Season 1

1. The Promised Land

2000-08-10

In the early 1900's, highly organised gangs emerged to rule the streets, as the gangster life became a quick road out of poverty.

2. Bootleg Years

2000-08-17

When the manufacture, sale and distribution of alcohol was banned in 1920, a bootlegging industry flourished overnight. It was highly organized ; it was trans-national ; it generated millions of dollars. And it gave birth to the Mob.

3. The Mob Underground

2000-08-24

How the Mob operated like an underworld business corporate is the most fascinating part of the Gangster story. It began in 1930s New York by Salvatore 'Charlie Lucky' Luciano.