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24 Hours in Police Custody

I too am intrigued how this bloke got caught up in it all. Looks like his wife left him, was down on his luck and did a weekly trip up the motorway every week for a wedge. Doubt he's a big player
 
Watched for the first time and thought it was good. Wanted to watch past shows but it looks as though it’s been removed from BritBox :mad:
 
What struck me was just how ordinary everyone was who was involved. Of course they were all just middlemen but I don't understand how you get into this sort of thing? Where do you get the contacts? It didn't seem like they were deep in the criminal underworld like the hatton garden lot.

I would love to know the back stories.
 
What struck me was just how ordinary everyone was who was involved. Of course they were all just middlemen but I don't understand how you get into this sort of thing? Where do you get the contacts? It didn't seem like they were deep in the criminal underworld like the hatton garden lot.

I would love to know the back stories.

My mate the Barrister is always going on about the absolute mundanity of even serious crimes/criminals, none of it seems very high speed/leading edge/criminal genius type stuff

He says murder is always the sorriest bunch of fuckwittery.
 
My mate the Barrister is always going on about the absolute mundanity of even serious crimes/criminals, none of it seems very high speed/leading edge/criminal genius type stuff

He says murder is always the sorriest bunch of fuckwittery.


Not to wave my criminal record about like a willy but yes, your barrister mate is spot on. The ratio of ordinary bloke to actual gangster is astonishing.

You know how you get that vibe fromsome folk that they're naughty, a bit tasty like? I'm willing to bet my Friday night biscuits that you'd not get that from 90% the cons inside most jails.
 
This two parter..... I'd fucking hate to be them blokes right now coz they'll be having the absolute granny ripped out of them inside. :D

I did think the sentence for the courier bloke was a bit excessive mind you. Still, good show that was. Think I prefer it like that, I'm terms of a special over a couple episodes as opposed to a series of one or two nickings each.
 
I did think the sentence for the courier bloke was a bit excessive mind you. Still, good show that was. Think I prefer it like that, I'm terms of a special over a couple episodes as opposed to a series of one or two nickings each.

I felt quite sorry for the courier bloke.

Yeah, I thought that as well and wondered about the quality of his brief. Obviously we don't know all the evidence but I'm a bit surprised they couldn't raise a defence of

'I'm just a sad, desperate old man who lives alone in a static caravan. I knew what I was carrying was likely dodgy but didn't ask because I'm in a desperate situation. I had no idea it was serious drugs and wouldn't have been involved if I had knew'.

Its not like he had any previous or anything. Then again even the young Polish lad who likely did little more then unload a few boxes got given six years. The book was well and truly thrown at this lot.
 
Yeah, I thought that as well and wondered about the quality of his brief. Obviously we don't know all the evidence but I'm a bit surprised they couldn't raise a defence of

'I'm just a sad, desperate old man who lives alone in a static caravan. I knew what I was carrying was likely dodgy but didn't ask because I'm in a desperate situation. I had no idea it was serious drugs and wouldn't have been involved if I had knew'.

Its not like he had any previous or anything. Then again even the young Polish lad who likely did little more then unload a few boxes got given six years. The book was well and truly thrown at this lot.

Upon reflection, it was being filmed. The beak would have taken note and whacked out lumps all round to look tough on crime in front of the cameras.
 
Filming the 2 (very different) personal phone calls was a good move . We got to hear them actually speak. The total 'we've fuckedupness' was palpable.
 
Filming the 2 (very different) personal phone calls was a good move . We got to hear them actually speak. The total 'we've fuckedupness' was palpable.

Oddly enough i found the second guy much more emotional affecting than the first with the phone calls. Somehting about him talking to his boy and him knowing his son will likely be married and have kids of his own when he gets out etc....
 
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