If you're a fan of Channel 5 dramas, The Game should definitely be on your radar. With its gripping plot and compelling characters, this upcoming series is another must-watch that’ll keep you hooked from start to finish.
Starring the BAFTA award-winning Jason Watkins from The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies and Grantchester lead Robson Green, the show has been dubbed a 'cat-and-mouse thriller' that will keep us guessing.
What is The Game on Channel 5 about?
Huw, a retired detective, has never stopped thinking about the unsolved case of The Ripton Stalker. So when his new neighbour, Patrick, chillingly uses the stalker's signature sign-off - 'Catch you later' - a phrase that taunted Huw for years, he becomes convinced that he’s finally found his man.
Is he hunting the truth or being hunted by obsession?
Cast of The Game on Channel 5
Jason Watkins (Coma, The Catch) plays Huw Miller, the former detective, haunted by his work, while Robson Green (Extreme Fishing, Grantchester) is Patrick Harbottle, his neighbour and the potential Ripton Stalker.
They'll be joined by Loose Women panellist Sunetra Sarker (Brookside, Casualty, Ackley Bridge), who will play Huw's wife.
Robson and Jason worked together previously in an episode of the ITV drama Soldier Soldier over 30 years ago and on Being Human on the BBC (when Jason was a vampire and Robson played a werewolf), but this will be the first time the pair will be leading a programme together.
Speaking of the show, Robson said that he is "so stoked to be working alongside Jason Watkins again" in the psychological thriller that "promises to be a gripping ride", adding "It's going to be an unforgettable journey".
Jason said that he's "really excited to do another Channel 5 thriller, after the success of Coma", explaining that "this is a different prospect but has all the ingredients for another thrilling ride".
Arabella Horspool is a Commercial Content Writer for Yours at Bauer Media. She's a bookworm who is passionate about TV, film and theatre. She enjoys cooking, cinema trips, playing board games and walking her three dogs.