 Bernard Samson was played by Ian Holm and Fiona Samson by Mel Martin in a 1988 Granada Television adaptation of the "Game, Set and Match" trilogy, entitled "Game, Set and Match", transmitted as twelve 60 minute episodes.Filmed on location in Berlin and Mexico, the project included a large international cast with 3,000 extras and a budget of $8 million.While critically acclaimed, the ratings for the series were a disaster.