5.0

1 hr 0 min

1988-02-17

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The Fear is a five-part television drama produced by Thames Television subsidiary Euston Films for ITV. Broadcast from 17 February to 16 March 1988, the serial follows Carl Galton, the enterprising leader of a criminal gang running a protection racket in North London. Young and ambitious, Galton represents a new breed of criminal who seeks to expand his underworld empire and takes on the old East End firms. 1980s materialism clashes with old school London villainy as Galton rises to power, yet his ruthlessness carries a personal cost, especially on his wife Linda and best friend Marty.

Crime

Drama

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Characters

Iain Glen

Iain Glen

Carl Galton

Susannah Harker

Susannah Harker

Linda Galton

Jesse Birdsall

Jesse Birdsall

Marty

Anthony Valentine

Anthony Valentine

Tony Slater

Jerome Flynn

Jerome Flynn

Freddie

Denis Lill

Denis Lill

George Klein

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