Gangsters

Overview

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

S01E01 Incident 1

September 9, 1976 10.0 50 min
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...

S01E02 Incident 2

September 16, 1976 10.0 50 min
Kline and Khan have only seconds to act as Malleson prepares to take them both down.

S01E03 Incident 3

September 23, 1976 10.0 50 min
A shipment of heroin goes missing. Rafiq and Khan begin searching an abandoned train station for the stash.

S01E04 Incident 4

September 30, 1976 10.0 50 min
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.

S01E05 Incident 5

October 14, 1976 10.0 50 min
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?

S01E06 Incident 6

October 21, 1976 10.0 50 min
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

Maurice Colbourne
Maurice Colbourne
John Kline
Ahmed Khalil
Ahmed Khalil
Khan
Elizabeth Cassidy
Anne Darracott
Saeed Jaffrey
Saeed Jaffrey
Aslam Rafiq
Tania Rogers
Dinah Carmichael
Alibe Parsons
Alibe Parsons
Sarah Gant
Chai Lee
Chai Lee
Lily Li Tang

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