HIGH-STAKES DRAMA

The Great Game, 9pm, Sky Atlantic

FLASHY eight-part Italian drama set in the big-money world of the football transfer market. Player’s agent Corso Manni (Francesco Montanari) is a onetime golden boy, now disgraced by accusations of illegal gambling. As he attempts to rebuild his career, Corso comes up against his ex-wife Elena and her father, which adds spice to his efforts to sign both a top player and a rising star. Then things get even more complicated when the Russians enter the fray . . .