The Take

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Freddie Jackson is released from prison in 1984 having served a four-year sentence for armed robbery. His wife Jackie, who has been waiting for him on the outside in the mistaken belief that that he wants to go straight, soon finds herself disappointed: Freddie is in fact raring to get back into the game and has set his sights on becoming top dog in the East End underworld.

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Languages: English

Starring Cast: Shaun Evans, Tom Hardy, Charlotte Riley, Kierston Wareing, Margot Leicester, Brian Cox

Cast

Shaun Evans

Jimmy

Tom Hardy

Freddie

Charlotte Riley

Maggie

Kierston Wareing

Jackie

Margot Leicester

Lena

Brian Cox

Ozzy

Jane Wood

Maddie

Steve Nicolson

Lewis

Sara Stewart

Patricia

David Schofield

Nicholas Day

Freddie Senior

Sam Vincenti

Fatik Nevzat

Mark Huberman

Harry Prison Guard

John Ashton

Joseph

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