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The Great Tree Gang

Philip Palmer's crime drama sees the youth gangs in Budapest facing an undercover police initiative to destroy them. By Philip Palmer.

Philip Palmer's crime drama set in Hungary during the Cold War. Will the arrival of a senior spymaster from the Romanian security services spell the end for Franciska's career in the Ministry? Bertalan is caught up in an undercover operation to destroy youth gangs in Budapest.

Bertalan Lazar ..... Leo Bill
Franciska Lazar ..... Clare Corbett
JΓ³zsef Szabados ..... Joseph Ayre
Hadik ..... Hasan Dixon
Orsolya ..... Ria Marshall
Ioveanu ..... Tony Turner
Police Officer ..... Simon Ludders

Directed by Toby Swift
Sound design by Caleb Knightley

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44 minutes

Last on

Tue 10 Aug 2021 14:15

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  • Tue 10 Aug 2021 14:15

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