Summary The world famous home of the Beatles, Liverpool - but we investigate the darker side. Using the port as the foundation for a criminal empire based on drug dealing, scouse villains started to import cannabis, heroin and cocaine on an unprecedented scale. Exploring run-of-the-mill provincial crooks to some of the wealthiest gangsters in British history (including one with an entry in the Sunday Times rich list); we chart the rise of the drug pioneers. Plus, find out how a supergrass helped bring down two of the country's biggest and richest criminals.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Shaun Dooley Walter Norval Michael Showers Peter Walsh
Genres : Crime History Documentary
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : True North Productions
Summary The world famous home of the Beatles, Liverpool - but we investigate the darker side. Using the port as the foundation for a criminal empire based on drug dealing, scouse villains started to import cannabis, heroin and cocaine on an unprecedented scale. Exploring run-of-the-mill provincial crooks to some of the wealthiest gangsters in British history (including one with an entry in the Sunday Times rich list); we chart the rise of the drug pioneers. Plus, find out how a supergrass helped bring down two of the country's biggest and richest criminals.
Genres : Crime History Documentary
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : True North Productions
