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Rules of the Game - Seizoen 1

Rules of the Game - Season 1 (2022)

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Show title: Rules of the Game

IMDb score: 6,3 (2.324)

Episodes: 4

Playing time: 3 hour and 53 minutes

Developed by: George Faber, Mark Pybus, Ayela Butt and Lucy Richer

Stars: Maxine Peake, Susan Wokoma and Rakhee Thakrar

Origin: United Kingdom

Releasedate: Tuesday 11 January 2022

First aired on: BBC One (Verenigd Koninkrijk)

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Rules of the Game plot

Sam Thompson is a tough manager in the family business Fly in the North West of England. When Sam arrives at work one day and finds a corpse in the office reception area, she has to reckon with not only dark affairs in the present, but also murderous secrets from the past. Newly hired Human Resources Director Maya Benshaw soon makes some shocking discoveries.

Episodes Season 1 (2022)

  1. Episode 1

    11 January 2022 (59 minutes)

  2. Episode 2

    12 January 2022 (56 minutes)

  3. Episode 3

    18 January 2022 (59 minutes)

  4. Episode 4

    19 January 2022 (59 minutes)

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Actors and Actresses

Rakhee Thakrar Rakhee Thakrar

Maya Benshaw

Rakhee Thakrar Rakhee Thakrar

Maya Benshaw

Dominic Vulliamy Dominic Vulliamy

Duncan

Amy Leeson Amy Leeson

Amy Dixon

Alison Steadman Alison Steadman

Anita Jenkins

Zoë Tapper Zoë Tapper

Vanessa Jenkins

Maxine Peake Maxine Peake

Sam Thompson

Ben Batt Ben Batt

Owen Jenkins

Susan Wokoma Susan Wokoma

DI Eve Preston

Callie Cooke Callie Cooke

Tess Jones

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Suitehome

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5 November 2022 at 12:05

In the stream of post-#metoo films and series, the four-part British office drama Rules of The Game also makes a comeback. Whistleblower Maya Benshaw (Rakhee Thakrar - The Girl Before, Sex Education) is the new HR manager and comes across many disturbing cases within the family business Fly Dynamics. Unfortunately, watching Rules of the Game feels like reading the news in headlines; subtlety is lacking and nothing is left to the imagination. Moreover, so many topics are discussed that Rules of the Game becomes top-heavy. Less is more, also in this game.

The acting is variable. Rakhee Thakrar is not very believable in her role as a shaky whistleblower, while Maxine Peake (as lead Sam) better shapes her complex character. The overcrowded and contrived scenario (episode four seems redundant) doesn't help either. I had hoped for a British equivalent of the Norwegian Heksejakt. What we see is a messy drama that, with a reference to - even that - Desperate Housewives, resembles everywhere and therefore nothing.

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