The Take (TV series)

The Take (TV series)
The Take
TheTakeSky1.jpg
Format Drama
Directed by David Drury
Starring Tom Hardy,
Brian Cox,
Shaun Evans,
Kierston Wareing,
Charlotte Riley and
Hayley Angel Wardle
Opening theme Kasabian – "Club Foot"
Country of origin UK
Production
Producer(s) Willow Grylls
Running time 60 mins.
Broadcast
Original channel Sky1
Original airing 17 June 2009

The Take is a 4 episode drama TV series on Sky 1 based upon the Martina Cole novel. Shooting for the show took place in Dublin.[1] The show premiered on June 17 2009 and stars Tom Hardy, Brian Cox, Hayley Angel Wardle, Shaun Evans, Kierston Wareing and Charlotte Riley [2].

The show received critical acclaim, mainly for Tom Hardy's portrayal of criminal sociopath, Freddie Jackson.

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Plot

Freddie Jackson (Tom Hardy) is just out of prison. He's done his time, made the right connections and now he's ready to use them. His wife Jackie (Kierston Wareing) dreams of having her husband home but she's forgotten the rows and the girls Freddie can't leave alone. His younger cousin, Jimmy (Shaun Evans), dreams of making a name for himself on Freddie's coattails.

At first Freddie gets everything he ever wanted and Jimmy is taken along for the ride: a growing crime empire that gives them all the respect and money they've hungered for. But behind it all sits Ozzy (Brian Cox) - the legendary criminal godfather who manipulates Freddie and Jimmy's fates from behind the bars of his prison cell.

Bitter, resentful and increasingly unstable, Jackie sees her life crumble while her little sister Maggie's (Charlotte Riley) star rises. In love with Freddie's cousin Jimmy, Maggie is determined not to end up like her sister.

Freddie and Jackie watch Jimmy and Maggie achieve all the dreams that they themselves failed to realise: love, family, stability and respect.

Jealous resentment and an inability to control himself force Freddie to put both the business and family at risk. Torn between being loyal to a cousin he loves and being true to his own destiny, Jimmy is forced to decide between protecting Freddie or the life he has built with Maggie.

Cast

References

  1. ^ http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&aid=73&rid=4281735&tpl=archnews&only=1
  2. ^ http://sky1.sky.com/the-take-hot-cast-pics

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