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"Traffik" (1989): :  -- Fazal is in prison, Ulli believes he has uncovered Helen's smuggling route and Jack returns from Pakistan to discover Caroline has disappeared.
"Traffik" (1989): Season 1: Episode 5 -- Jack returns to Pakistan - but with radically different views to those held on his last visit.
"Traffik" (1989): Season 1: Episode 4 -- Fazal (JAMAL SHAH) supervises the conversion of the opium crop into heroin.  In Germany, Karl's trial begins and Helen (LINDSAY DUNCAN) finds herself planning the unthinkable.
"Traffik" (1989): Season 1: Episode 3 -- Fazal's (JAMAL SHAH) family are not convinced that life in Karachi is better than life on the North West Frontier, but Fazal is determined to impress Tariq Butt (TALAT HUSSAIN).
"Traffik" (1989): Season 1: Episode 2 -- Jack’s report to the Commons on the heroin problem becomes a personal concern.

Overview

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Seasons:

1 full episode list

Release Date:

22 April 1990 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Crime more

Plot:

The Hamburg police arrest an international businessman, charging him with smuggling heroin from Pakistan... more

Plot Keywords:

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Awards:

7 wins & 3 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(2 articles)

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Cast

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Bill Paterson ... Jack Lithgow (5 episodes, 1989)
Lindsay Duncan ... Helen Rosshalde (5 episodes, 1989)
Jamal Shah ... Fazal (5 episodes, 1989)
Talat Hussain ... Tariq Butt (5 episodes, 1989)
Fritz Müller-Scherz ... Ulli (5 episodes, 1989)
Vincenzo Benestante ... Domenquez (5 episodes, 1989)
Linda Bassett ... Rachel Lithgow (4 episodes, 1989)
Peter Bourke ... Henderson (4 episodes, 1989)
Ismat Shah Jahan ... Sabira (4 episodes, 1989)
George Kukura ... Karl Rosshalde (4 episodes, 1989)

Julia Ormond ... Caroline Lithgow (4 episodes, 1989)
Feryal Gauhar Shah ... Roomana (4 episodes, 1989)
Shabaz Durrani ... Lal (3 episodes, 1989)
Peter Lakenmacher ... Ledesert (3 episodes, 1989)
Tony Mathews ... Wallace (3 episodes, 1989)
Tilo Prückner ... Dieter (3 episodes, 1989)
Roohi Raza ... Naseem (3 episodes, 1989)

Ronan Vibert ... Lee (3 episodes, 1989)
Michael Bertenshaw ... Tyler (2 episodes, 1989)
Jonathan Docker-Drysdale ... Lynch (2 episodes, 1989)
Rahat Kazmi ... Dilshad (2 episodes, 1989)
Holger Mahlich ... Prulager (2 episodes, 1989)
Sarah Mortimer ... Margaret (2 episodes, 1989)
Wolfgang Rau ... Werner (2 episodes, 1989)
Raahi Raza ... Khushal (2 episodes, 1989)
Behroze Sabzwari ... Ghani (2 episodes, 1989)
Werner Schwuchow ... Kilmer (2 episodes, 1989)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

315 min | USA:50 min (6 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English | German | Urdu

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:R | Australia:MA (episodes 1-3) | Australia:R (episodes 4-6) | UK:18 | USA:Unrated

Company:

Carnival Films more


Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:

Remade as "Traffic" (2004) more

Soundtrack:

Chamber Symphony in c minor, op. 110a more


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trail of misery, 23 October 2001
Author: (steven.swenson@mdsaero.ca) from Ottawa, Canada

Two German police detectives and a British member of parliament attempt to thwart the activities of international drug smugglers. Television mini-series details the mechanisms of the unstoppable heroin trade from Pakistan to London and the lives it destroys. But acting, script and plot are anything but T.V. quality. Superior to pale imitation "Traffic" (2000). (Rating: A)

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