| High Stakes | |
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Opening Tiles of High Stakes
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| 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.