Hardcastle and McCormick - Season 3 Episode 7 Games People Play
Mark surprises the judge when he not only qualifies for, but becomes a winner on, The 1 Million Dollar Trivia Master, a television game show. Unbeknownst to Mark, veteran game show producers Harry Baxter and Art Healy, envisioning big ratings, decide to help the ex-race car driver along once they discover that the audience is cheering for him to succeed. To guarantee a winning streak, the producers have Hardcastle's estate bugged and begin basing their questions on Mark's home practice sessions. Although Hardcastle quickly realizes that something is amiss, Mark is unwilling to accept that the game is rigged. After Diane Templeton, one of the trivia show's employees, dies under mysterious circumstances, Mark turns around and admits that something is seriously wrong. Searching the show's offices, Hardcastle finds out why Diane was killed: She had obtained a tape proving the show is fixed. Meanwhile, Baxter and Healy discover that Bryce Benson, the shows host, had taken their plan to a deadly conclusion by killing Diane. Not wanting to face murder charges, the producers decide to tell Hardcastle everything. During the taping of the show's final round, Mark, giving up his chance to be a big winner, reluctantly helps the police stop Benson. Hinting at the series eventual conclusion, Mark jokes about going to law school in this episode.
Year: 1986
Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
Country: United States of America
Studio: ABC
Director: Stephen J. Cannell
Cast: Brian Keith, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Joe Santos
First Air Date: Sep 18, 1983
Last Air date: May 05, 1986
Season: 3 Season
Episode: 67 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 6.40/10 by 37.00 users
Popularity: 35.584
Language: English, German
Episode
She Ain't Deep, But She Sure Runs Fast
Faster Heart
The Yankee Clipper
Something's Going On On This Train
The Career Breaker
Do Not Go Gentle
Games People Play
Strangle Hold
You're Sixteen, You're Beautiful and You're His
Mirage a Trois
Conventional Warfare
Duet for Two Wind Instruments
If You Could See What I See
Hardcastle for Mayor
When I Look Back On All the Things
Brother, Can You Spare a Crime?
Round Up the Old Gang
McCormick's Bar and Grill
Poker Night
In the Eye of the Beholder
The Day the Music Died
A Chip Off the Ol' Milt
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