Interview with Rakhee Thakrar on Rules of The Game

Rules of The Game starts Tuesday 11 Jan on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 9pm. All episodes will be available as a boxset on BBC iPlayer

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Can you describe Rules of the Game in one sentence?

Rules of the Game is a peek behind the curtain of a company that on the surface is shiny and happy, but is actually completely toxic.

How does the series start?

It starts with a death and the big question is how did that person die, who is it and how is it interlinked with a timeline from ten years ago, where there was also a death. There is a reoccurring theme with the way this company treats its employees.

What are the key themes of the show?

The key themes for me are really looking at the way young employees are treated in these corporate worlds. For instance, in our show, Amy and Tess are coerced into taking drugs and performing sexual favours, and you see how badly that ends. It feels like we’re looking at someone doing things that they don’t want to do because they can’t say no.

There is also a lot of uncovering truth in the series, which is something we’ve seen in the media recently, people who have done bad things ten years ago and the past catches up with them.

Why is the series so relevant today?

I feel the story is relevant because these abuses of power are still going on and what we’re seeing now are public bodies helping voices come forward anonymously. I don’t think we had as much licence to do that before and now it’s giving power to the people who were too scared to come out. As a consequence, hopefully what will happen is that culture will shift slightly and you don’t completely see in our story, but you do see an uncovering of the problematic behaviour in the company and how that can be changed.

Can you describe your character?

Maya is the definition of optimism, she absolutely loves her job, she loves HR. HR is problem-solving and looking at people and seeing how can I help them be the best that they can be and she loves seeing people thrive. She likes yoga, she has a lovely cat called Audrey, she’s vegan. On the surface she’s very simple and appears that she’s got her life together, but then you see that it requires a lot of work to be like that.

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Rules of The Game starts Tuesday 11 Jan on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 9pm. All episodes will be available as a boxset on BBC iPlayer

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January 4, 2022 8:00am ET by BBC One  

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