Traffik (1990)

Directed by

Alastair Reid

Genre

drama television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The series weaves together three stories about the illegal drug trade. It follows Afghan and Pakistani growers and dealers, German traffickers, and British users showing how their lives connect.

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What happens

Traffik is a 1989 British television serial about illegal drug trade. Its three stories are interwoven, with arcs told from the perspectives of Afghan and Pakistani growers, dealers and manufacturers, German dealers, and British users. It was nominated for six BAFTA Awards, winning four, including for Best Drama Series or Serial. It also won an International Emmy Award for best drama. The 2000 crime drama film Traffic, directed by Steven Soderbergh, was based on the miniseries. In turn, the 2004 American television miniseries Traffic was based on both versions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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