S01E01 Episode One
1984, Recently released from prison, aspiring gangster Freddie Jackson vows to make a name for himself in Eighties London, backed by East End kingpin Ozzy, who he met in jail. Joined by his cousin Jimmy,...
The Take
Overview
Freddie Jackson is released from prison in 1984 having served a four-year sentence for armed robbery. His wife Jackie, who has been waiting for him on the outside in the mistaken belief that that he wants to go straight, soon finds herself disappointed: Freddie is in fact raring to get back into the game and has set his sights on becoming top dog in the East End underworld.
Episodes
S01E02 Episode Two
The drama moves on three years to 1988, and the new rave culture promises opportunities for the Jacksons as a market for ecstasy emerges. Ozzy sends the cousins to meet a rave organiser in Hackney,...
S01E03 Episode Three
It is now 1994 and it seems Little Freddie is following in his father's footsteps, revealing his sadistic side by orchestrating a showdown between Jackie and Maggie. Meanwhile, Jimmy makes a bid for the empire...
S01E04 Episode Four
Jimmy forces Freddie to take responsibility for his son's actions when Little Jimmy is found dead at the hands of Little Freddie. Maggie finally reveals the truth about Little Jimmy's parentage, ending in a showdown...
Cast
Shaun Evans
Jimmy
Tom Hardy
Freddie
Charlotte Riley
Maggie
Kierston Wareing
Jackie
Margot Leicester
Lena
Brian Cox
Ozzy
Jane Wood
Maddie
Steve Nicolson
Lewis
Sara Stewart
Patricia
David Schofield
Nicholas Day
Freddie Senior
Sam Vincenti
Fatik Nevzat
