The two directors worked separately on different episodes. Samson is sent back over the Berlin Wall to contact Brahms Four who wishes to be extracted from East Germany. "The Bridge" and "The End Game" are available on Shroud for a Nightingale: The Screen Music of Richard Harvey. "[5] Conversely, in his review for The New York Times, John O'Connor wrote "Costly and ambitious, the 13-hour production of Game, Set and Match... is a mess." The US comedy Modern Family will end with an 11th season which will begin airing later this year. The ABC has named journalist Sarah Ferguson to the post of China bureau chief. The attempt to turn Stinnes continues with Zena attempting to run the operation for her own gain. While critically acclaimed, the ratings for the series were a disaster. Michael Idato is the culture editor-at-large of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Ian Holm is brilliant in his portrayal of the stoic but cunning Bernard Samson. By Michael Idato. Rensselaer is further incriminated and turns to Bernard to help clear him. Former tennis players Evonne Goolagong Cawley (left) and Rod Laver hold the men's and women's trophies ahead of the round one matches on day one of the Australian Open in Melbourne.Credit:LUKAS COCH, Trial By Kyle may have seemed to be the flimsiest of the pilots presented by the Ten Network during its inaugural pilot week, but it appears to be the one which will be fastest onto the launchpad. The series focuses on Bernard Samson (Ian Holm), beginning with his search for the "mole" that threatens the Brahms Network in East Germany. Screen Australia has confirmed investment in three projects still in their infancy, a science fiction series titled Aleph, about a woman facing the choice of saving her daughter or "humanity on the brink of extinction", another science fiction project, Oddlands, from NBC Universal-owned Matchbox Productions, and a horror project, Seconds, described as a darkly comic coming of age story set in 1970s country Australia and touching on the theme of cannibalism. Stinnes continues to be debriefed and information points to Bret Rensselaer. "Chris Lloyd and Steve Levitan have created one of the most seminal and iconic comedies in television history," Burke told US media. Giles Trent has attempted suicide after being confronted as a Russian spy. "[4] In TV Week, a supplement to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Lee Winfrey praised the production, calling it a "mind-bender", and singling out Gottfried John as a "mesmerizing menace", and cited Holm as "[holding] things together. Having rolled out the celebrity roster for its upcoming reboot of Dancing with the Stars, Ten has named the three judges who will be scoring their performances. The announcement was made by the newly installed president of the US ABC network Karey Burke at a press event in Los Angeles. A Great Dramatization of Deighton's Great Spy Thriller deaflove 5 April 2004 This made for television movie, based on the three books Game, Set, Match, by Len Deighton, is one of the best spy dramas ever produced. A flashback relates how Samson attempted to run an aging Polish agent in, A leak from within London Central has been discovered in the German arm of the British. [I]f Microsoft can pull off one operating system and one companion App Store that functions seamlessly across all device types from smartphones, to tablets, notebooks, hybrid 2-in-1 devices and desktops, all with common apps that just work, they could very well one-up the competition. Bernard and DIckie Cruyer travel to Mexico to attempt Stinnes' defection to the West. Describing him as the "swift hand of justice", Ten says Sandilands will be "tackling genuine disputes and solving them with his no-nonsense style.". 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. A television miniseries is in development based on the life of the Australian tennis champion Evonne Goolagong. Burgess has been working in the US as a dancer on the US edition of Dancing with the Stars, while McManus has starred in Burn the Floor, the US Dancing with the Stars and the UK Strictly Come Dancing. "The China story is irresistible for a journalist," Ferguson said. This page was last edited on 31 July 2020, at 06:23. Clifford Terry, writing for the Chicago Tribune, called the series "a crackling cloak-and-dagger thriller". Game, Set, and Match (TV Series 1988– ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The series airs in Australia on the Seven Network; Ten previously held the rights but lost them when the network entered administration in 2017. He also suspects his wife, Fiona—who is security chief at London Central—is having an affair with his superior Bret Rensselaer. Using Zena as bait, Bernard has contacted Stinnes and continues attempting to convince him to defect. He cited Ian Holm as being miscast. Bernard is frustrated with the double dealing of Zena as well as his superiors. With Ian Holm, Michael Culver, Michael Degen, Anthony Bate. . Bernard Samson is a spy in the employ of S.I.S., London Central. [2] Ian Holm was nominated for a BAFTA award for his portrayal of Bernard Samson. Samson is sent to Berlin to bring out a Brahms agent. Game, Set and Match is a 1988 television serial directed by Ken Grieve and Patrick Lau and written by John Howlett. . Werner is suspected of being the leak, while Samson has suspicions it is Giles Trent of the Foreign Office. The appointment comes, the ABC noted in its press statement, as it expands its coverage of China during a "fascinating and crucial time". Samson has been sent back to Berlin. It was aired in 1989 in the United States as part of the PBS show Mystery![3]. [1], The soundtrack by Richard Harvey for Game, Set and Match was released on LP in 1988. The former world number one ranked women's player had a stellar grand slam tennis career, winning 14 titles including seven singles: four at the Australian Open, two at Wimbledon and one at the Roland Garros. He is then sent to Mexico to try to persuade a KGB major (Gottfried John) to defect, using his childhood friend Verner Volkmann's wife Zena as bait. They are dancer Sharna Burgess, Irish-born Tristan McManus and dancer/choreographer Craig Revel Horwood. The defection of Stinnes is completed, although with disastrous consequences. Kyle Sandilands will be joined on the program by former The Bachelor Australia participant and criminal lawyer Anna Heinrich. Samson discovers the identity of the mole. [1] Filmed on location in Berlin and Mexico, the project included a large international cast with 3,000 extras and a budget of $8 million. Ferguson has worked on the ABC's flagship current affairs program Four Corners and in the documentary field for a decade. It is based on the books Berlin Game (1983), Mexico Set (1984), and London Match (1985) by Len Deighton. Her interrogation leads to suspicions that there is an additional mole in London Central. Samson does not believe Trent was responsible for the leak and was planted by the Russians to divert attention from the real mole. Ten is calling for applicants wishing to bring their case before the radio shock jock who will preside, in Judge Judy-style, over the case and render a verdict. Stinnes is taken to England to be debriefed. Former tennis players Evonne Goolagong Cawley (left) and Rod Laver hold the men's and women's trophies ahead of the round one matches on day one of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Still tracking Stinnes, Bernard himself comes under suspicion that he is a double agent. This is game, set and match for Microsoft. Ferguson will join the national broadcaster's China correspondent Bill Birtles. Werner is captured in East Germany and an arrangement is made to make a prisoner exchange for him. Horwood, who will, by all accounts, play the "nasty" judge which is popular with the format, has been a judge on the UK Strictly Come Dancing since 2004. Bernard and Werner successfully extract Brahms Four from the East. After it appears another traitor is working at London Central, Samson himself becomes one of the prime suspects. He noted that "the sharp direction by Kenneth Grieve and Patrick Lau and the provocative script by Howlett... comes up a winner through an assemblage of superb performances. Game, set and match: Evonne Goolagong TV project in development. From 1983 Deighton wrote three trilogies: Berlin Game (1983), Mexico Set (1984) and London Match (1985); Spy Hook (1988), Spy Line (1989) and Spy Sinker … Samson is suspicious that Stinnes is playing a double game. The success of Hoodlum's Netflix strangetown thriller Tidelands may have prompted a new wave of science fiction and horror series in development for television.