High Stakes

High Stakes

infobox television
show_name = High Stakes


caption = Opening Tiles of "High Stakes"
genre = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
creator =
starring = Richard Wilson
Jack Shepherd
Jason O'Mara
country = UK
network = ITV
first_aired = 22 April
last_aired = 27 May 2001
num_episodes = 6 (plus 6 unaired)
imdb_id = 0292409

"High Stakes" is a British sitcom starring Richard Wilson that aired in 2001. It was written by Tony Sarchet. The second series remains unaired after the first received a poor reception.

Plot

Nicholas Quinn, a former Treasury official, is the new chairman of an investment bank called Kendrick Maple, a company that is in need of modernising. The managing director is long-standing employee Bruce Morton and he is outraged by Quinn's attempt to modernise. Between them is young, high-flyer Greg Hayden, who often acts as a mediator.

Cast

*Richard Wilson - Bruce Morton
*Jack Shepherd - Nicholas Quinn
*Jason O'Mara - Greg Hayden

Episodes

A second series of "High Stakes" was written and made and was due to air in winter 2001. However, the reception to the first series means that it has not aired. [cite news|url=|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy|first=|last=|publisher=BBC Worldwide Limited|date=2003]

DVD releases

The first series and unaired second series was released on DVD in Region 2 (UK) on 14 May 2007.

Footnotes

References

*Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
* [http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/stakes/index.html British TV Comedy Guide for "High Stakes"]


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