Master of the Game (1984)
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.
Master of the Game: Season 1 - 9 Episode s
1x1 - Fraud
February 19, 1984
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
1x2 - The Discovery
February 19, 1984
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.
1x3 - Growth
February 19, 1984
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.
1x4 - Achievements
February 19, 1984
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.
1x5 - The artist
February 19, 1984
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.
1x6 - A perfect plan
February 19, 1984
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.
1x7 - The Twins
February 19, 1984
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.
1x8 - The intruder
February 19, 1984
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.
1x9 - The inheritance
February 19, 1984
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.
Master of the Game: 1 Season
Actors in Master of the Game
Fernando Allende
George Mellis
Harry Hamlin
Anthony 'Tony' James Blackwell
Dyan Cannon
Katherine 'Kate' Blackwell
Leslie Caron
Solange Dunas
David Suchet
André d'Usseau
Ian Charleson
Jamie MacGregor
Cliff DeYoung
Brad Rogers
Angharad Rees
Marianne Hoffman
Barry Morse
Dr. John Harley
Donald Pleasence
Salomon Van der Merwe
Cherie Lunghi
Margaret Van der Merwe
Jean Marsh
Mrs. Talley
Johnny Sekka
Banda
David Birney
David Blackwell
Nancy Roberts
Dorothy Hollister
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