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Master of the Game

Master of the Game
★ 6.2/10•1984•Drama
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If you want to be the winner you have to be... Master of the Game.

Elderly Kate Blackwell looks back at her family's life beginning with her Scottish father Jamie McGregor's journey to South Africa to make his fortune in diamonds. The family history is littered with revenge, lust, betrayal, manipulation, and murder.

Sidney Sheldon · Writer

Kevin Conner · Director

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateFeb 19, 1984

Episodes

E148m

Fraud

Jamie McGregor has a dream: He wants to get rich through diamonds. That's why he travels to South Africa to try his luck in Klipdrift. When he meets the dealer Salomon Van der Merwe and his daughter Margaret there, the man agrees to help the aspiring diamond collector. But Salomon turns out to be a fraud

Feb 19, 1984

E248m

The Discovery

Jamie and his new friend Banda set out on their own to search for diamonds in the Namib Desert. They can hardly believe their luck when they actually find what they are looking for. Despite their shared success, the friends have to part ways: James, now wealthy, wants to return to Klipdrift alone and take revenge for Salomon's betrayal.

Feb 19, 1984

E349m

Growth

Margaret gives birth to Jamie's illegitimate child, and they begin a marriage of convenience for the boy's sake. But Margaret actually loves the father of her child. Meanwhile, workers' dissatisfaction is spreading at Jamie's mines.

Feb 19, 1984

E449m

Achievements

After her mother's death, Kate takes over the company Krüger-Brent, Ltd. She becomes a successful businesswoman and marries David Blackwell, the company's vice president. But after the two have their son Tony, the family is struck by a terrible blow of fate.

Feb 19, 1984

E549m

The artist

Tony Blackwell, who doesn't want to take over his mother Kate's business, begins studying painting in Paris. Things initially go well for the young man in the metropolis: his works are well received and he gets to know the nude model Dominique. But when he reads a review of his works, everything suddenly changes.

Feb 19, 1984

E648m

A perfect plan

Kate's goal is to build a dynasty, whereupon her son Tony marries Marianne, a company subsidiary. When she becomes pregnant with twins, the young man is finally supposed to be happy. But a certain woman always seems to have a hand in things.

Feb 19, 1984

E748m

The Twins

While Kate slowly recovers from her son Tony's attempted murder, he cannot withstand the psychological stress; he goes crazy and is sent to a mental institution. His daughters, the twins Eve and Alexandra, are growing up with Kate. The entrepreneur has earmarked Eve as her heir, but she doesn't show her true colors to her grandmother.

Feb 19, 1984

E850m

The intruder

Eve meets the Greek George, who quickly turns out to be a fraud. She then decides to send the young man to her twin sister: He should approach Alexandra in order to get her money. But the plan is part of a larger maneuver.

Feb 19, 1984

E948m

The inheritance

After the successful reconstruction of Eve's face, she continues to pursue the plan to get rid of Alexandra once and for all in order to become the sole heir to "Krüger-Brent, Ltd". She goes to see psychiatrist Dr. Harley pretends to be her twin sister and makes him believe she is depressed. When this plan doesn't work, George is supposed to kill Alexandra. But once again Eve is one step ahead of everyone.

Feb 19, 1984

Actors

Fernando Allende

Fernando Allende

George Mellis

Harry Hamlin

Harry Hamlin

Anthony 'Tony' James Blackwell

Dyan Cannon

Dyan Cannon

Katherine 'Kate' Blackwell

Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

Solange Dunas

David Suchet

David Suchet

André d'Usseau

Ian Charleson

Ian Charleson

Jamie MacGregor

Cliff DeYoung

Cliff DeYoung

Brad Rogers

Angharad Rees

Angharad Rees

Marianne Hoffman

Barry Morse

Barry Morse

Dr. John Harley

Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Salomon Van der Merwe

Cherie Lunghi

Cherie Lunghi

Margaret Van der Merwe

Jean Marsh

Jean Marsh

Mrs. Talley

Johnny Sekka

Johnny Sekka

Banda

David Birney

David Birney

David Blackwell

Nancy Roberts

Dorothy Hollister

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