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High Stakes (sitcom)

High Stakes
HighStakes.jpg
Opening Tiles of High Stakes
Genre Sitcom
Starring Richard Wilson
Jack Shepherd
Jason O'Mara
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of series 1 (plus 1 unaired)
No. of episodes 6 (plus 6 unaired)
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Release
Original network ITV
Original release 22 April – 27 May 2001

High Stakes is a British sitcom starring Richard Wilson that aired in 2001. It was written by Tony Sarchet. The second series remains unaired.

Nicholas Quinn, a former Treasury official, is the new chairman of an investment bank called Kendrick Maple, a company that is in need of modernising. The managing director is long-standing employee Bruce Morton and he is outraged by Quinn's attempt to modernise. Between them is young, high-flyer Greg Hayden, who often acts as a mediator.

A second series of High Stakes was written and made and was due to air in winter 2001.

The first series and unaired second series was released on DVD in Region 2 (UK) on 14 May 2007, distributed by Acorn Media UK.


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