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Gangsters

All Episodes 1975 - 1978

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  • 1976-09-08T23:00:00Z
  • 50m
  • 10h (12 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.

13 episodes

Special 1 Play for Today - Gangsters

  • 1975-01-09T00:00:00Z50m

Pilot Episode, shown as part of 'Play for Today'.

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.

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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