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The One Game

1988 -> 1988

Categories: Drama cult

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From a time before reality TV took off The One Game is a thoughtful TV show that preceeded many similar TV shows and Film.

The One Game is the ultimate reality game, �where anyone and everyone can be involved, where there are no rules and where you could be playing every minute of the day�. And in this series successful, ruthless businessman Nick Thorne becomes a major player with everything to lose. He�s drawn into the game by Magnus, an enigmatic character from his past with whom
there is unfinished business.
Only by facing up to
his past and redeeming
himself can Nick Thorne
win...

Episode 1 � Friday

Nicholas Thorne is the successful boss of Sorcerer, the country�s top game company. But overnight, someone�s embezzled �2.1m from the company, kidnapped Nick�s ex-wife Jenny, and left him with the first puzzle in The One Game...

Episode 2 � Saturday

About the only person Nick can turn to for help is his girlfriend Fay � but she can�t help him in being hunted through a village by gunmen, or in a motorcycle jousting contest � for The One Game is taking on a deadly aspect.

Episode 3 � Sunday

Aware that his foe in The One Game is Magnus, the insane genius who helped found Sorcerer, Nicholas tries to outplay the games expert. But as ever, his opponent is one step ahead � and Nick finds himself imprisoned as his life and company are taken away.

Episode 4 � Monday

Fighting back harder than ever, defending all he is and was from Magnus and his cronies, can Nicholas really have won? Or is there a darker reason all this has been going on � a last throw of the dice in The One Game?