'Game, Set and Match' (1988) TV serial of Len Deighton Book Trilogy [1 of 13]

'Game, Set and Match' is a 1988 television serial directed by Ken Grieve and Patrick Lau and written by John Howlett. It is based on the books, 'Berlin Game' (1983), 'Mexico Set' (1984), and 'London Match' (1985) by Len Deighton.

It was hugely expensive to make and a massive flop (the sound engineering is an utter disgrace, and Ian Holm cast as Bernard Samson is ludicrous). But it deserves to be saved, I think.

Berlin Game: Part 1:
Bernard Samson, once a field agent for British MI6 based in West Berlin, is now working at a desk. A flashback relates how Samson attempted to run an aging Polish agent in Gdańsk. The agent's son is an officer in the Polish army and Samson is to make contact and try to "turn" him. The attempt proves to be a set-up and fails.