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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.
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- 01Incident 1In 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.
- 02Incident 2Kline and Khan have only seconds to act as Malleson prepares to take them both down.
- 03Incident 3A shipment of heroin goes missing. Rafiq and Khan begin searching an abandoned train station for the stash.
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Season01
- S01E01Season's bestIncident 1September 9, 1976In this opener, Rawlinson is dead which causes the smooth running of the underworld to become disrupted. This causes the Asian, West Indian,
- S01E02Incident 2September 16, 1976Kline and Khan have only seconds to act as Malleson prepares to take them both down.
- S01E03Incident 3September 23, 1976A shipment of heroin goes missing. Rafiq and Khan begin searching an abandoned train station for the stash.
- S01E04Incident 4September 30, 1976On 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 g
- S01E05Incident 5October 14, 1976Kline's temporary belief in ghosts ends when Sarah Gant lures him to a secret rendezvous. What is her connection with the now deceased strip
- S01E06Incident 6October 21, 1976John Kline barely keeps his head above water but is getting closer to learning his real identity. Meanwhile, Khan plunges into the deep end.
Season02
- S02E01The Dictates Of Shen TangJanuary 6, 1978—While undercover agent Khan investigates a drug route along the Asian highway, John Kline becomes part of a Chinese paper chase across Birmi
- S02E02The Red ExecutionerJanuary 13, 1978—A mysterious assassin comes to the West Midlands from Hong Kong. Meanwhile, Rafiq decides to proposition Lily Li Tang.
- S02E03When Beauty SleepsJanuary 20, 1978—
- S02E04Double PerilJanuary 27, 1978—A master of Kung Fu meets his end while Khan is taken to the cleaners.
- S02E05Enter The White DevilFebruary 3, 1978—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.
- S02E06East Of The EquatorFebruary 10, 1978—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 a
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