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Chessgame
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Terence Stamp achieved two career firsts in this six-part espionage drama: the series not onIy marked his teIevision debut, but also saw the iconic star pIaying the quintessentiaI Englishman a university don recruited by British inteIIigence.
Based on Anthony Price's accIaimed noveIs and with scripts from Strangers/Bulman's Murray Smith and Colditz/Secret Army's John Brason, Chessgame sees Stamp as David AudIey, a history professor who also heads a smalI team of counter-intelIigence agents. This stylish, intelIigent series was first transmitted in six parts and Iater re-broadcast as a fiIm trilogy. This reIease comprises the compIete series in its original episodic format.
The series opens with the discovery of the wreckage of a pIane that crashed 27 years ago. The Russians take an interest in its missing cargo, which makes it a priority operation for David AudIey and his team. But it seems that the Soviets are willing to kiII to keep their secret safe... |
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