Back for 4 episodes.
1 tue 1
2 wed 2
3 tue 8
4 wed 9
When it comes to detective dramas, Channel 5 has proved itself to be pretty good at them and The Game is a case in point.
The twisty cat-and-mouse series (https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/a70380692/best-underrated-cat-and-mouse-thrillers/) is the ultimate game of psychological chess as police detective Huw Miller (Jason Watkins) attempts to crack the unsolved case of a serial killer – and much to our relief, the award-worthy series is returning (imminently!) for a brilliant second instalment.
With a surprise character twist, no less.
If you haven’t seen s1. Stop. Go and watch. And return
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/telly_addicts/5330226-the-game-ch-5-mon-12th-thur-15th-9pm-tv-pace-no-spoilers
Now back for 2nd series
And spoilers /recap of s1 below
You see, the series 1 finale episode saw the arrest of the serial killer in question - Patrick (Robson Green) - and many fans assumed he’d be locked up for good.
Not quite, however. Both Huw Miller and Robson Green will be back for series 2 – meaning this cat-and-mouse chase isn’t over yet.
The four-part drama first premiered in May 2025 and introduces us to Huw Miller (Jason Watkins), a police detective who’s haunted by the unsolved case of a stalker-serial killer who wreaked havoc in his town, as well as the new neighbour, Patrick Harbottle (Robson Green) who he believes is him.
While Huw is attempting to settle into retirement, he can't get the case off his mind and so he begins his hunt for the Ripton Stalker.
The question is: has Huw finally got his man in the form of his neighbour – or is his obsession with the case clouding his judgement?
If you haven’t yet watched the series, this is your cue to look away now, as series 1 concluded with a serious showdown between Patrick and Huw in which Patrick stabbed Huw in the chest – at the very moment that police burst in.
The second series will pick up a year after the first, and see the return of former detective Huw, who did in fact survive the stabbing.
Huw believes he’s finally escaped the psychological grip of serial killer, Patrick (Robson Green), given that he’s now firmly behind bars
So, what else should he do than retreat with his wife Alice (Sunetra Sarker) to an isolated house by the sea and rebuild a quiet life, away from the violence that nearly left him dead?
Nothing is quite that simple in The Game, however, and Huw quickly realises that peace is merely an illusion.