Traffik

Synopsis

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.

Streaming on

• Channel 4↗

Top of the call sheet

• 
  Bill Paterson
  as John Lithgow
• 
  Lindsay Duncan
  as Helen Rosshalde
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  Jamal Shah
  as Fazal
• 
  Vincenzo Benestante
  as Domenquez
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  Talat Hussain
  as Tariq Butt
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  Juraj Kukura
  as Karl Rosshalde

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