Harry's Game: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The British government cabinet minister Henry Danby is murdered by an IRA gunman, Billy Downes, in front of his wife and children outside his home in London. Downes then escapes to Belfast and army officer Harry Brown is sent undercover into Belfast's Catholic community to track down the assassin. Brown is chosen for the mission because he is an Ulsterman who has previously done similar work in Oman.

Series details

• Title: Harry's Game
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime, Thriller, Espionage
• Premiere date: 1982-10-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 1982-10-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 51415

Cast and credited roles

• Ray Lonnen — Harry Brown
• Benjamin Whitrow — Davidson
• Derek Thompson — Billy Downes
• Nicholas Day — Bannen
• Geoffrey Chater — Col. George Frost
• Sean Caffrey — Insp. Howard Rennie
• Maggie Shevlin — Mrs. Downes
• Gil Brailey — Josephine Laverty
• Charles Lawson — Seamus Duffryn
• Tony Rohr — Brigade Commander
• Sam Dale — Billy's Driver
• Elizabeth Begley — Mrs. Duncan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1982-10-25; final listed air date 1982-10-27; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Harry's Game on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.