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On the Take

On the Take

1991TV Episode⏱️ 25mTV-14
CrimeDramaMystery
8.4
IMDB Rating
35 votes

A stake-out fails to catch the crooks, and speculation starts about an inside informer.

Director
Patrick Lau
Writers
Geoff McQueen, Steve Trafford
Stars
Christopher Ellison, Tony Scannell, Mark Wingett
Release Date
December 5, 1991
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Christopher Ellison
Christopher Ellison
as D.I. Burnside
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Tony Scannell
as D.S. Roach
Mark Wingett
Mark Wingett
as DC Jim Carver
Carolyn Pickles
Carolyn Pickles
as DCI Kim Reid
Jon Iles
Jon Iles
as D.C. Dashwood
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Tony O'Callaghan
as Sgt. Boyden
Larry Dann
Larry Dann
as Sgt. Peters
Huw Higginson
Huw Higginson
as P.C. Garfield
Jo Dow
Jo Dow
as P.C. Stringer
Jeff Stewart
Jeff Stewart
as P.C. Hollis

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
England, UK
Production
Thames Television

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaMystery

⭐ Featured Review

Excellent. A mini Line of Duty.
by Sleepin_Dragon2021-06-19
9/10

"A failed stakeout is the latest in a line of failed jobs, Burnside and Roach begin to suspect that someone on the inside is giving out information. Excellent, a cracking episode, masses of content crammed in to such a short running time, quite exciting to be fair, with a hugely satisfying outcome, it's a little out of left field, but that doesn't matter, overall it worked well. Line of Duty is now doing what The Bill was doing way back then, without any convoluted fuss, bent coppers always add a little something to an episode. Meadows and Lovell have been unbearable since joining,..."

📖 Synopsis

A stake-out fails to catch the crooks, and speculation starts about an inside informer.