Traffik 1989
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.
Episodes
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S1·E1 The FarmerIn Hamburg, a popular young German businessman is arrested and accused of being a drugs trafficker. His British wife, Helen, is faced with social and financial ruin and…
S1·E2 The AddictJack 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…
S1·E3 The CriminalKurt, a German casino owner who financed Karl's heroin business, is hounding Helen. When she says she can't return the money he kidnaps one of her children. Desperate,…
S1·E4 The ChemistJack 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…
S1·E5 The PoliticianJack 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…
S1·E6 The CourierOn his return to Britain, Jack is immediately sacked for his extraordinary behaviour in Pakistan. Not only this, but his wife has moved out, and Caroline has run away…Cast
G
George Kukura
Karl Rosshalde
I
Ismat Shah Jahan
Sabira
R
Raahi Raza
Khushal
R
Roohi Raza
Naseem
P
Peter Lakenmacher
Ledesert
F
Faryal Gohar
Roomana
S
Shelley Goldfarb
Lisa
R
Regina Pressler
Public Prosecutor
R
Rahhat Shah Kazmi
Dilshad
J
Jennifer Susan Hibbert
Lotte
A
Anthony Pfriem
Johann
W
Wolfgang Rau
Werner
S
Sarah Mortimer
Margaret
U
Utz Richter
Presiding Judge
P
Peter Bourke
Henderson
S
Shabaz Durrani
Lal
W
Werner Schwuchow
Kilmer
T
Tony Mathews
Wallace
J
Jonathan Docker-Drysdale
Lynch
B
Bernard Adena
Captain
P
Philip Middlemiss
Tony
Y
Yousuf Kamal
Javed Ahmed
M
Mumtaz Ali Shah
Ihsan Ullah
D
Donald Hoath
Thomas
P
Peter Hughes
Harris
K
Knut Hinz
Kurt
K
Karl-Friedrich Gerster
Voss
L
Latif Kapadia
Judge
J
Jean Rimmer
Doctor
S
Shah Murad Aliani
Riaz
F
Farooq Khan
Servant
B
Bakhtiar Ahmad
Macmoud
K
Khalid Anam
Shabaz
K
Ken Sharrock
Customs and Excise Officer
T
Tariq Rahim
Pathan
D
David McAlister
Lynnot
M
Martin Milman
Rogers
E
Erla Prollius
Customs Officer
G
Gordon Honeycombe
Newsreader
Crew
- Creator
- Simon Moore
- Producers
- Brian Eastman
- Cinematography
- Clive Tickner
- Editing
- Jon Gregory
- Composer
- Tim Souster
- Costume Design
- Philippe Pickford, Amy Roberts, Regina Troester
Details
- First air date
- Jun 22, 1989
- Last air date
- Jul 24, 1989
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Episode runtime
- 53 min
- Network
- Channel 4
- Status
- Ended
- Studios
- Picture Partnership, Channel 4 Television, Carnival Films, Picture Partnership Productions, Camerapix
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English, German, Urdu
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