From the makers of the hit series The Take the latest tale of crime and corruption from best-selling crime writer Martina Cole follows the lives of two childhood sweethearts. Cathy Connor and Eamonn Docherty are brought up together in the East End. As the daughter of a prostitute Madge Cathy's life is difficult especially when everyone assumes that she will be following in her mother's footsteps. But when Cathy is forced to protect Madge from a violent attack by a punter it changes her life forever. Cathy is taken into care but she suffers institutional abuse which... leaves her with no choice but to run away. She ends up destitute on the streets of Soho when Desrae a transvestite unexpectedly comes to her rescue. Meanwhile Eamonn is rising up the ranks of the East End criminal underworld. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Compelling six-part drama THE RUNAWAY is based on the gritty crime novel by best-selling author Martina Cole. Set in both London's Soho and in New York City, the serial spans the 1960s and 1970s, following the interweaving stories of Cathy Connor (Joanna Vanderham) and Eamonn Docherty (Jack O'Connell); childhood sweethearts ripped apart by the twisting hands of fate. Forced to run away from her care home Cathy ends up on the seedy streets of Soho, where she is taken under the wing of flamboyant transvestite Desrae (Alan Cumming). Eamonn meanwhile, becomes entangled in a life of crime and is faced with no option but to flee to New York. Fate eventually brings the damaged pair back together, but running away from their past is never going to be easy.
All episodes from the crime drama series adapted from the novel by Martina Cole. Growing up in the East End, Cathy Connor (Joanna Vanderham) and Eamonn Docherty (Jack O'Connell) form a strong bond but are later pulled apart due to difficult circumstances. Cathy is determined not to end up like her prostitute mother, Madge (Kierston Wareing), but when she is abused whilst in care, she is forced to run away and ends up living on the streets, where she meets transvestite Desrae (Alan Cumming). During this time, Eamonn is becoming more and more involved in criminal activity. When this leads to a murder, Eammon journeys to New York where he fast becomes a notorious villain.
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