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Traffik

Traffik

★ 7,6 /10 (21 Votes)
1989 EN 1 Seasons

Overview

Traffik is a 1989 British television serial about the illegal drugs trade. Its three stories are interwoven, with arcs told from the perspectives of Afghan and Pakistani growers and manufacturers, German dealers, and British users. It was nominated for six BAFTA Awards, winning three. It also won an International Emmy Award for best drama. The 2000 crime drama film Traffic, directed by Steven Soderbergh, was based on this television serial. In turn, the 2004 American television miniseries Traffic was based on both versions.

First air date

22/06/1989

Votes

21

Popularity

4.6

Genres

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Created by

Simon Moore

Networks

Channel 4

Language

EN

Last air date

1989-07-24

Episodes

6

Episode runtime

53 min

Miniseries

Miniseries

6 episodes • 1989

Traces three intersecting lives involved in the international drug trade: Jack Lithgow, a British government minister wh…

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