The Take

The Take

Ended First aired 17/Jun/2009 United Kingdom English 1 season(s) 4 episode(s)
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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.
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Season 1 · Season 1
4 episode(s) · Air date: 17/Jun/2009
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S1E4
Episode Four
Air date: 01/Jul/2009 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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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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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Episode Three
Air date: 20/Jun/2009 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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Episode Two
Air date: 17/Jun/2009 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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Episode One
Air date: 17/Jun/2009 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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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
Mark Huberman
Harry Prison Guard
John Ashton
John Ashton
Joseph

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Aeveen Fleming
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Susie Cullen
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Owen McPolin
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Alison Byrne
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Sevlene Roddy
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Julie-Ann Ryan
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Tina Phelan
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David Drury
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Chris Ridsdale
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Helen Flint
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Willow Grylls
Willow Grylls
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Ruth Sullivan
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