The Gambling Man
1995•M•1 Seasons•3 Episodes•6.3•Ended
Drama
The Gambling Man is a three-part British television drama based on Catherine Cookson's 1975 novel of the same name. Produced by Tyne Tees Television for ITV, the serial stars Robson Green, Stephanie Putson, Ian Cullen, and David Nellist. Dissatisfied with his life, Tyneside rent collector Rory Connor decides to use his talents as a card player to improve his situation. He's soon able to purchase a boatyard and marry his childhood sweetheart Janie Waggett, but his success is built on a tangle of lies and deceit. Never one to shy away from high stakes, Rory is in the game of his life when he's asked to make the ultimate sacrifice for his brother.
Creator
Catherine Cookson
Network
ITV1
Origin
GB
Cast
Robson Green
Rory Connor
Bernard Hill
Frank nickle
Sylvestra Le Touzel
David Nellist
Anne Kent
Ian Cullen
Sammy Johnson
Stephanie Putson
Allen Mechen
Dennis Lingard
Amber Styles
Ron Senior Jr.
Sarah Finch
John Middleton
Margery Bone
Episodes
Recommended
6.3
Lady Chatterley
1993
7.2
Little Disasters
2025
7.8
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
6.7
Grace
2021
7
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
6.1
The Teacher
2022
6.9
Offspring
2010
5.9
The Serial Killer's Wife
2023
6.4
Kingpin
2003
6.8
SkyMed
2022
8
Crime Story
1986
6.5
Thorne
2010
6.9
Ordeal by Innocence
2018
6.1
Days of Our Lives
1965
7.3
If Tomorrow Comes
1986
8.1
Bleak House
2005
6.4
Recovery Road
2016
7
Fosse/Verdon
2019
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
7.7
Shōgun
1980
Similar Shows
6.7
Someone Has to Know
2026
8
Kungamordet
2008
7.9
Carnivàle
2003
7.8
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
1977
7
Nicholas Nickleby
1977
8.7
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
1988
She Zheng Wang Ta You Zheng You Qiang
2025
8
Kita Yoshio's Tomorrow
2008
Rolling World
0
Sea of No Return
0
6.5
Pareto's Miscalculation: Caseworker Murder Case
2020
6.6
Lady in the Lake
2024
6.2
Don't Disturb My Study
2021
7.7
Happy of the End
2024
8
Xiangbei Regret
2024
7.2
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
2021
6.9
Planet of the Apes
1974
7
The Adventures of Long John Silver
1957
9
The Sunflower Disappeared in the Rain
2022
7.8
Mercy for None
2025