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Freddie Jackson (Tom Hardy) leaves prison in 1984, after serving 4 years for bank robbery. His loyal, if unstable, wife Jackie (Kierston Wareing) has waited for him on the outside, under the misguided impression that he wants to go straight. Freddie, however, is raring to get back into the game, keen on becoming king of the East End underworld. His cousin Jimmy (Shaun Evans) is hot on his heels and, with time, rises the ranks of the quickly expanding crime empire -- eventually eclipsing Freddie himself. Bitterness and jealously threaten close family-ties in the gripping 4-part drama THE TAKE, as loyalties are brought into question, trusts are betrayed, and violence ensues. In an era of new promises and possibilities, everyone it appears, is on the take.

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EAN5037115314932

eBay Product ID (ePID)72562229

Product Key Features

ActorKierston Wareing, Shaun Evans, Tom Hardy, Brian Cox, Charlotte Riley

Film/TV TitleThe Take

DirectorDavid Drury

Release Year2009

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

GenreDrama, General

Run Time176 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate18

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Number of Discs1

Additional InformationScreenwriter Neil Biswas' (BRADFORD RIOTS) adaptation of Martina Cole's novel THE TAKE, spans 10 years of British socio-political change. The backdrop of the Thatcher era and its transition into the birth of New Labour, is particularly relevant to the drama's theme of idealised new beginnings; stemming from and resulting in a sense of disillusion.<BR><BR><BR>Freddie Jackson (Tom Hardy, BRONSON, ROCKNROLLA) leaves prison in 1984, after serving 4 years for bank robbery. His loyal, if unstable, wife Jackie (Kierston Wareing, RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER) has waited for him on the outside, under the misguided impression that he wants to go straight. Freddie, however, is raring to get back into the game, keen on becoming king of the East End underworld. Cousin Jimmy (Shaun Evans, BOY A) is hot on his heels and, with time, rises the ranks of the quickly expanding crime empire -- eventually eclipsing Freddie himself. He also has something else Freddie covets, Jackie's younger sister Maggie (Charlotte Riley, WUTHERING HEIGHTS), and together they have a loving relationship the Jacksons can only dream of. Bitterness and jealously threaten to tear the family apart, as loyalties are brought into question, trusts are betrayed, and violence ensues. In an era of new promises and possibilities, everyone it appears, is on the take.

ReviewsThe Stage - [C]lever, well written and impeccably performed. [...] told with a combination of economy, wit, style and uncompromising brutality, The Telegraph - Hardy[...] was perfectly cast as a charming, brooding brute.

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleThe Take

WriterNeil Biswas

Consumer AdviceContains strong language, sex, drugs, sex references, sexual violence and strong bloody violence