‘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 everyday. 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 facing up to his past and redeeming himself can Nick Thorne win.
This classic, thought provoking drama was, of it’s day, a worthy successor to ‘the Prisoner.’ Combining a tale of high-risk business world of magic, danger with Authurian overtones, this haunting work stands unique in cult television.
Mrs. Butterworth...... In your dreams!
Yes that's right, well in No.6's dream anyway. In A B & C they get into No.6's dreams in order to discover the reason behind the Prisoner's resignation. Mrs. Butterworth appears briefly in No.6's third dream, becuase he put her in his dream. So surely this puts Many Happy Returns before A B & C in the Prisoner running order debate? Okay, you might argue that the character in A B & C who gives No.6 one of her earings and tells him "Number 6, I just know its your lucky number," is not the same character as Mrs. Butterworth. And that use of "Number 6, I just know its your lucky number," isn't this a case No.6 putting his words into her mouth?
So think about it for a moment if you will. When you have a dream, don't you dream about, or put people you have previously met, have made acquaintance of, or know, in your dreams?
No.1 Married To Death?
It would seem that the first wife of actor Roy Beck, who played the robe and masked figure of Number 1 in Fall Out, Ann doubled for the actress Justine Lord during the Beachy Head sequences.
So you could say that Number 1 was married to death so to speak.
Be seeing you
Reading the title "The One Game" I can't help thinking about David Fincher's movie "The Game" (with Michael Douglas). Any connections here, the basis perhaps? It's a thrilling film, no question, at least when viewed the first time. One could imagine Prisoner-related elements included. - BCNU!
ReplyDeleteHello Arno,
Delete"The One Game" I have found, is not that widely known, because it was made by "Central" a regional area of ITV in 1988.
It is claimed that David Fincher's film 'The Game' with Michael Douglas {which I have seen, and is a thrilling and absorbing film} is based on 'The One Gamne.' That is quite possible, at the very least 'The Game' seems to be strongly inspired by 'The One Game.'
If you and anyone reading this, can get hold of 'The One Game' on DVD, which I have to say is extremely rare, I thoroughly reccommend it.
There are Prisoner-related elements in 'The One Game,' and one day I may very well write a piece of blog about it.
Kind regards
David
BCNU