The Runaway(TV show/series, 2011)

Name: The Runaway
Genre: Drama
Released: 2011
Rating: 3.5

1h per episode | Genre: Drama

Mini series in 1 season with 6 episodes

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 6 votes)

The Runaway is a six-part British television crime drama series, adapted by Allan Cubitt from the novel by Martina Cole, that first broadcast on Sky1 on 31 March 2011. Directed by David Richards, The Runaway is set in the sleazy, gritty world of '60s and '70s London, and focuses on the doomed romance of East Londoners Cathy Connor (Joanna Vanderham) and Eamonn Docherty (Jack O'Connell). The series also co-stars Burn Gorman, Keith Allen and Kierston Wareing among others. Principal shooting on the series took place in South Africa, which doubled up for 1960s Soho. Original music for the series was written by Chris Letcher, alongside Ben Bartlett. The Runaway was the second of Cole's novels to be adapted by Company Pictures for Sky, following on from The Take, starring Tom Hardy and Charlotte Riley, that first broadcast in 2009. The complete series of The Runaway was released on DVD via ITV Studios on 9 May 2011. ()

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About The Runaway

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.

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The Runaway Seasons and Episodes

03/31/2011Season 1 - 6 episodes

#1 | 03/31/2011Part 1

Cathy Connor and Eamonn Docherty are childhood sweethearts who are desperate to escape their East End roots. When Cathy murders her Mum’s pimp in self defence it changes their lives forever.

#2 | 04/07/2011Part 2

Cathy's desperate situation turns more so when she finds herself in a correctional facility. Eamonn quickly becomes embroiled in an underworld of crime, earning his stripes by protecting Dixon from getting shot on a heist.

#3 | 04/14/2011Part 3

With Desrae’s help, Cathy reinvents herself in Soho. Cathy and Eamonn are reunited but it ends in disaster and Eamonn is forced to flee the country.

#4 | 04/21/2011Part 4

Eamonn returns to London to supply detonators to members of the IRA, before the death of his father makes him yearn for Cathy even more. The pair are reunited again, and with their chemistry as strong as ever, the pair plan to start a new life in America together. Meanwhile, Dixon's attacks on the West End clubs intensify

#5 | 04/28/2011Part 5

Cathy and Tommy's marriage is on the rocks which is further exacerbated when Eamonn returns to London. When Tommy's drug deal goes wrong, Kitty's life is left hanging in the balance.

#6 | 05/05/2011Part 6

Cathy and Eamonn think about the future but soon learn that the odds are stacked against them making it together.

Additional Information

Official websites:

sky1.sky.com

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Made by: Company Pictures, Warner Sisters Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 4 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 03/31/2011

Last episode released on: 05/05/2011

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Martina Cole's The Runaway"

"Martina Coles The Runaway"

Keywords: 1960s, outlaw, miniseries, forbidden love, 1970s, london, england

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