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The Take (2009)

7.51h 0mAction & Adventure — Drama

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.

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A high-signal pick with 91 votes.

Sky 1 / Company Pictures / Element Pictures / Warner Sisters Productions / Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

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Director: Helen Flint

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Cast & crew

Shaun Evans as Jimmy

Shaun Evans

Jimmy

Tom Hardy as Freddie

Tom Hardy

Freddie

Charlotte Riley as Maggie

Charlotte Riley

Maggie

Kierston Wareing as Jackie

Kierston Wareing

Jackie

Margot Leicester as Lena

Margot Leicester

Lena

Brian Cox as Ozzy

Brian Cox

Ozzy

Jane Wood as Maddie

Jane Wood

Maddie

Steve Nicolson as Lewis

Steve Nicolson

Lewis

Sara Stewart as Patricia

Sara Stewart

Patricia

David Schofield as

David Schofield

Nicholas Day as Freddie Senior

Nicholas Day

Freddie Senior

Sam Vincenti as Fatik Nevzat

Sam Vincenti

Fatik Nevzat

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