Summaries

The lives of characters who live, love, and suffer through their association with the charismatic charms of gangster Harry Starks.

London, early 1960s. Harry Starks is a dangerous mobster, a club owner who loves money, rent boys, and Judy Garland. He's an East End gangster who, in grandiose Kray Twins style tradition, is not only prone to streaks of madness, depression and a violent temper, but homosexuality. His penchant for Spanish Inquisition style justice has handed him the Fleet Street moniker of "Torture Gang Boss". He revels in a nether world of minor celebrities, fund raisers, boxing, showbiz, gambling clubs and philanthropy, for the sake of public image.

Details

Keywords
  • gangster
  • gay
  • gambling
  • drug
  • homosexuality
Genres
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Jul 6, 2004
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Official sites BBC
Language English
Filming locations Charlotte Road, Shoreditch, London, England, UK
Production companies BBC Drama Group

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Tech specs

Runtime 3h 40m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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