The Take

2009
The Take

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 Episode One Jun 17, 2009

1984, Recently released from prison, aspiring gangster Freddie Jackson vows to make a name for himself in Eighties London, backed by East End kingpin Ozzy, who he met in jail. Joined by his cousin Jimmy, the hoodlum begins his steady rise through the underworld ranks, feeding an insatiable appetite for violence along the way.

EP2 Episode Two Jun 17, 2009

The drama moves on three years to 1988, and the new rave culture promises opportunities for the Jacksons as a market for ecstasy emerges. Ozzy sends the cousins to meet a rave organiser in Hackney, and Jimmy sees the opportunity to make a deal with drug lord Des. However, the partnership is threatened when an increasingly erratic Freddie flies into a rage, and his fall from grace begins.

EP3 Episode Three Jun 20, 2009

It is now 1994 and it seems Little Freddie is following in his father's footsteps, revealing his sadistic side by orchestrating a showdown between Jackie and Maggie. Meanwhile, Jimmy makes a bid for the empire by plotting an attack on Ozzy in prison.

EP4 Episode Four Jul 01, 2009

Jimmy forces Freddie to take responsibility for his son's actions when Little Jimmy is found dead at the hands of Little Freddie. Maggie finally reveals the truth about Little Jimmy's parentage, ending in a showdown between herself and her rapist
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Released: 17 June 2009 Ended
Producted By: Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Country: United Kingdom
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Official Website: http://sky1.sky.com/the-take-about-the-show
Synopsis

Freddie Jackson is released from prison in 1984 having served a four-year sentence for armed robbery. His wife Jackie, who has been waiting for him on the outside in the mistaken belief that that he wants to go straight, soon finds herself disappointed: Freddie is in fact raring to get back into the game and has set his sights on becoming top dog in the East End underworld.

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sandrazas-530-533196 Took me a while to decide to watch this series, I normally shy away from intense violence on screen. However, I do not regret for a second watching it. Powerful and heart wrenching tale. Beautifully directed and produced. Incredible performances by the whole cast. It'll stay with me for a long time.
lannnancy It's easily the best mini-series that I have ever seen.Perhaps not the right venue, but could you please tell me the name of the song to which, the bride & groom were dancing to? Sound like, "I'm crazy; crazy about our love…" That is just one example about the background music that I loved. The dialogue was crisp and did not lag. The plot was fantastic. Always kept me on the edge of my seat. Tom Hardy was desirable and irresistible. He played a good, bad guy. I look forward to seeing him in more movies. He takes full control of the camera, when he plays the functional sociopath. It's a mini-series that you want to see over and over again. It can be paralleled to a book. It's not what the author says; it's how he says it. Well, it's not what Tom Hardy plays, It's how he plays it.
Msjcalleja This show is more than OK, but it's impossible to take your eyes off Tom Hardy. He becomes Freddie so much that he becomes unattractive. That seems an impossibility in itself, but it's not the first time Tom Hardy has made me disgusted in his character. I had to constantly remind myself I was watching Tom Hardy, the actor, during Bronson and Warrior. He completely transforms. I would hate to act alongside the guy. He truly is a one-in-a-million that comes along once in a lifetime. My parents had Brando. Hollywood is being flooded by a tsunami of English talent, and Tom Hardy is surfing it naked.
Jay_88 Martina Cole's "The Take", is by far one of the best British drama's I have ever seen. It has such a powerful and gripping storyline, which I find is a rarity. I have never seen acting as fantastic as Tom Hardy plays his character Freddie. They could not have chosen a finer actor and he deserves so much credit for this series alone. I actually did not see this on television, but I bought it on DVD, and as you can tell I do not regret my decision. I would highly recommend this to anyone and everyone. If you love British drama, then you will love this. It has everything from sheer grit to absolutely heart breaking consequences. You cannot watch this without feeling so many different emotions, whether it is tears of laughter or tears of sadness. It will by far be the best 3 hours you will ever watch and it will definitely be something you will want to watch again and again. Martina Cole's "The Take" is nothing short of sheer brilliance.J