BBC America's new Seventies-set Cold War spy show
The Game debuts tonight at 10/9c on the cable network. We got our first inkling of
The Game in Britain
late last year, and found out America would be getting it too
in January. Created by Toby Whithouse (
Being Human,
Doctor Who - for which he penned one of my favorite episodes), the series sounded like a mixture of
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and
Mission: Impossible. The trailer, which hit
last month, seems to bear that out. Though maybe "
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (both versions, really) meets
Spooks (
MI-5)" would be more accurate, as it definitely seems to blend modern action sensibilities with a Seventies le Carré vibe. And that, to me, seems like an incredible combination! I will definitely be tuning in to
BBC America's Dramaville this evening. Brian Cox (
The Bourne Identity,
RED) plays the Smiley-esque spymaster "Daddy," and Tom Hughes (
Page Eight,
The Lady Vanishes) provides the heartthrob appeal as his star agent Joe Lambe. They really seem to be going for the look of
the 2011 Tinker Tailor film (with a conference room that could be the same set recycled), and for me that just adds to the appeal! Check out the trailer below, and read more on
the BBC America website.
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