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Traffik

Created by Simon Moore

1989

Traffik is a 1989 British television serial about the illegal drugs trade. Its three stories are interwoven, with arcs told from the perspectives of Afghan and Pakistani growers and manufacturers, German dealers, and British users. It was nominated for six BAFTA Awards, winning three. It also won an International Emmy Award for best drama. The 2000 crime drama film Traffic, directed by Steven Soderbergh, was based on this television serial. In turn, the 2004 American television miniseries Traffic was based on both versions.

First aired
22 Jun 1989
Episode length
52 min
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Writer
Simon Moore
Cinematography
Clive Tickner
Music
Tim Souster
Editor
Jon Gregory
Producer
Brian Eastman
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Seasons · 6 episodes

  • Season 1 · 1989

    Traces three intersecting lives involved in the international drug trade: Jack Lithgow, a British government minister who finds the scourge of heroin striking too close to home; Helen Rosshalde, who embarks on a daring survival strategy after her husbands' arrest; and Fazal, a Pakistani peasant in the employ of a menacing drug lord.

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