British Gangsters: Faces of the Underworld

Bernard O'Mahoney takes us on a journey from prosperity to poverty, describing how the drugs that infiltrated Liverpool through the port helped to make it one of the worst cities in Britain for cri...

One of the great cities of the Industrial Revolution, Birmingham became a breeding ground for violent young gangs of a kind never seen before. They were the product of overcrowded slums, where life...

With a huge existing club scene and an entrepreneurial culture, Birmingham was the natural environment for the rave culture, and new and old criminals could see that there was a fortune to made.

Bernie explores injustices suffered by those who surrounded themselves with criminals. Do they deserve to become victims of a sometimes flawed judicial system because of an association with the wro...

When innocent people are jailed for crimes they did not commit, what effect does it have on their lives and the lives of their loved ones? Bernie talks to a victim of one of the most high-profile c...

Bernie looks at the effect of time on gangs and their origins. Whether it be organised motorcycle groups or Irish travellers, the roots are dying out with every new generation, but how does this af...

Bernie explores how the media has been used to build celebrities out of men, without checking facts. Is it possible to create a gangland persona based purely on a false reputation built by the pres...