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Looking After Jo Jo (1998) series poster
Drama

Looking After Jo Jo

1998 1 season 4 episodes
67 Pulse
8.1 IMDb
One evening 3 hours
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Plot

Jo Jo is an Edinburgh Goodfella with a sharp mind and a cavalier attitude to law. In the bleak, edgy climate of the 1980s, Jo Jo is seen by many on the estate as a hero - out-manoeuvring the police while supporting his close-knit family. What is it that draws the charming and confident Jo Jo to Lorraine, a vulnerable woman obsessed by Marilyn Monroe? What figure from his past is fuelling his fantasies and driving him towards darker crimes and the quicksand of heroin? Can Jo Jo look after himself when he doesn't know who he is?

Credits

Created by: Frank Deasy

Cast: Robert Carlyle, Aline Mowat, Kevin McKidd, Jenny McCrindle, Patricia Brake

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