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British Gangsters: Faces Of The Underworld

British Gangsters: Faces Of The Underworld

Description: Britain's most notorious villains and crooks - `faces', as they are sometimes called - who have made headlines over the past 50 years are introduced in this documentary. Presenter Bernard O'Mahoney, a best-selling true crime author and former member of the Essex Boys gang, gives an insider's point of view into such men as Paul Ferris, Frankie Fraser, Wayne Barker and Walter Norval. Interviewed for the first time - some have never appeared in front of a camera - the bad guys reveal shocking true stories of lives etched with danger, fear and violence.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2014
Number of seasons: 2
Number of episodes: 14
First episode air date: 2014
Presented By: Bernard O'Mahoney
Composer: Elvis Costello
Genre: Documentary
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