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"Traffik" (1989): :  -- Fazal is in prison, Ulli believes he has uncovered Helen's smuggling route and Jack returns from Pakistan to discover Caroline has disappeared.
"Traffik" (1989): Season 1: Episode 5 -- Jack returns to Pakistan - but with radically different views to those held on his last visit.
"Traffik" (1989): Season 1: Episode 4 -- Fazal (JAMAL SHAH) supervises the conversion of the opium crop into heroin.  In Germany, Karl's trial begins and Helen (LINDSAY DUNCAN) finds herself planning the unthinkable.
"Traffik" (1989): Season 1: Episode 3 -- Fazal's (JAMAL SHAH) family are not convinced that life in Karachi is better than life on the North West Frontier, but Fazal is determined to impress Tariq Butt (TALAT HUSSAIN).
"Traffik" (1989): Season 1: Episode 2 -- Jack’s report to the Commons on the heroin problem becomes a personal concern.

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22 April 1990 (USA) more
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The Hamburg police arrest an international businessman, charging him with smuggling heroin from Pakistan... more
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7 wins & 3 nominations more
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Cast

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Bill Paterson ... Jack Lithgow (5 episodes, 1989)
Lindsay Duncan ... Helen Rosshalde (5 episodes, 1989)
Jamal Shah ... Fazal (5 episodes, 1989)
Talat Hussain ... Tariq Butt (5 episodes, 1989)
Fritz Müller-Scherz ... Ulli (5 episodes, 1989)
Vincenzo Benestante ... Domenquez (5 episodes, 1989)
Linda Bassett ... Rachel Lithgow (4 episodes, 1989)
Peter Bourke ... Henderson (4 episodes, 1989)
Ismat Shah Jahan ... Sabira (4 episodes, 1989)
George Kukura ... Karl Rosshalde (4 episodes, 1989)

Julia Ormond ... Caroline Lithgow (4 episodes, 1989)
Feryal Gauhar Shah ... Roomana (4 episodes, 1989)
Shabaz Durrani ... Lal (3 episodes, 1989)
Peter Lakenmacher ... Ledesert (3 episodes, 1989)
Tony Mathews ... Wallace (3 episodes, 1989)
Tilo Prückner ... Dieter (3 episodes, 1989)
Roohi Raza ... Naseem (3 episodes, 1989)

Ronan Vibert ... Lee (3 episodes, 1989)
Michael Bertenshaw ... Tyler (2 episodes, 1989)
Jonathan Docker-Drysdale ... Lynch (2 episodes, 1989)
Rahat Kazmi ... Dilshad (2 episodes, 1989)
Holger Mahlich ... Prulager (2 episodes, 1989)
Sarah Mortimer ... Margaret (2 episodes, 1989)
Wolfgang Rau ... Werner (2 episodes, 1989)
Raahi Raza ... Khushal (2 episodes, 1989)
Behroze Sabzwari ... Ghani (2 episodes, 1989)
Werner Schwuchow ... Kilmer (2 episodes, 1989)
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315 min | USA:50 min (6 episodes)
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Australia:R | Australia:MA (episodes 1-3) | Australia:R (episodes 4-6) | UK:18 | USA:Unrated
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References The French Connection (1971) more
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Chamber Symphony in c minor, op. 110a more

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Hauning score intensifies the sorrow and desperation of Traffik, 25 July 2006
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Author: bdraraavis from Massachusetts, United States

I can only agree with many observers that Traffik is one of the most memorable dramas ever made for television. I saw Traffik when it was on TV, and I have just watched it again. I am particularly moved by the haunting original music of Tim Souster, and especially by the dolorous strains of Dmitri Shostakovich's Chamber Symphony in C minor ( the music over the credits and in parts of the film). The music intensifies the desperation of the characters as they pursue their sad fate. The music is powerfully emotional. This arrangement combines two of the movements from the symphony, but I recommend listening to the symphony per se.

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