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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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S01 · E05

The Politician

Miniseries · Jul 17, 1989 · 52m

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E01▶

The Farmer

Jun 22, 1989 · 52m

E02▶

The Addict

Jun 26, 1989 · 52m

E03▶

The Criminal

Jul 3, 1989 · 52m

E04▶

The Chemist

Jul 10, 1989 · 52m

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The Politician

Jul 17, 1989 · 52m

E06▶

The Courier

Jul 24, 1989 · 52m

Jack returns to Pakistan to sign the aid agreement. Encouraged by the lawyer Roquia, he presses further, demanding specific arrests before he will sign. His political pressure on the authorities to take more action against known traffickers results in the destruction of a shanty town area of Karachi. Unknowingly, this brings about Fazal's downfall, who is set up as the fall guy by Tariq. Fazal is arrested and thrown in jail. Jack goes back to the North West frontier and finds himself in the middle of a personal crisis, having lost direction for the first time in his life. He smokes opium with a Pathan guide, and refuses to sign the aid agreement on his return to Karachi, causing uproar. Helen travels from Hamburg to Pakistan to agree a deal with Tariq Bhut, but she must prove herself worthy of his trust.

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