Summary
Childhood friends Cathy Connor and Eamonn Docherty were brought up together in the heart of gangland East London. Separated by violent circumstances their lives take strikingly different directions until they meet again as adults.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 74GoodWatch 68
IMDb7.4
Time to watch it all
6 h
6 episodes, about 60 min each
An episode a night: done in 6 nights.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 1 more
First aired
2011
March 31, 2011
Ended 2011
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
11 of 11 · most episodes first
Joanna VanderhamCathy Connor · 6 episodes
Jack O'ConnellEamonn Docherty · 6 episodes
Keith AllenDanny Dixon · 6 episodes
Ken StottJoey · 6 episodes
Kierston WareingMadge · 6 episodes
Burn GormanRichard Gates · 6 episodes
Alan CummingDesrae · 6 episodes
Max IronsTommy · 6 episodes- NHNoah HedgesEamonn Docherty · 6 episodes
Sam SpruellJim Harvey · 5 episodes
Rory Acton BurnellJames Carter · 1 episode
Directing · 1
- David Richards Director
Writing · 2
- Allan Cubitt Writer
- Martina Cole Novel, Executive Producer
Production · 7
- George Faber Executive Producer
- Helen Flint Executive Producer
- Charles Pattinson Executive Producer
- Lavinia Warner Executive Producer
- Elaine Pyke Executive Producer
- Huw Kennair-Jones Executive Producer
Other crew · 1
- Charlotte Essex Script Editor
The Runaway episodes
1 season · 6 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Episode #1.1, 7.9
- S1 E2 Episode #1.2, 7.3
- S1 E3 Episode #1.3, 7.1
- S1 E4 Episode #1.4, 7.1
- S1 E5 Episode #1.5, 6.6
- S1 E6 Episode #1.6, 7.0
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