The Fear (1988 TV series)

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

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)

Transmitted on ITV between 17 February and 16 March 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

• 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

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.