Traffik

Jun 22, 1989 (en) Drama, Crime [315] Min
  • First Air Date
    Jun 22, 1989
  • Production
    Picture Partnership, Channel 4 Television, Carnival Films, Picture Partnership Productions, Camerapix
  • Rotten tomato
    78%
  • Original title
    Traffik
  • Release
    Jun 22, 1989
  • en
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Brian Eastman

    Producer

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Casts

  1. Bill Paterson

    John Lithgow

  2. Lindsay Duncan

    Helen Rosshalde

  3. Jamal Shah

    Fazal

  4. Vincenzo Benestante

    Domenquez

  5. Talat Hussain

    Tariq Butt

  6. Juraj Kukura

    Karl Rosshalde

  7. Julia Ormond

    Caroline Lithgow

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 7 / Crews : 6

Season 1 ( 1989-06-22)

The Farmer

Episode: 1

The Addict

Episode: 2

The Criminal

Episode: 3

The Chemist

Episode: 4

The Politician

Episode: 5

The Courier

Episode: 6
Jun 22, 1989 (en)
Drama, Crime
[315] Min
  • First Air Date Jun 22, 1989
  • Production
    Picture Partnership, Channel 4 Television, Carnival Films, Picture Partnership Productions, Camerapix
  • Rotten tomato 78%
Original Title Traffik
en

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Brian Eastman

    Producer