Introducing Gangster: The Story of the Burger Bar Boys
A brand new series of Gangster tells the story of Birmingham’s notorious Burger Bar Boys - a gang born out of the Handsworth riots in 1985.
Named after the fast food joint where they met, they were described as more ruthless than the Jamaican Yardies. They fought a bitter and bloody war with their rivals the Johnson Crew for control of the crack cocaine trade in the West Midlands. They controlled their turf in the suburb of Handsworth with threats, intimidation and sub machine guns. But when they killed two innocent girls in a drive-by shooting, they were brought down by their own community and a team of fearless detectives determined to stem the body count.
Presenter – Livvy HaydockSeries Producer – Hayley MortimerTechnical Producer – Nicky EdwardsProducer – Patrick KiteleyResearcher – Megan JonesArchive Researcher – Nicola HanFixer in Jamaica – Nick DaviesJournalism Assistant – Tim FernleyCommissioning Executive – Louise KattenhornAssistant Commissioners – Lorraine Okuefuna and Natasha JohanssonEditor and Executive Producer – Carl Johnston
Gangster
A new series of Gangster tells the story of Viv Graham, a man who ran a protection empire which spanned Newcastle and beyond.
Viv Graham, a 17-stone man mountain, a man feared and revered in equal measure, came to dominate Tyneside's nightlife through brutal and uncompromising violence.
His murder, in an organised hit on New Year's Eve 1993, sparked recriminations and repercussions which echo to this day. It remains one of the country's most notorious unsolved murders.
- No. of episodes: 49
- Latest episode: 2024-06-28
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