The Long Firm

Miniserie
2004
3 Std. 40 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Das Leben von Personen, die durch ihre Verbindung mit dem charismatischen Charme des Gangsters Harry Starks leben, lieben und leiden.Das Leben von Personen, die durch ihre Verbindung mit dem charismatischen Charme des Gangsters Harry Starks leben, lieben und leiden.Das Leben von Personen, die durch ihre Verbindung mit dem charismatischen Charme des Gangsters Harry Starks leben, lieben und leiden.

Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,7/10

754

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

2 BAFTA Awards gewonnen
- 5 Gewinne & 8 Nominierungen insgesamt

Episoden4

Folgen durchsuchen

HöchsteAm besten bewertet Staffel 2004

Fotos4

Topbesetzung57

Ändern

Mark Strong

Harry Starks

George Costigan

DI George Mooney

Neil Conrich

Manny Gould

Geoff Bell

Jock McClusky

Derek Jacobi

Lord Edward Thursby

Lena Headey

Ruby Ryder

Phil Daniels

Jimmy

Shaun Dingwall

Lenny

Judy Parfitt

Lady Thursby

Joe Absolom

Tommy

Kaye Wragg

Karen

Fiona Glascott

Janine

Bryan Dick

Beardsley

Christopher Simon

Eddie

Karl Jenkinson

Geoff The Warder

Jack Brady

Ram Jam Doorman

Paul Hamilton

Prisoner 1

Damien Thomas

Tom Driberg

Mehr wie diese

6,1

Enemies - Welcome to the Punch

6,4

Mindscape

7,3

The Guard - Ein Ire sieht schwarz

7,2

6,3

7,5

7,0

8,7

7,0

5,8

7,5

Handlung

Ändern

WUSSTEST DU SCHON:

Ändern

Wissenswertes
The original novel, "The Long Firm", contained five stories. "Red Hot Poker", "Dissolution Honours", "The Rank Charm School", "Jack the Hat", and "Open University". The first episode of the television show, "Teddy's Story" was an amalgamation of "Red Hot Poker" and "Dissolution Honours". The episode "Ruby's Story" was an adaptation of "The Rank Charm School", "Jack the Hat" became "Jimmy's Story", and "Open University" became "Lenny's Story". In "Jack the Hat", the main support character was the factual Jack "The Hat" McVitie. For legal reasons, he could not be included, so the character of Jimmy was adopted from the first chapter of the book "Red Hot Poker", to replace Jack in this episode.

Patzer
When Harry and Teddy go to Nigeria (in 1964), we see cars driving on the right-hand side of the road. Nigeria drove on the left until 1972.

Zitate
Lord Teddy Thursby: Now look, Harry, you know I can't abide violence. I'm just no good at that sort of thing.
Harry Starks: Good thing I'm an expert, then.
Lord Teddy Thursby: I'm not hitting anyone, if that's what you're thinking.
Harry Starks: I just want you to reassure him - talk to him, make him see the error of his ways. Then *I'll* hit him.

Verbindungen
Followed by He Kills Coppers (2008)

Benutzerrezensionen13

Ausgewählte Rezension

Superior, classy drama

BBC2's The Long Firm, starring "Our friends In the North" actor Mark Strong, was full of suspense, humour and tension. Lena Headey, Derek Jacobi and Joe Absolom provide a strong supporting cast, but it is Strong in the role of 60s Mob boss Harry Starks which steals the show. Harry is an East-End, working-class, homosexual, Jewish mobster, who is striving for acceptance in London. Based on Jake Arnott's book of the same name the dramatisation has been true to the original version and leading cast members met up with Arnott several times on set to discus their characters and the story. This is obvious because it's brilliant. Definitely worth watching. A well-acted, well-scripted, well-directed production.