The Endless Game

{{Short description|Television miniseries that premiered on Channel 4 in UK}}

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The Endless Game is a two-part television miniseries that premiered on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom on 20 August 1989 before eventually appearing on Showtime in the United States in 1990.{{cite news|last1=Loynd|first1=Ray|title=TV Reviews : ‘Endless Game’ Is a Devious Spy Tale|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-20-ca-98-story.html|work=The Los Angeles Times|date=20 January 1990}} An espionage thriller based on a novel by filmmaker Bryan Forbes, it was also written and directed by Forbes. It starred Albert Finney and George Segal in leading roles, as a British spy and his rival, respectively. Kristin Scott Thomas, Ian Holm, and John Standing also played supporting roles. The musical score was composed by Ennio Morricone.{{Cite book |last=Morricone |first=Ennio |title=Ennio Morricone : in his own words |isbn=978-0-19-068102-9 |location=New York, NY |pages=292 |oclc=1082861582}}