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''Game-On'', (alternatively ''Two Men and a Blonde'' in Finland and ''The Game of Life'' in Portugal〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Game On (1995–1998) : Release Info )〕) is a British sitcom which ran for three series, and aired on BBC2 from 1995 to 1998. The central characters are three childhood friends from Herne Bay in Kent; laddish agorophobe Matthew Malone (Ben Chaplin in the first series and Neil Stuke in the second and third), man-eater Amanda "Mandy" Wilkins (Samantha Womack née Janus), and wimpish Martin Henson (Matthew Cottle). When into their twenties, the trio move into and share a flat in Battersea, south-west London, which Matthew bought with his inheritance, and the series follows their lives as flatmates. Created and written by Andrew Davies and Bernadette Davis, and produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC, ''Game On'' was aimed at twenty-somethings, the same age group as the principal cast of the show.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC - Comedy - Game On )〕 ==Production== The title, originally derived from a stock screen term used by 1980s early computer video games to initiate a competitive encounter, was taken from English urban slang speech of the 1990s lad culture of which the principal character Matthew Malone was an exemplar. It was directed by John Stroud, produced by Sioned Wiliam and the BBC Television Head of Comedy Geoffrey Perkins, and executive produced by Denise O'Donohue on behalf of Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. After a successful first series, the second suffered somewhat from the loss of its lead player Ben Chaplin, who quit the cast unexpectedly after receiving an offer of a film role in Hollywood on the back of his performance in ''Game On''. The first two series were written by Andrew Davies and Bernadette Davis. Davis wrote the final series alone. The show's theme tune was "Where I Find My Heaven" by the Gigolo Aunts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Game-On (TV Series 1995–1998) )〕 The single reached number 29 in the UK singles chart in May 1995, when the series debuted, and was also included in the soundtrack to the film ''Dumb and Dumber'' at the same time. Among other music included was ''Dogs of Lust'' by The The, ''From Despair to Where'' by Manic Street Preachers, ''Girls & Boys'' by Blur, ''God! Show Me Magic'' by Super Furry Animals, ''The View From Here'' by Dubstar and Oasis. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Game On (UK TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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