| 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 |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 6 September – 27 September 1998 |
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.
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]
