Traffik

TV Show · Drama, Crime · 1989

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.

Starring Bill Paterson, Lindsay Duncan, Jamal Shah
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Episodes — Season 1

Episode 1
The Farmer
In Hamburg, a popular young German businessman is arrested and accused of being a drugs trafficker. His Britis...
Episode 2
The Addict
Jack Lithgow returns to Britain from Pakistan to find that his daughter, Caroline, has been arrested on heroin...
Episode 3
The Criminal
Kurt, a German casino owner who financed Karl's heroin business, is hounding Helen. When she says she can't re...
Episode 4
The Chemist
Jack Lithgow is still under heavy pressure from his job at the Home Office, but worse, his daughter takes a dr...
Episode 5
The Politician
Jack returns to Pakistan to sign the aid agreement. Encouraged by the lawyer Roquia, he presses further, deman...
Episode 6
The Courier
On his return to Britain, Jack is immediately sacked for his extraordinary behaviour in Pakistan. Not only thi...

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