good casting with a mix of old and new. Trailer linked is a bit rubbish to be honest. Might be better off not watching it and giving the first episode a go.

Tristram

Well the sixth and final episode has aired and it managed to draw everything to a close very nicely. Not sure if anyone else out there was watching this impressive little spy-drama but I would like to see it come back for a second season. Some very strong performances throughout from faces familiar and new.

FloatingVoter

Watched all 6 episodes last night. Very good show. Unbelievable in a couple of places but well worth a watch. Brian Cox is always worth it anyway. My favourite grump.

JP Liz V1

BBC Two’s six episode Cold War espionage thriller The Game will premiere on Thursday April 30th at 9pm, it has been announced.

The Game is set during the 1970s and tell the story of the invisible war fought by MI5 to protect the nation from the threats of the Cold War. The series begins just as a KGB defector reveals the existence of a devastating Soviet plot, codenamed Operation Glass. The charismatic but paranoid DG of MI5, known simply as Daddy, assembles a secret team to investigate. The exact nature of the threat is unclear. All they know is that the Soviets are reactivating sleeper agents across the UK and giving them all a task.

Originally developed for BBC One under then controller Danny Cohen, the six episode series hails from Being Human creator Toby Whithouse and BBC Cymru Wales, with Faith Penhale, Brian Minchin and Toby Whithouse serving as executive producers. A co-pro with BBC America, The Game stars Brian Cox (The Bourne Supremacy), Chloe Pirrie (Black Mirror), Paul Ritter (Quantum Of Solace), Jonathan Aris (Sherlock), Judy Parfitt (Call The Midwife), Tom Hughes (Silk), Shaun Dooley (Misfits), Victoria Hamilton (Lark Rise To Candleford), Rachael Stirling (The Bletchley Circle) and Georgina Rich (Sherlock).



Source - TV Wise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ04xaKs9wA

Harry Palmr

Well reviewed by the professional critics when shown on BBC America last November/Decmber

FloatingVoter

A few of us who tour America of a morning :rolleyes: saw it when it aired there. Well worth a watch. A slightly confusing start but worth sticking with. Brian Cox is always worth the price of admission.

JP Liz V1

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Well reviewed by the professional critics when shown on BBC America last November/Decmber

I didn't realise it already aired over there last year

Lady Chatterton

Threads merged as requested.

FloatingVoter

There ya go... even across 5 months, much weed and beer, I'm agreeing with myself. Sanity is returning.