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The One Game

The One Game

It's a game that appears far too real.

1988 1 seasons 4 eps≈ 3h totalEndedITV1Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Nick Thorne, a successful businessman whose company markets games, is pulled by his former partner Magnus into a game which appears far too real... The One Game is a four-part 1988 British television drama serial, produced by Central Independent Television and broadcast on ITV from 4 June to 25 June 1988. Set and filmed in Birmingham, it starred Patrick Malahide, Stephen Dillane, Pippa Haywood and Kate McKenzie, and was written by John Brown from a concept by Tony Benet.

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Synopsis

Nick Thorne, a successful businessman whose company markets games, is pulled by his former partner Magnus into a game which appears far too real... The One Game is a four-part 1988 British television drama serial, produced by Central Independent Television and broadcast on ITV from 4 June to 25 June 1988. Set and filmed in Birmingham, it starred Patrick Malahide, Stephen Dillane, Pippa Haywood and Kate McKenzie, and was written by John Brown from a concept by Tony Benet.

Cast

Stephen DillaneStephen DillaneNicholas Thorne
Patrick MalahidePatrick MalahideMagnus
Pippa HaywoodPippa HaywoodJenny Thorne
Alex NortonAlex NortonThe Conjuror
David MallinsonDavid MallinsonTom Darke
Kate McKenzieFay

Network

ITV1

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Episode length

50 min

Total runtime

≈ 3h

First aired

1988

Country

United Kingdom

Genres

Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama

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