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Chessgame

TV·1983–1983·1 season, 6 episodes·ITV1·Drama·1h

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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.

Cast

Terence StampTerence StampDavid AudleyRobin SachsRobin SachsMichael CulverMichael CulverCarmen du SautoyCarmen du SautoyJohn GrilloJohn Grillo
Carolyn Colquhoun
Carolyn ColquhounGrace Appleby

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes1983Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Flying BlindNovember 23, 1983—
  2. S01E02Cold WargameNovember 30, 1983—
  3. S01E03Enter HasanDecember 7, 1983—
  4. S01E04The Alamut AmbushDecember 14, 1983—
  5. S01E05The Roman ConnectionDecember 21, 1983—
  6. S01E06Digging Up the FutureDecember 28, 1983—

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