The Take - Season 1 - Episode 2
The drama moves on three years to 1988, and the new rave culture promises opportunities for the Jacksons as a market for ecstasy emerges. Ozzy sends the cousins to meet a rave organiser in Hackney, and Jimmy sees the opportunity to make a deal with drug lord Des. However, the partnership is threatened when an increasingly erratic Freddie flies into a rage, and his fall from grace begins.
About The Take

Title: The Take
First Air Date: 2009-06-17
Last Air Date: 2009-07-01
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.6/10 (from 74 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 4
Network: Sky One
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama
Production Companies: Sky 1, Company Pictures, Element Pictures, Warner Sisters Productions, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Synopsis
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.
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