Close to the Enemy

The Take – Zwei Jahrzehnte in der Mafia

Trotz frisch gewonnener Freiheit denkt Ex-Knacki Freddie nicht daran, sein Verbrecherleben aufzugeben. Gemeinsam mit Cousin Jimmy baut er ein kriminelles Imperium auf. Allerdings: Mafia-Boss Ozzy zieht vom Knast aus weiterhin die Strippen. Als er Jimmy zum "Drogenbeauftragten" macht, kommt es zum tödlichen Konkurrenzkampf zwischen den Cousins.

The Take

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.

King Charles III

Prince Charles' accession to the throne following the Queen's death. When he refuses to sign a controversial bill into law, political chaos ensues: a constitutional crisis, rioting on the streets and a tank in front of Buckingham Palace.

Entity

In 1998, thirty four unidentified bodies were found in shallow graves in a remote Siberian forest. After subsequent investigations, no official explanation by the Russian authorities was ever offered about the circumstances of the deaths.