Traffik
- 1989
- Ended
- 18
★ 7.6 TMDB Rating · 21 votes
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.
- Created by
- Simon Moore
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Episode length
- ~53m
- First aired
- Jun 22, 1989
- Networks
- Channel 4
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United Kingdom
Cast of Traffik
Bill Paterson
Jack Lithgow
Lindsay Duncan
Helen Rosshalde
Jamal Shah
Fazal
Vincenzo Benestante
Domenquez
Talat Hussain
Tariq Butt
Fritz Müller-Scherz
Detective Ulli
Where to Stream Traffik by Country
- United States
- No streaming offers listed right now
- United Kingdom
- Streaming on Channel 4
- India
- No streaming offers listed right now
- Canada
- Streaming on AcornTV Amazon Channel, Acorn TV Apple TV channel
- Australia
- Rent or buy on Apple TV Store
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Seasons
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Miniseries
Jun 20, 1989
6 episodes
Traces three intersecting lives involved in the international drug trade: Jack Lithgow, a British government minister who finds the scourge of heroin striking too close to home; Helen Rosshalde, who embarks on a daring survival strategy after her husbands' arrest; and Fazal, a Pakistani peasant in the employ of a menacing drug lord.
