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Ecstasy: The Battle Of Rave

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One pill. One sound. A story - from when Ecstasy and Acid House changed Britain forever.

Ep1. I Need Your Love

The first pills hit Britain - and four lives are set on an incredible journey.

Meera Syal as The Raver

She's Mrs Ordinary now. But would she take a pill again? #BattleOfRave

Ep2. Wizards Of E

Ecstasy reaches the dives, squats and clubs of Manchester - and a special romance begins.

Ian Hart as The Dealer

From a few bags of weed to a career in E: a life of money and madness. #BattleOfRave

Ep3. Pump Up The Volume

The city of a million E’s. #BattleOfRave

Monica Dolan as The DJ

She was the DJ – he was the doorman. It all went way too far. #BattleOfRave

Ep4. Blackburn Ravers

Warehouses. Illegal raves – and their unlikely leaders. But the pleasure of E will kill.

Adrian Edmondson as The Entrepreneur

He was committed to the raves – but also to the cash. Could he win against the tabloids?

Ep5. Call The Cops

'The Second Summer Of Love’ becomes a battle of wills between ravers and the law.

David Morrissey as The Undercover Cop

A new breed of dealer has to be stopped - in the clubs and on the doors. #BattleOfRave

Ep6. The Last Dance

The gangs muscle in to control supply of E - choking the dreams of the Acid House scene.

Bonus Ep: John, Danny and Chris

How do you change a life of drugs – and how do you make these characters?