Harry's Game (1982)
- Directed by
- Lawrence Gordon Clark
- Genre
- crime, drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 3 episodes
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A British undercover agent is sent to Belfast to track down an IRA sniper who killed a government official. The series follows his dangerous mission while showing the everyday tension of life during the Troubles.
tensegrittybleakatmosphericslow-burnsuspensefulseriousgrounded
What happens
Harry's Game is a British three-part television drama made by Yorkshire Television for ITV in 1982, closely based on the 1975 novel Harry's Game by Gerald Seymour, a journalist. Apart from brief scenes in London, it is set in and around Belfast during the Troubles. Its lead actors were Ray Lonnen, Derek Thompson and Benjamin Whitrow. The series was well received, and added to the channel's reputation for producing quality TV drama. The drama is noted for its closing music, "Theme from Harry's Game", by the Irish musical group Clannad. The music was used in trailers and later commercially released, reaching the top five of Irish and British singles charts, bringing the band its first major international exposure. The drama, filmed in West Yorkshire, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland has been released under five other names in other countries. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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