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Release Year1983
Runtime1 Season
LanguageEnglish
Certification12
GenresDrama
Votes2
Director—
Writers—
TypeWeb Series
Rating6.5 out of 10
Cast6 credited
Also Known AsChessgame
About Chessgame
Chessgame is a British television series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network in 1983. Based on a series of novels by Anthony Price, the series dealt with the activities of a quartet of counter-intelligence agents: David Audley, Faith Steerforth, Nick Hannah and Hugh Roskill. One series of six episodes was made. ⁕The Alamut Ambush ⁕Enter Hassan ⁕The Roman Collection ⁕Digging up the Future ⁕Flying Blind ⁕Cold Wargame The series was rebroadcast as three TV movies in 1986 called The Alamut Ambush, The Deadly Recruits, and The Cold War Killers.
Directed by —, Chessgame leans on a strong ensemble — Terence Stamp, Robin Sachs, Michael Culver — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1983.
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