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MONEY
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1 season · 5 episodes total · ~5 per season.
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The Fear
1988 1 seasons · 5 eps English
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The Fear is a five-part television drama produced by Thames Television subsidiary Euston Films for ITV. Broadcast from 17 February to 16 March 1988, the serial follows Carl Galton, the enterprising leader of a criminal gang running a protection racket in North London. Young and ambitious, Galton represents a new breed of criminal who seeks to expand his underworld empire and takes on the old East End firms. 1980s materialism clashes with old school London villainy as Galton rises to power, yet his ruthlessness carries a personal cost, especially on his wife Linda and best friend Marty.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Cast
Iain Glen
Carl Galton
Susannah Harker
Linda Galton
Jesse Birdsall
Marty
Anthony Valentine
Tony Slater
Jerome Flynn
Freddie
Denis Lill
George Klein
Sam Smart
Jo Jo
Stephen Persaud
Russell
Created by
Ray Burdis
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RUNTIME
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Short-form: under 10 episodes, so binge-completable in a weekend.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 5 hours end-to-end — 1 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Premiered 1988 and has since ended.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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CINEMA
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Show type: Miniseries.
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CAST
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Created by Ray Burdis.
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DIRECTOR
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Airs on ITV1.
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- Seasons
- 1
- Total episodes
- 5
- Avg episode length
- 60 min
- Premiered
- 1988-02-17
- Last aired
- 1988-03-16
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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