About this season
A pioneering show starring Maurice Colbourne as Birmingham gangster John Kline. The show was noted for its gritty true-life quality, and often graphic violence.
Episodes (6)
1. Incident 1
10.0Aired 9 September 1976 • 50 min
In this opener, Rawlinson is dead which causes the smooth running of the underworld to become disrupted. This causes the Asian, West Indian, and white communities gangsters to begin looking for a new leader. At the same time, the police release prisoner John Kline, who could possibly be the leading contender for Rawlinson's job.
2. Incident 2
10.0Aired 16 September 1976 • 50 min
Kline and Khan have only seconds to act as Malleson prepares to take them both down.
3. Incident 3
10.0Aired 23 September 1976 • 50 min
A shipment of heroin goes missing. Rafiq and Khan begin searching an abandoned train station for the stash.
4. Incident 4
10.0Aired 30 September 1976 • 50 min
On the top of a modern skyscraper block, there is a general falling out of friends as John Kline is facing execution at the hands of three gunmen.
5. Incident 5
10.0Aired 14 October 1976 • 50 min
Kline's temporary belief in ghosts ends when Sarah Gant lures him to a secret rendezvous. What is her connection with the now deceased stripper Dinah Carmichael?
6. Incident 6
10.0Aired 21 October 1976 • 50 min
John Kline barely keeps his head above water but is getting closer to learning his real identity. Meanwhile, Khan plunges into the deep end.