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The Game

The Game

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The Game

2014- 2014

1 Seasons

6 Episodes

7.3(43 votes)

Ended

War & Politics

Drama

Crime

Comedy

Overview

"The Game" is a 1970s Cold War spy thriller set in the world of espionage. It tells the story of the invisible war fought by MI5 as it battles to protect the nation from the threats of the Cold War.

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Production Companies

BBC Cymru Wales

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Tom Hughes

Tom Hughes

Joe Lambe

Jonathan Aris

Jonathan Aris

Alan Montag

Victoria Hamilton

Victoria Hamilton

Sarah Montag

Shaun Dooley

Shaun Dooley

DC Jim Fenchurch

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Daddy

Paul Ritter

Paul Ritter

Bobby Waterhouse

Chloe Pirrie

Chloe Pirrie

Wendy Straw

Zana Marjanović

Zana Marjanović

Yulia

Creative team

Showrunner: Hilary Salmon
Faith Penhale
Produced by: Radford Neville

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