Series synopsis
Rules of the Game is a British soap drama crime comedy television series that premiered on BBC One on January 11, 2022. It ended on January 19, 2022. It was created by João Emanuel Carneiro. It stars Maxine Peake, Rakhee Thakrar, Dominic Vulliamy and Ben Batt.
Sam is a hard-headed manager at a family-run business in the North West. However, when Sam arrives at work one day to find a dead body in the office reception she is forced to reckon with not only murky behaviour in the present, but murderous secrets from the past as well.
Premise
Sam is a hard-headed manager at a family-run business in the North West. However, when Sam arrives at work one day to find a dead body in the office reception she is forced to reckon with not only murky behaviour in the present, but murderous secrets from the past as well.
Premise: In a toxic work culture, what would you do to survive?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Maxine Peake as Sam Thompson
- Rakhee Thakrar as Maya Benshaw
- Dominic Vulliamy as Duncan
- Ben Batt as Owen Jenkins
- Alison Steadman as Anita Jenkins
- Amy Leeson as Amy Dixon
- Zoë Tapper as Vanessa Jenkins
- Susan Wokoma as DI Eve Preston
Supporting cast
- Callie Cooke as Tess Jones
- Sadie Pickering as Beautician
Guest cast
- Sadie Pickering as Beautician
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | January 11, 2022 | January 19, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A brutal death at her workplace forces COO Sam to unpick the series of events that led up to that moment, starting with the arrival of newly hired HR director Maya. |
January 11, 2022 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 As Maya digs into the company’s toxic work culture and a mysterious death that occurred ten years earlier, Sam starts to question her own culpability. |
January 12, 2022 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Sam struggles to keep her home and work life together when Maya discovers evidence that threatens to upend the company. |
January 18, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 11, 2022 |
| Last aired | January 19, 2022 |
| Runtime | 56 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 21:00:00 |