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Gangsters

TV·1976–1978·2 seasons, 12 episodes·BBC One·Drama, Crime·50m·Created by Philip Martin

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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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  1. 01Incident 1S01E01 · 10.0In 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.
  2. 02Incident 2S01E02 · 10.0Kline and Khan have only seconds to act as Malleson prepares to take them both down.
  3. 03Incident 3S01E03 · 10.0A shipment of heroin goes missing. Rafiq and Khan begin searching an abandoned train station for the stash.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes1976Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Season's bestIncident 1September 9, 1976 10.0In this opener, Rawlinson is dead which causes the smooth running of the underworld to become disrupted. This causes the Asian, West Indian,
  2. S01E02Incident 2September 16, 1976 10.0Kline and Khan have only seconds to act as Malleson prepares to take them both down.
  3. S01E03Incident 3September 23, 1976 10.0A shipment of heroin goes missing. Rafiq and Khan begin searching an abandoned train station for the stash.
  4. S01E04Incident 4September 30, 1976 10.0On 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
  5. S01E05Incident 5October 14, 1976 10.0Kline's temporary belief in ghosts ends when Sarah Gant lures him to a secret rendezvous. What is her connection with the now deceased strip
  6. S01E06Incident 6October 21, 1976 10.0John Kline barely keeps his head above water but is getting closer to learning his real identity. Meanwhile, Khan plunges into the deep end.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season026Episodes1978AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01The Dictates Of Shen TangJanuary 6, 1978While undercover agent Khan investigates a drug route along the Asian highway, John Kline becomes part of a Chinese paper chase across Birmi
  2. S02E02The Red ExecutionerJanuary 13, 1978A mysterious assassin comes to the West Midlands from Hong Kong. Meanwhile, Rafiq decides to proposition Lily Li Tang.
  3. S02E03When Beauty SleepsJanuary 20, 1978
  4. S02E04Double PerilJanuary 27, 1978A master of Kung Fu meets his end while Khan is taken to the cleaners.
  5. S02E05Enter The White DevilFebruary 3, 1978John 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.
  6. S02E06East Of The EquatorFebruary 10, 1978In 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

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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