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The Game
The Game
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The Game

7.3 / 10
2014
1 season
6 episodes
War & PoliticsDramaCrimeComedy

"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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Trailer

The Game: Launch Trailer - BBC Two

Cast

Tom Hughes

Jonathan Aris

Victoria Hamilton

Shaun Dooley

Brian Cox

Paul Ritter

Chloe Pirrie

Zana Marjanović

Judy Parfitt

Yevgeni Sitokhin

Marcel Iureș

Velibor Topic

Seasons

  • Episode 1

    1.Episode 1

    7.0
    05-11-201459m

    London: 1972. When a defecting KGB officer, Arkady Malinov, reveals Operation Glass, a devastating Soviet plot that could change the course of the cold war, Daddy, the head of MI5,...

  • Episode 2

    2.Episode 2

    7.3
    12-11-201459m

    The next agent on the Soviet list, Tom Mallory, is a brutal man currently in prison for assault. Without his freedom, he can’t perform his task and bring MI5 one step closer to thw...

  • Episode 3

    3.Episode 3

    7.7
    19-11-201459m

    The team discovers a sleeper agent with terrifying connections in the US military. Faced with a formidable foe who not only appears to be a traitor, but a trained spy with access t...

  • Episode 4

    4.Episode 4

    8.0
    26-11-201459m

    Discovering the KGB is one step ahead, Joe tries to convince the team to run a double agent scheme – a perilous game that understandably makes his colleagues uneasy. But with dange...

  • Episode 5

    5.Episode 5

    8.3
    03-12-201459m

    The team is reeling from the shocking discovery of a mole among them, and as the Soviet plot continues unabated, it is up to Wendy to give the team the break they need. Meanwhile,...

  • Episode 6

    6.Episode 6

    8.7
    10-12-201459m

    The team is reeling from a KGB bombing and the mole’s confession, but with Operation Glass hurtling towards a shocking climax, MI5 is running out of time to piece the puzzle togeth...

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