Fear, The (Channel 4 2012, Peter Mullan, Harry Lloyd)

Four part drama stripped across a week from Monday to Thursday that follows Brighton gangster Richie Bennett who is finding life getting increasingly difficult, not only is he facing trouble on his patch thanks to the arrival of a new team of Albanian crooks but he is also struggling with the fact that he has early onset dementia.

production details
UK / Channel 4 / 4×60 minute episodes / Broadcast 3 – 6 December 2012

Writer: Richard Cottan
Producer: Timothy Bricknell
Executive Producers: Paul Stevens, Simon Heath
Director: Michael Samuels

cast
Peter Mullan as Richie Beckett
Anastasia Hiulle as Jo Beckett
Paul Nicholls as Cal Beckett
Harry Lloyd as Matty Beckett
Dragos Bucur as Marin
Demosthenes Chrysan as Vakjal
Simon Armstrong as John Freeman
Des McAleer as Mayor Brian Cavendish
Nigel Lindsay as Donny

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