S01E01 Episode 1
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, assembles a secret team to...
The Game
S01E03: Episode 3
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 to US bases, MI5 may be out of its league. Meanwhile, Daddy is on a mission of his own to secure the safe defection of his favorite Chinese dancer. But when his assistant, Wendy, goes to carry out the admin, Bobby Waterhouse catches wind and manipulates plans to gain information about Daddy’s secret life for his own personal gain.
Overview
"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.
Episodes
S01E02 Episode 2
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 thwarting Operation...
S01E03 Episode 3
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 to US bases,...
S01E04 Episode 4
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 dangerous assassin Odin at...
S01E05 Episode 5
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, when...
S01E06 Episode 6
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 together and avert disaster....
Cast
Tom Hughes
Joe Lambe
Jonathan Aris
Alan Montag
Victoria Hamilton
Sarah Montag
Shaun Dooley
DC Jim Fenchurch
Brian Cox
Daddy
Paul Ritter
Bobby Waterhouse
Chloe Pirrie
Wendy Straw
Zana Marjanović
Yulia
