The Fear: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

24 year old Carl Galton represents a new kind of London gangster. In his relentless pursuit of wealth and status, signalled by luxury cars and designer clothes, Carl is brutally efficient and has scant regard for any traditional notions of honour. Following his brother's death in an East-End bar brawl, his focus shifts from protection rackets in North London to the territory of the old-school East-End 'firms', and he is prepared to use any means necessary to establish dominance there.

Series details

• Title: The Fear
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
• Premiere date: 1988-02-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-03-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 36201
• IMDb ID: tt0134246
• TVDB ID: 78476

Cast and credited roles

• Iain Glen — Carl Galton
• Susannah Harker — Linda
• Jesse Birdsall — Marty
• Anthony Valentine — Tony Slater
• Jerome Flynn — Freddie
• Denis Lill — George Klein
• Sam Smart — Jo-Jo
• Stephen Persaud — Russell
• Mario Kalli — Mario
• Fergus Brazier — Nicky
• Ruth Seager — Karen
• Adrian Dunbar — Con

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-02-17; final listed air date 1988-03-16; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Fear on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.