Sex Traffic

Sex Traffic
Genre	Thriller
Written by	Abi Morgan
Directed by	David Yates
Starring	John Simm Anamaria Marinca Maria Popistașu Chris Potter Wendy Crewson Len Cariou Maury Chaykin Luke Kirby Robert Joy Alison Peebles
Composer	Jonathan Goldsmith
Country of origin	United Kingdom Canada
Original languages	English Albanian Italian Romanian
No. of episodes	2
Production
Executive producers	David MacLeod Michele Buck Wayne Grigsby
Producers	Veronica Castillo Derek Wax
Cinematography	Chris Seager
Editor	Mark Day
Running time	90 minutes (per episode)
Production company	Big Motion Pictures
Original release
Network	Channel 4
Release	14 October (2004-10-14) – 21 October 2004 (2004-10-21)
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Sex Traffic is a two-part British-Canadian television thriller, written by Abi Morgan and directed by David Yates, that first broadcast on Channel 4 on 14 October 2004.^[1] The series, produced by Veronica Castillo and Derek Wax, stars John Simm as Daniel Appleton, a journalist who uncovers a trafficking ring involving Anti-Trafficking officers employed by a private security company in the United States. As Daniel vows to help Elena (Anamaria Marinca), one of the trafficked girls, he attempts to expose the business which forces young women from Eastern Europe into a life of sexual slavery.

The series was filmed between London, Bucharest and Nova Scotia. The series was also broadcast on CBC in Canada during October 2004. Marinca, in her first credited television role, won the BAFTA award for Best Actress, one of eight BAFTAs, including Best Drama Serial, and four Gemini Awards for the series.^[2] The series was released on DVD on September 4, 2006.^[3]