The Jump (1998 TV series)
| The Jump | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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, 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.