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Gangsters

Season 1 1976

  • 1976-09-08T23:00:00Z on BBC One
  • 50m
  • 5h (6 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Drama
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.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

1976-09-08T23:00:00Z

1x01 Incident 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Incident 1

  • 1976-09-08T23:00:00Z50m

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.

1976-09-15T23:00:00Z

1x02 Incident 2

1x02 Incident 2

  • 1976-09-15T23:00:00Z50m

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

1976-09-22T23:00:00Z

1x03 Incident 3

1x03 Incident 3

  • 1976-09-22T23:00:00Z50m

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

1976-09-29T23:00:00Z

1x04 Incident 4

1x04 Incident 4

  • 1976-09-29T23:00:00Z50m

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.

1976-10-13T23:00:00Z

1x05 Incident 5

1x05 Incident 5

  • 1976-10-13T23:00:00Z50m

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?

1976-10-20T23:00:00Z

1x06 Incident 6

1x06 Incident 6

  • 1976-10-20T23:00:00Z50m

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

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