Harry’s Game
Penned by Gerald Seymour, this three part drama series tells the story of Captain Harry Brown (Ray Lonnen) and his undercover search for the IRA assassin who gunned down a British Cabinet Minister in London. But the dangerous cat-and-mouse game between Harry and the assassin becomes even more desperate and even innocent people become embroiled in a fight for survival.
Based on ‘Harry’s Game’ by Gerald Seymour (Corgi Books)
ISBN-10: 0552147222 ISBN-13: 978-0552147224
Original transmission:ITV 25/10/1982 (60mins)
ITV 26/10/1982 (60mins)
ITV 27/10/1982 (60mins)
The theme tune by Irish act Clannad became a huge hit for the group.
The characterisation of some of the IRA members was strong and plausible, suggesting a closer acquaintance with republican culture than some other film makers were able to achieve.
Clip courtesy ITN SOURCE
Further Infomation
Genre
Thriller/Drama (three-part serial) - Broadcast
Company
Yorkshire Television (for ITV)
Release Year
1982Period Set
1980WRITER(s)/ DIRECTOR(s)/ PRODUCER(s)
Writer
Gerald Seymour
Director
Lawrence Gordon Clark
Producer
Keith Richardson, David Cunliffe
ACTORS
Ray Lonnen - Harry Brown
Benjamin Whitrow - Davidson
Nicholas Day - Bannen
Denys Hawthorne - Minister of Defence
Geoffrey Russell - Home Secretary
Edmund Kente - Private secretary
Robert Morris - The Right Hon. Henry Danby M.P.
Brigid O’Hara - Mrs. Danby
Teresa Lee - 1st Daughter
Katy Durham-Mathews - 2nd Daughter
Gary Waldhorn - Commissioner of Police
Geoffrey Leesley - Asst. Commissioner
Geoffrey Chater - Col. George Frost
Noel Johnson - Gen. Sir Jocelyn Fairbairn
Robert Boyd - Adjutant
Paul Butterworth - Royal Marine
Malcolm Raeburn - Arms Instructor
Sean Caffrey - Insp. Howard Rennie
John Keyworth - Chief Constable
James Greene - Senior officer