Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1989)

Cast

Bill Paterson as John Lithgow
Bill Paterson

as John Lithgow

Lindsay Duncan as Helen Rosshalde
Lindsay Duncan

as Helen Rosshalde

Jamal Shah as Fazal
Jamal Shah

as Fazal

Vincenzo Benestante as Domenquez
Vincenzo Benestante

as Domenquez

Talat Hussain as Tariq Butt
Talat Hussain

as Tariq Butt

Juraj Kukura as Karl Rosshalde
Juraj Kukura

as Karl Rosshalde

Julia Ormond as Caroline Lithgow
Julia Ormond

as Caroline Lithgow

Episodes

The Farmer poster

The Farmer 0.0

June 22, 1989

In Hamburg, a popular young German businessman is arrested and accused of being a drugs trafficker. His British wife, H…

The Addict poster

The Addict 0.0

June 26, 1989

Jack Lithgow returns to Britain from Pakistan to find that his daughter, Caroline, has been arrested on heroin charges …

The Criminal poster

The Criminal 0.0

July 3, 1989

Kurt, a German casino owner who financed Karl's heroin business, is hounding Helen. When she says she can't return the …

The Chemist poster

The Chemist 0.0

July 10, 1989

Jack Lithgow is still under heavy pressure from his job at the Home Office, but worse, his daughter takes a drugs overd…

The Politician poster

The Politician 0.0

July 17, 1989

Jack returns to Pakistan to sign the aid agreement. Encouraged by the lawyer Roquia, he presses further, demanding spec…

The Courier poster

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July 24, 1989

On his return to Britain, Jack is immediately sacked for his extraordinary behaviour in Pakistan. Not only this, but hi…