The Fear (1988 TV series)

1988 British TV series or programme

The Fear

Written by| Paul Hines
Directed by| Stuart Orme
Starring| Iain Glen
Susannah Harker
Theme music composer| Colin Towns
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
No. of series| 1
No. of episodes| 5
Production
Executive producers| Johnny Goodman
John Hambley
Producers| Jacky Stoller
Antony Root
Running time| 60 minutes
Production company| Euston Films for Thames
Original release
Network| ITV
Release| 17 February (1988-02-17) –
16 March 1988 (1988-03-16)

The Fear is a five-part television drama produced for Thames Television by its subsidiary company Euston Films.[1]

Transmitted on ITV in 1988, The Fear is the story of Carl Galton (Iain Glen), the enterprising leader of a criminal gang running a protection racket in North London. Young and ambitious, Galton represents a new breed of criminal who seeks to expand his underworld empire and takes on the old East End firms. 1980's materialism clashes with old school London villainy as Galton rises to power, yet his ruthlessness carries a personal cost, especially on his wife Linda and best friend Marty.

## Cast

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* Iain Glen – Carl Galton
* Susannah Harker – Linda
* Anthony Valentine – Tony Slater
* Jesse Birdsall – Marty
* Jerome Flynn – Freddie
* Fergus Brazier – Nicky
* Mario Kalli – Mario
* Denis Lill – George Klein
* Adrian Dunbar – Con
* Linda Marlowe – Pat Klein

## Home media

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The Fear is available on DVD in the UK through a DVD release from Network. The set includes audio commentaries on two of the five episodes from lead actor Iain Glen, producer Jacky Stoller and director Stuart Orme.

## References

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1. ^ "Synopsis of 'The Fear'". Iain Glen official website. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

## External links

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* The Fear at IMDb

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