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Gangsters

  • 1976 – 1978
  • Ended
  • Drama · Crime
  • ~50m / ep
  • 2 seasons
  • 8.5/10

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.

Latest: Season 2 · 1978

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  1. E1. The Dictates Of Shen Tang

    Jan 6, 1978 · 50m

    While undercover agent Khan investigates a drug route along the Asian highway, John Kline becomes part of a Chinese paper chase across Birmingham.

  2. E2. The Red Executioner

    Jan 13, 1978 · 50m

    A mysterious assassin comes to the West Midlands from Hong Kong. Meanwhile, Rafiq decides to proposition Lily Li Tang.

  3. E3. When Beauty Sleeps

    Jan 20, 1978 · 50m

  4. E4. Double Peril

    Jan 27, 1978 · 50m

    A master of Kung Fu meets his end while Khan is taken to the cleaners.

  5. E5. Enter The White Devil

    Feb 3, 1978 · 50m

    John Kline goes to the movies with the lovely Lily Li Tang and finds that a seat in the back row can be perilous when the lights go down.

  6. E6. East Of The Equator

    Feb 10, 1978 · 50m

    In the series finale, John Kline has a very touching encounter with the White Devil as the Chinese New Year is celebrated and a funeral is attended.