Series

Gangsters

1976 · 2 seasons · 12 episodes · Ended · BBC One

Drama, Crime

TMDB 8.5 · 4 votes

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A pioneering show starring Maurice Colbourne as Birmingham gangster John Kline. The show was noted for its gritty true-life quality, and often graphic violence.

Episodes

  • S01E01Incident 11976-09-0950m

    In this opener, Rawlinson is dead which causes the smooth running of the underworld to become disrupted. This causes the Asian, West Indian, and white communities gangsters to begin looking for a new leader. At the same time, the police release prisoner John Kline, who could possibly be the leading contender for Rawlinson's job.

  • S01E02Incident 21976-09-1650m

    Kline and Khan have only seconds to act as Malleson prepares to take them both down.

  • S01E03Incident 31976-09-2350m

    A shipment of heroin goes missing. Rafiq and Khan begin searching an abandoned train station for the stash.

  • S01E04Incident 41976-09-3050m

    On the top of a modern skyscraper block, there is a general falling out of friends as John Kline is facing execution at the hands of three gunmen.

  • S01E05Incident 51976-10-1450m

    Kline's temporary belief in ghosts ends when Sarah Gant lures him to a secret rendezvous. What is her connection with the now deceased stripper Dinah Carmichael?

  • S01E06Incident 61976-10-2150m

    John Kline barely keeps his head above water but is getting closer to learning his real identity. Meanwhile, Khan plunges into the deep end.

Cast