Freddie Jackson is released from prison in 1984 having served a four-year sentence for armed robbery. His wife Jackie, who has been waiting for him on the outside in the mistaken belief that that he wants to go straight, soon finds herself disappointed: Freddie is in fact raring to get back into the game and has set his sights on becoming top dog in the East End underworld.
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Overview
Freddie Jackson is released from prison in 1984 having served a four-year sentence for armed robbery. His wife Jackie, who has been waiting for him on the outside in the mistaken belief that that he wants to go straight, soon finds herself disappointed: Freddie is in fact raring to get back into the game and has set his sights on becoming top dog in the East End underworld.
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Status
Ended
Production
Sky 1, Company Pictures, Element Pictures, Warner Sisters Productions, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Cast
Shaun Evans
Jimmy
Tom Hardy
Freddie
Charlotte Riley
Maggie
Kierston Wareing
Jackie
Margot Leicester
Lena
Brian Cox
Ozzy
Jane Wood
Maddie
Steve Nicolson
Lewis
Sara Stewart
Patricia
David Schofield
Nicholas Day
Freddie Senior
Sam Vincenti
Fatik Nevzat
Mark Huberman
Harry Prison Guard
John Ashton
Joseph
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