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ATV's famous boardroom drama from the 1960s stars Patrick Wymark as the now-knighted Sir John Wilder, the ruthless and power-hungry executive whom everybody loved to hate. Recently made Ambassador for Special Situations and Trade, he still maintains his adversarial relationship with Caswell Bligh (Clfford Evans) in their fight for political power and economic one-upmanship. Contains all 13 episodes from series 3 along with the following special features: Special Features: Man from Italy (mute), Alternative Main Titles and Promotion, Promotional Trailers, 35mm Title Footage (mute)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
The acting in the Power Game is of the highest quality which is something that cannot be said frequently about more recently produced TV programes. All of the cast are superb and although Patrick Wymark, as Sir John Wilder, has the lead role the other actors in the series are no less noticeable. I now have the complete series and when I watch an episode it reminds me of what wonderful television has been produced over recent decades. The black and white pictures add to the atmosphere of 1960's political and industrial boardroom wheeler dealing. This is a wonderful compilation that I highly recommend. Wistful, maybe, but they don't make programmes like this any more.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
The Power Game series 3 ; Plot outline; Wilder is now free of Bligh(or so he thinks) to utilise his role a special envoy for trade in the objection of lining his pockets.
However Bligh returns as a Minister with the ability to veto Wylders plans and with a driven need to take vengeance on Wylder for driving his son away from him.
The gloves are off this time as each man tries their best to destroy one another with the aid of opurtunistic civil servants and naive foreign politicians from mainly second world countries; in their last bout one of them pays the ultimate price.
Series 3 was the final series in the franchise which had started with Plaimakers (depicting a pre Thatcherite Thatcherite Wylder working in the aviation industry) and moved on to higher turf with Power Games (starting with Wylder receiving a knight hood and moving up a rang into dealings double and straight with white hall and the main players in international commerce and governance. Series 2 flagged in some episodes, but with the addition of new characters Sir Jason Fowler(Richard Hundrill) and Lincoln Dowling (Michele Jayston) and a abrasive self made MP Garflied Kane; Barrie Ingrham. Series 3 is a bold step in a newer less boardroom centred direction. Adultery ,mortality loneliness and a mini mid life crisis are covered with equal measure of credible comedy tragedy and intrigue.
All episodes in this set stand out as master pieces on their own and perhaps it was best that this was the last series of the saga since it went out on a artistic high that many drama series will never reach.
They laud things like Mad Men and the Sopranos and to be fair most television dramas that have been lauded as classics in the last couple of decades have done so with the aid of mass media and repetitive exposure and hype that it has to be conceded that marketing played a key role in cementing their legend.
Power Games was produced in a more minimalist age where the media grape vine was slower then today shows either lived or died on their dramatic merits star quality of the lead actors and strong scripts. they were no aided by soundtracks laden with contemporary pop classics over sexual titillation and arrogant use of camera angels.
Despite the hefty price tag this set is worth the investment of anybody who values good intelligent but mainstream drama.
However Bligh returns as a Minister with the ability to veto Wylders plans and with a driven need to take vengeance on Wylder for driving his son away from him.
The gloves are off this time as each man tries their best to destroy one another with the aid of opurtunistic civil servants and naive foreign politicians from mainly second world countries; in their last bout one of them pays the ultimate price.
Series 3 was the final series in the franchise which had started with Plaimakers (depicting a pre Thatcherite Thatcherite Wylder working in the aviation industry) and moved on to higher turf with Power Games (starting with Wylder receiving a knight hood and moving up a rang into dealings double and straight with white hall and the main players in international commerce and governance. Series 2 flagged in some episodes, but with the addition of new characters Sir Jason Fowler(Richard Hundrill) and Lincoln Dowling (Michele Jayston) and a abrasive self made MP Garflied Kane; Barrie Ingrham. Series 3 is a bold step in a newer less boardroom centred direction. Adultery ,mortality loneliness and a mini mid life crisis are covered with equal measure of credible comedy tragedy and intrigue.
All episodes in this set stand out as master pieces on their own and perhaps it was best that this was the last series of the saga since it went out on a artistic high that many drama series will never reach.
They laud things like Mad Men and the Sopranos and to be fair most television dramas that have been lauded as classics in the last couple of decades have done so with the aid of mass media and repetitive exposure and hype that it has to be conceded that marketing played a key role in cementing their legend.
Power Games was produced in a more minimalist age where the media grape vine was slower then today shows either lived or died on their dramatic merits star quality of the lead actors and strong scripts. they were no aided by soundtracks laden with contemporary pop classics over sexual titillation and arrogant use of camera angels.
Despite the hefty price tag this set is worth the investment of anybody who values good intelligent but mainstream drama.
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