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Traffik

198953m / epDrama · Crime

First aired

June 22, 1989

7.6

TMDB Score

76% match · 21 votes

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The Addict

Miniseries · Jun 26, 1989 · 52m

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The Farmer

Jun 22, 1989 · 52m

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The Addict

Jun 26, 1989 · 52m

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The Criminal

Jul 3, 1989 · 52m

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The Chemist

Jul 10, 1989 · 52m

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The Politician

Jul 17, 1989 · 52m

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The Courier

Jul 24, 1989 · 52m

Jack Lithgow returns to Britain from Pakistan to find that his daughter, Caroline, has been arrested on heroin charges after a student party. Jack confines her to the family home and watches her night and day until he thinks she's off the drugs - but Caroline has been fooling him. Back in Germany, Helen learns that her husband, Karl, is still owed a lot of money by his dealers, which she sets out to recover, but in a massive police raid Karl's entire network is arrested. The situation seems hopeless; Karl is formally charged with trafficking and a trial date is set. Any chance of recovering the money has now been lost. In Pakistan, Fazal travels to Karachi in search of work and becomes increasingly involved in the heroin empire of Tariq Bhut, a wealthy and influential drug trafficker.

About the Series

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Synopsis

Traffik is a 1989 British television serial about the illegal drugs trade. Its three stories are interwoven, with arcs told from the perspectives of Afghan and Pakistani growers and manufacturers, German dealers, and British users. It was nominated for six BAFTA Awards, winning three. It also won an International Emmy Award for best drama. The 2000 crime drama film Traffic, directed by Steven Soderbergh, was based on this television serial. In turn, the 2004 American television miniseries Traffic was based on both versions.

CreatorSimon Moore