TV series

The Take

2009 · 1 season

A grim, slow-burning crime saga that wraps you in menace and family tension, with a magnetic, unsettling lead performance.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, tense, cynical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, betrayal, family, ambition
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
betrayal
family
ambition
power
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong