The Take
Freddie Jackson is just out of prison. He's done his time, made the right connections and now he's ready to use them. His wife Jackie dreams of having her husband home but she's forgotten the rows and the girls Freddie can't leave alone. His younger cousin, Jimmy, dreams of making a name for himself on Freddie's coattails.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Brian Cox | Ozzy |
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Tom Hardy | Freddie |
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Charlotte Riley | Maggie |
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Steve Nicolson | Lewis |
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Shaun Evans | Jimmy |
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Margot Leicester | Lena |
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Kierston Wareing | Jackie |
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Jane Wood | Maddie |
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John Ashton | Joseph |
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Megan Jossa | Kim |
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Annette Kelly | Police Constable |
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Sara Stewart | Patricia |
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Nicholas Day | Freddie Senior |
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Mark Huberman | Harry Prison Guard |
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Obi Abili | Des |
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Sammy Williams | Little Freddie |
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Sam Vincenti | Fatik Nevzat |
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Jenny Kavanagh | Kimberly |
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Annika Hammerton | Kelly |
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René Zagger | Altay Nevzat |
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Gary Murphy | Tony the Barman |
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Macdara Joyce | Little Jimmy |
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David Schofield | Siddy |
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Emmet Kirwan | Shane |
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Laura Hitchings | Nurse Alice |
| Director | David Drury |
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| Mike Le Han |
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| Producer | Mary Alleguen, Helen Flint | |
| Musician | Ruth Barrett | |
| Photography | Owen McPolin | |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
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| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
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| Index | 3561 |
| Added Date | Mar 01, 2017 17:00:22 |
| Modified Date | Mar 01, 2017 17:00:22 |