Chessgame(1983)

Chessgame is a British spy series that aired on ITV in 1983, adapted from Anthony Price's novels. The show follows four counter-intelligence agents—David Audley, Faith Steerforth, Nick Hannah, and Hugh Roskill—as they navigate Cold War espionage and international intrigue. Granada Television produced a single six-episode run that captured the tense, cerebral tone of Price's source material, with storylines ranging from Middle Eastern conspiracies to art theft and covert operations. The episodes were later repackaged and rebroadcast as three television films in 1986, expanding the series' reach to a wider audience. Chessgame delivers smart, character-driven spy fiction for viewers drawn to intelligent Cold War drama.