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"Tar loves Gemma, but Gemma doesn’t want to be tied down - not to anyone or anything. Gemma wants to fly. But no one can fly forever. One day, somehow, finally, you have to come down"

Bafta-winning drama. Following difficulties with her parents, teenager Gemma Brogan leaves home. She falls under the spell of a young woman who introduce her to the world of alternative youth culture and drugs. Initially her new life seems glamorous and exciting but she soon discovers its dark side as she slides uncontrollably into heroin addiction.

Top Cast

  • Trevor Byfield

    Trevor Byfield

    Skolly

  • Ben Cato

    Ben Cato

    Junky

  • Anita Dobson

    Anita Dobson

    Mrs Lawson

  • Marcelle Duprey

    Marcelle Duprey

    Lily

  • Lee Ingleby

    Lee Ingleby

    Rob

  • David Mallinson

    David Mallinson

    Mr Lawson

  • Daniel Newman

    Daniel Newman

    Tar Lawson

  • Susan Penhaligon

    Susan Penhaligon

    Mrs Brogan

  • Jemima Rooper

    Jemima Rooper

    Gemma Brogan

Overview

Bafta-winning drama. Following difficulties with her parents, teenager Gemma Brogan leaves home. She falls under the spell of a young woman who introduce her to the world of alternative youth culture and drugs. Initially her new life seems glamorous and exciting but she soon discovers its dark side as she slides uncontrollably into heroin addiction.

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Blow

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