The Fear (1988)

Genre

crime, drama

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 5 episodes

Rated

12

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young criminal leader runs a protection racket in North London during the 1980s. He tries to expand his underworld empire and clashes with old East End gangs but his ruthlessness damages his wife and best friend.

darktensegrittymelancholicbleakfast-pacedcoldclaustrophobic

What happens

The Fear is a five-part television drama produced for Thames Television by its subsidiary company Euston Films. Transmitted on ITV between 17 February and 16 March 1988, The Fear is the story of Carl Galton (Iain Glen), 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. 1980's 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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