Gangsters

50min

Drama

Crime

A pioneering show starring Maurice Colbourne as Birmingham gangster John Kline. The show was noted for its gritty true-life quality, and often graphic violence.

Episodes

Cast

Incident 1

1. Incident 1

50min

9th Sep 1976

In this opener, Rawlinson is dead which causes the smooth running of the underworld to become disrupted. This causes the Asian, West Indian, and white communities gangsters to begin looking for a new leader. At the same time, the police release prisoner John Kline, who could possibly be the leading contender for Rawlinson's job.

Incident 2

2. Incident 2

50min

16th Sep 1976

Kline and Khan have only seconds to act as Malleson prepares to take them both down.

Incident 3

3. Incident 3

50min

23rd Sep 1976

A shipment of heroin goes missing. Rafiq and Khan begin searching an abandoned train station for the stash.

Incident 4

4. Incident 4

50min

30th Sep 1976

On the top of a modern skyscraper block, there is a general falling out of friends as John Kline is facing execution at the hands of three gunmen.

Incident 5

5. Incident 5

50min

14th Oct 1976

Kline's temporary belief in ghosts ends when Sarah Gant lures him to a secret rendezvous. What is her connection with the now deceased stripper Dinah Carmichael?

Incident 6

6. Incident 6

50min

21st Oct 1976

John Kline barely keeps his head above water but is getting closer to learning his real identity. Meanwhile, Khan plunges into the deep end.

First air date

9th Sep 1976

Last air date

10th Feb 1978

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

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