Network/Tv/Traffik 1989
Traffik
Quick Facts
CreatorAlastair Reid
Years1989 · Ended
RatingTV-14
GenresCrime · Drama
TV Series

Traffik

1989· TV-14· Crime· Drama

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.

1989-06-22
Traffik

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Key Crew
Director of PhotographyClive Tickner
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Details

First aired1989-06-22
StatusEnded
StudiosPicture Partnership · Channel 4 Television · Carnival Films
LanguagesEnglish · German · Urdu
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Rating7.6/10 · 21 votes
Original languageen

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