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The Take

The Take
★ 7.5/10•2009•1h 0m•TV-MA•Action & Adventure•Drama
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJun 17, 2009

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode OneE160m

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 hoodlum begins his steady rise through the underworld ranks, feeding an insatiable appetite for violence along the way.

Jun 17, 2009

Episode 2 - Episode TwoE260m

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, and Jimmy sees the opportunity to make a deal with drug lord Des. However, the partnership is threatened when an increasingly erratic Freddie flies into a rage, and his fall from grace begins.

Jun 17, 2009

Episode 3 - Episode ThreeE360m

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 by plotting an attack on Ozzy in prison.

Jun 24, 2009

Episode 4 - Episode FourE460m

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 between herself and her rapist

Jul 1, 2009

Actors

Shaun Evans

Shaun Evans

Jimmy

Tom Hardy

Tom Hardy

Freddie

Charlotte Riley

Charlotte Riley

Maggie

Kierston Wareing

Kierston Wareing

Jackie

Margot Leicester

Margot Leicester

Lena

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Ozzy

Jane Wood

Jane Wood

Maddie

Steve Nicolson

Steve Nicolson

Lewis

Sara Stewart

Sara Stewart

Patricia

David Schofield

David Schofield

Nicholas Day

Nicholas Day

Freddie Senior

Sam Vincenti

Sam Vincenti

Fatik Nevzat

Mark Huberman

Harry Prison Guard

John Ashton

John Ashton

Joseph

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