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Game, Set and Match is a 1988 television serial directed by Ken Grieve and Patrick Lau and written by John Howlett. It is based on the books Berlin Game (1983), Mexico Set (1984), and London Match (1985) by Len Deighton. The two directors worked separately on different episodes. Filmed on location in Berlin and Mexico, the project included a large international cast with 3,000 extras and a budget of $8 million. While critically acclaimed, the ratings for the series were a disaster. Ian Holm was nominated for a BAFTA award for his portrayal of Bernard Samson.

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  • Game, Set and Match is a 1988 television serial directed by Ken Grieve and Patrick Lau and written by John Howlett. It is based on the books Berlin Game (1983), Mexico Set (1984), and London Match (1985) by Len Deighton. The two directors worked separately on different episodes. Filmed on location in Berlin and Mexico, the project included a large international cast with 3,000 extras and a budget of $8 million. While critically acclaimed, the ratings for the series were a disaster. Ian Holm was nominated for a BAFTA award for his portrayal of Bernard Samson. It was aired in 1989 in the United States as part of the PBS show Mystery! (en)
  • Game, Set and Match —que puede traducirse al español como «Juego, set y partido»— es la adaptación a la televisión de la primera de las tres trilogías escritas por Len Deighton en torno al personaje de Bernard Samson, la conformada por El juego de Berlín, y .​ Los trece episodios que conforman la serie, producidos por Granada Television, se emitieron por primera vez entre el 3 de octubre y el 19 de diciembre de 1988.​ Adaptada a la pequeña pantalla por , la serie tuvo dos directores, y , que, sin embargo, no llegaron a trabajar juntos, pues cada uno se encargó de sus episodios por separado.​ Con un presupuesto que rondaba los ocho millones de dólares estadounidenses, la serie se rodó en Berlín y México y contó con hasta 3000 extras. Si bien la crítica recibió los trece episodios con buenas palabras, no consiguieron congregar a una gran audiencia frente a la televisión.​ Ian Holm, que desempeña en la serie el papel protagonista de Bernard Samson, fue nominado al BAFTA al mejor actor.​ (es)
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  • Soundtrack cover (en)
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  • United Kingdom (en)
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  • Ken Grieve, Patrick Lau (en)
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  • Bernard Samson, once a field agent for British MI6 based in West Berlin, is now working at a desk. A flashback relates how Samson attempted to run an aging Polish agent in Gdańsk. The agent's son is an officer in the Polish army and Samson is to make contact and try to "turn" him. The attempt proves to be a set-up and fails. (en)
  • Rensselaer is further incriminated and turns to Bernard to help clear him. Werner is captured in East Germany and an arrangement is made to make a prisoner exchange for him. (en)
  • A leak from within London Central has been discovered in the German arm of the British SIS. The leak causes concern among the higher levels of the SIS in regard to their East German "Brahms Network", especially their most valuable agent, "Brahms Four". (en)
  • The defection of Stinnes is completed, although with disastrous consequences. Stinnes is taken to England to be debriefed. (en)
  • The attempt to turn Stinnes continues with Zena attempting to run the operation for her own gain. Bernard is frustrated with the double dealing of Zena as well as his superiors. (en)
  • Bernard and Werner successfully extract Brahms Four from the East. Samson discovers the identity of the mole. (en)
  • Stinnes continues to be debriefed and information points to Bret Rensselaer. (en)
  • Giles Trent has attempted suicide after being confronted as a Russian spy. After agreeing to become a double agent, Trent is murdered by a member of the Brahms Network who believes Trent to be the leak. Samson does not believe Trent was responsible for the leak and was planted by the Russians to divert attention from the real mole. Samson is sent back over the Berlin Wall to contact Brahms Four who wishes to be extracted from East Germany. (en)
  • Still tracking Stinnes, Bernard himself comes under suspicion that he is a double agent. (en)
  • Werner and Zena notify Bernard they have spotted Erich Stinnes, a KGB major who was responsible for Bernard's capture in East Berlin, in Mexico City. Bernard and Dickie Cruyer travel to Mexico to attempt Stinnes' defection to the West. (en)
  • Samson has been sent back to Berlin. He meets with station chief Frank Harrington, then tracks down his childhood friend and former agent Werner Volkmann's wife Zena, who has become Harrington's mistress. Werner is suspected of being the leak, while Samson has suspicions it is Giles Trent of the Foreign Office. He also suspects his wife, Fiona—who is security chief at London Central—is having an affair with his superior Bret Rensselaer. (en)
  • Using Zena as bait, Bernard has contacted Stinnes and continues attempting to convince him to defect. Samson is suspicious that Stinnes is playing a double game. (en)
  • Based on information gained from Stinnes, Bernard locates a British woman working as a Russian courier. Her interrogation leads to suspicions that there is an additional mole in London Central. (en)
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  • Berlin Game: Part 1 (en)
  • Berlin Game: Part 2 (en)
  • Berlin Game: Part 3 (en)
  • Berlin Game: Part 4 (en)
  • Berlin Game: Part 5 (en)
  • London Match: Part 1 (en)
  • London Match: Part 2 (en)
  • London Match: Part 3 (en)
  • Mexico Set: Part 1 (en)
  • Mexico Set: Part 2 (en)
  • Mexico Set: Part 3 (en)
  • Mexico Set: Part 4 (en)
  • Mexico Set: Part 5 (en)
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  • Game, Set and Match is a 1988 television serial directed by Ken Grieve and Patrick Lau and written by John Howlett. It is based on the books Berlin Game (1983), Mexico Set (1984), and London Match (1985) by Len Deighton. The two directors worked separately on different episodes. Filmed on location in Berlin and Mexico, the project included a large international cast with 3,000 extras and a budget of $8 million. While critically acclaimed, the ratings for the series were a disaster. Ian Holm was nominated for a BAFTA award for his portrayal of Bernard Samson. (en)
  • Game, Set and Match —que puede traducirse al español como «Juego, set y partido»— es la adaptación a la televisión de la primera de las tres trilogías escritas por Len Deighton en torno al personaje de Bernard Samson, la conformada por El juego de Berlín, y .​ Los trece episodios que conforman la serie, producidos por Granada Television, se emitieron por primera vez entre el 3 de octubre y el 19 de diciembre de 1988.​ (es)
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