Harry's Game (1982)

Name: Harry's Game
Rating: 6.7

Rating: 6.7

Synopsis

British undercover agent Harry Brown is sent to Northern Ireland to infiltrate the IRA to find (and terminate) the assassin of a British Cabinet Minister. Harry is alone, the army hasn't been told he is being put in place, his wife is fed up with him and his job, and his sole new friend, an Irish woman who falls for him, will be consumed by his relentless search for the assassin.

First Air Date: 1982-10-25

Last Air Date: 1982-10-27

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Created By: Gerald Seymour

Networks: ITV1

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Top Cast

Ray Lonnen as Harry Brown
Benjamin Whitrow as Davidson
Nicholas Day as Bannen
Geoffrey Chater as Colonel George Frost
Sean Caffrey as Inspector Howard Rennie
Derek Thompson as Billy Downes
Maggie Shevlin as Mrs Downes
Gil Brailey as Josephine Laverty
Charles Lawson as Seamus Duffryn
Tony Rohr as IRA Brigade Commander

Seasons

None (1982)

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Part 1 (1982-10-25)

After the IRA shoot down a cabinet minister in front of his London home, the government send SAS man Harry Brown undercover to Dublin to track down the killer against the advice of the army and intelligence.
Ep. 2: Part 2 (1982-10-26)

While Harry begins a relationship with a local girl, the Special Branch launch their own investigation, which leads to a young woman's suicide. The IRA learn about Harry via a careless remark made by Colonel Frost in a restaurant.
Ep. 3: Part 3 (1982-10-27)

Harry learns the identity of the assassin, but with the IRA on his tail, targeting all of his known associates, he finds it hard to complete his mission.