Firm in a Firm
Revealing the dirty secrets behind London's policing with a story of corruption that goes to the very top of the Met and leads to the formation of the first internal anti-corruption unit.
This series explores the dirty secrets behind London's policing with a story of corruption that goes to the very top of the Met and leads to the formation of the first internal anti-corruption unit, A10, which inspired the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ drama Line of Duty.
The first episode begins in 1969, at a time when the British police are held to be the most trusted and effective force in the world. But all that is about to change. When a desperate south London villain tips off the Times about how he is being extorted for money by a detective in the Metropolitan Police, something much more shocking is discovered: that at the heart of the Metropolitan CID there exists a 'firm in a firm', a secret network of corrupt coppers.
With insider interviews, evocative archive footage and secret recordings, the documentary reveals the story behind the Times's investigation and shows how the public myth of incorruptibility protected the police for so long.
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The image of the police in the '60s and '70s
Duration: 00:58
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The true story of anti-corruption in the Met
Duration: 02:14
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:12
North Mississippi Allstars
Meet Me In The City
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00:14
David Lindup
Acquital
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00:17
Brian Bennett
The Heist
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Philip Glenister |
Director | Todd Austin |
Producer | Min Clough |
Broadcasts
- Wed 14 Apr 2021 21:00
- Thu 15 Apr 2021 23:30
- Wed 28 Apr 2021 02:20
- Mon 27 Feb 2023 22:00
- Wed 1 Mar 2023 01:25
- Wednesday 21:00
- Thursday 02:30
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