Traffik

198953m / epDrama · Crime

First aired

June 22, 1989

7.6

TMDB Score

76% match · 21 votes

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S01 · E04

The Chemist

Miniseries · Jul 10, 1989 · 52m

Jack Lithgow is still under heavy pressure from his job at the Home Office, but worse, his daughter takes a drugs overdose and is hospitalised. He books her into an expensive residential clinic to try and get her off heroin. Fazal accompanies Tariq on his visit to the North West Frontier of Pakistan to buy part of the opium crop. He is then left to oversee the conversion of opium into heroin at a remote laboratory. But the chemist and Tariq argue about the price, and Tariq returns with armed men. To test Fazal's loyalty, which he is beginning to doubt, Tariq orders Fazal to kill the chemist. Fazal refuses. Karl's trial begins in Hamburg. Evidence hinges on the testimony of Ledesert, the supergrass who was caught by Ulli and Dieter. Helen tries to get Ledesert assassinated to stop him testifying, but the plan goes badly wrong.

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

First aired
June 22, 1989
Last aired
July 24, 1989
Seasons
1 season · 6 episodes
Status
Ended
Original language
English
Network
Channel 4

Top Billed Cast

Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Jack Lithgow

Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

Helen Rosshalde

Jamal Shah

Jamal Shah

Fazal

Vincenzo Benestante

Vincenzo Benestante

Domenquez

Talat Hussain

Talat Hussain

Tariq Butt

Fritz Müller-Scherz

Fritz Müller-Scherz

Detective Ulli

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