The Jump is a four-part British television crime drama, written by Adrian Hodges and adapted from the 1995 novel by Martina Cole, that first broadcast on ITV on 6 September 1998. The series stars Adrian Dunbar as Alan Cox, an ex-con who offers to help Mafia wife Donna Brunos (Susan Vidler) to spring her husband George (Jonathan Cake) from prison after he is put behind bars for a brutal armed robbery.
| The Jump | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Martina Cole |
| Written by | Adrian Hodges |
| Directed by | Richard Standeven |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Ray Russell |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lavinia Warner |
| Producer | Margaret Mitchell |
| Cinematography | John Daly |
| Editor | Richard Milward |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Warner Sisters Productions Central Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 6 September – 27 September 1998 |
John Light, Sue Johnston, Michael Angelis and Peter Birrel also star in principal roles. The Jump was first released on VHS on 26 January 2000,[1] before being Region 2 DVD in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2006 via Network, in a double pack with the television adaptation of Cole's novel Dangerous Lady.[2]
Cast
edit- Adrian Dunbar as Alan Cox
- Jonathan Cake as George Brunos
- Susan Vidler as Donna Brunos
- John Light as Mario Brunos
- Sue Johnston as Maeve Brunos
- Michael Angelis as Donald Lewis
- Peter Birrel as Pa Brunos
- Siobhan Burke as Carol Jackson
- Julian Kerridge as Sadie Gold
- Billy McColl as Ricky Brett
- Anjela Lauren Smith as Vida Dawson
- Danny Webb as Davey Jackson
- Andy Serkis as Steven Brunos
- Mark Benton as Timmy Lambert
- Jimmy Flint as Johnnie H.
- Peter Gowen as Paddy Donovan
- Frank Harper as Anthony Calder
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Richard Standeven | Adrian Hodges | 6 September 1998 | 8.60 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Richard Standeven | Adrian Hodges | 13 September 1998 | 7.67 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Richard Standeven | Adrian Hodges | 20 September 1998 | 8.27 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Richard Standeven | Adrian Hodges | 27 September 1998 | 9.07 |
References
edit- ^ "The Jump [VHS] [1998]". Amazon UK. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Martina Cole – The Jump/Dangerous Lady [DVD]". Amazon UK. Retrieved 20 December 2018.