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Go Spotting: 'Deadly Games' TV show

"In the 'Deadly Games' episode of the TV series 'Diagnosis Murder' (Season 5), the main character, Dr. Mark Sloan, played by Dick Van Dyke learns and plays go," writes Erwin Gerstorfer. "Here's the summary of the episode on the Internet Movie Database, which even includes links to the AGA and BGA: 'In this episode Mark Sloan (Dick van Dyke) has to play Wei-ch'i (Weiqi), more commonly known as Go. He suspects bodyguard Frank Waldeck (Michael Beck) of not being all he seems and plays Go against him to try and suss his strategy. You can find out more about Go at usgo.org or britgo.org.'"