Documentary following officers of the Metropolitan Police. Trident tackle drug dealers in south London. Police in Camden are overwhelmed by violent moped-enabled attacks.
Gangs are a major problem for police in at least 20 of London's 32 boroughs. Detectives Stuart McNaughton and Bob Dolce work for Trident, the Met's specialist gang unit. As increasingly younger boys and girls are being lured into the gang lifestyle, Bob and Stuart have focused on London's most dangerous gang, working undercover to take down its leaders and stop the lucrative drug trade thriving on the streets of south London.
Wealthy residents of Camden, north London, have been plagued by a wave of violent snatch-and-grab thefts by robbers using mopeds to evade police. Suspects are often only in their teens and cops are discouraged from chasing the criminals. Public confidence in the police is running low, and it's up to borough commander Richard Tucker to win back local trust and wipe out the problem.
Police constables Tim Dawes and Steph Mills have been patrolling the streets of Brixton for over five years and deal with knife crime on an almost daily basis. But nothing can prepare them for the shock of a vicious knife attack in broad daylight. It's up to them to try to save the life of an innocent teenage boy.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Lennie James |
Executive Producer | Fergus O'Brien |
Executive Producer | Aysha Rafaele |
Series Producer | Simon Gilchrist |
Production Manager | Audrey Duffy |
Production Coordinator | Nadine Limb |
Broadcasts
- Mon 22 Jun 2015 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One except Scotland & Scotland HD
- Mon 22 Jun 2015 22:40Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Scotland & Scotland HD only
- Wed 24 Jun 2015 23:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland & Scotland HD
- Wed 24 Jun 2015 23:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Thu 25 Jun 2015 00:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Scotland HD & Scotland only
- Fri 17 Jul 2015 01:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Fri 17 Jul 2015 01:55Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
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