The Runaway

The Runaway

Sky Showcase Ended Drama • Crime

1 Season · 6 Episodes · Premiered March 31, 2011 · Ended May 5, 2011

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, 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 her mother 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.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

6 episodes
E01
Part 1
Thu, Mar 31 2011 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E02
Part 2
Thu, Apr 7 2011 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E03
Part 3
Thu, Apr 14 2011 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E04
Part 4
Thu, Apr 21 2011 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E05
Part 5
Thu, Apr 28 2011 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E06
Part 6
Thu, May 5 2011 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Ken Stott
Ken Stott as Joey
Joanna Vanderham
Joanna Vanderham as Cathy
Mark Womack
Mark Womack as Eamonn Doherty
Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming as Desrae
Burn Gorman
Burn Gorman as Richard Gates
Jack O'Connell
Jack O'Connell as Eamonn
Keith Allen
Keith Allen as Danny Dixon
Kierston Wareing
Kierston Wareing as Madge

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