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Shell Game: Created by Carla Jean Wagner. With Margot Kidder, James Read, Rod McCary, Chip Zien. On the run after a failed con, Dinah finds her ex-husband Riley gone straight with a new identity, producing a consumer affairs show.
- (26)
- 1987-01-08
- Comedy, Drama
- 60
Shell Game is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from January 8 until February 12, 1987. Premise. Two former con artists use their skills in a consumer-action show. [1] Cast. James Read as John Reid. Margot Kidder as Jennie Jerome. Chip Zien as Bert Luna. Marg Helgenberger as Natalie Thayer. Rod McCary as William Bauer.
No.TitleDirected ByWritten By1"Pilot"Lou AntonioCarla Jean Wagner2"Norman's Parking Ticket"Harry HarrisGerald Sanoff3"The Old Team"Paul KrasnyNick Thiel & Kerry Ehrin4"The Upstairs Gardener"Chris LeitchJohn Wirth- Details
- Season 1
- Season 2
English title:The Shell GameGenre:GamblingBroadcast network:TVBTitle:千王之王Cantonese title:Chin Wong Ji WongEpisodes:25Broadcast period:1980-Sep-15 to 1980-Oct-17Title:千王群英會Cantonese title:Chin Wong Kwan Ying WuiEpisodes:20Broadcast period:1981-Apr-13 to 1981-May-08Overview. 45 Episodes. IMDB TVDB Fanart.tv. Status Ended. Network #<Network:0x00007f7f3fbe4748> Premiered September 14, 1980. Runtime 1h. Total Runtime 4h (4 episodes) Country China. Genres Action, Crime, Drama. Set in 1930s Guangdong, when the gambling industry was in full bloom.
On the run, a con artist chances upon her ex-husband and former partner, now working as a TV producer, and soon gets his consumer affairs show involved in a plea for help from a private mental hospital.
Season 1. 1980 • 25 Episodes. Season 1 of The Shell Game premiered on September 15, 1980. Season 2. 1981 • 20 Episodes. Season 2 of The Shell Game premiered on April 13, 1981.
A blossoming romance begins to emerge between his teacher, Law Sei Hoi and his older sister, Tam Siu Tong, who is a well-known Cantonese opera singer. Hung Biu, the rival of Lo Sei Hoi and a gambling tycoon from Guangxi, however, plans to take over the Guangzhou gambling industry.
