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 | |
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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 |
Distributor | ITV Studios |
Release | |
Original network | ITV |
Picture format | 16:9 (576i) |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 6 September (1998-09-06) – 27 September 1998 (1998-09-27) |
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]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Richard Standeven | Adrian Hodges | 6 September 1998 (1998-09-06) | 8.60 |
2 | "Episode 2" | Richard Standeven | Adrian Hodges | 13 September 1998 (1998-09-13) | 7.67 |
3 | "Episode 3" | Richard Standeven | Adrian Hodges | 20 September 1998 (1998-09-20) | 8.27 |
4 | "Episode 4" | Richard Standeven | Adrian Hodges | 27 September 1998 (1998-09-27) | 9.07 |