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Gangsters

Season 2 1978

  • 1978-01-06T00:00:00Z 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

Season Premiere

1978-01-06T00:00:00Z

2x01 The Dictates Of Shen Tang

Season Premiere

2x01 The Dictates Of Shen Tang

  • 1978-01-06T00:00:00Z50m

While undercover agent Khan investigates a drug route along the Asian highway, John Kline becomes part of a Chinese paper chase across Birmingham.

1978-01-13T00:00:00Z

2x02 The Red Executioner

2x02 The Red Executioner

  • 1978-01-13T00:00:00Z50m

A mysterious assassin comes to the West Midlands from Hong Kong. Meanwhile, Rafiq decides to proposition Lily Li Tang.

1978-01-20T00:00:00Z

2x03 When Beauty Sleeps

2x03 When Beauty Sleeps

  • 1978-01-20T00:00:00Z50m

1978-01-27T00:00:00Z

2x04 Double Peril

2x04 Double Peril

  • 1978-01-27T00:00:00Z50m

A master of Kung Fu meets his end while Khan is taken to the cleaners.

1978-02-03T00:00:00Z

2x05 Enter The White Devil

2x05 Enter The White Devil

  • 1978-02-03T00:00:00Z50m

John Kline goes to the movies with the lovely Lily Li Tang and finds that a seat in the back row can be perilous when the lights go down.

1978-02-10T00:00:00Z

2x06 East Of The Equator

2x06 East Of The Equator

  • 1978-02-10T00:00:00Z50m

In the series finale, John Kline has a very touching encounter with the White Devil as the Chinese New Year is celebrated and a funeral is attended.

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