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Liverpool Narcos

A look back to the 1980's, Liverpool when the city became the epicentre of a drugs boom that was to change Britain forever.

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N/A

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documentary, crime

Production

Front Porch Productions Inc.

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 2 nominations total

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(birds singing) - Liverpool Narcos

(birds singing)

(engine revs) - Liverpool Narcos

- [Man] Liverpool, a
world city at the heart of - Liverpool Narcos

- [Man] Liverpool, a world city at the heart of

♪ Wanna be like ♪ - Liverpool Narcos

♪ Wanna be like ♪

♪ Livin' in the gangsta's paradise ♪ - Liverpool Narcos

♪ Livin' in the gangsta's paradise ♪

(man knocks) - Liverpool Narcos

- I guess the thing about
the Republic of Liverpool is, - Liverpool Narcos

- I guess the thing about the Republic of Liverpool is,

♪ Livin' in the gangsta's paradise ♪ - Liverpool Narcos

♪ Livin' in the gangsta's paradise ♪

So there's always been a bit
of a siege mentality here. - Liverpool Narcos

So there's always been a bit of a siege mentality here.

- They don't follow the rules
because they're outlaws. - Liverpool Narcos

- They don't follow the rules because they're outl...

♪ I don't know where he can be my baby ♪ - Liverpool Narcos

♪ I don't know where he can be my baby ♪

- So Liverpool was the epicentre of drugs. - Liverpool Narcos

- So Liverpool was the epicentre of drugs.

- Hang on, time to step
up lad, there's 500 there. - Liverpool Narcos

- Hang on, time to step up lad, there's 500 there.

- There's a story to tell about
this city, which is unique. - Liverpool Narcos

- There's a story to tell about this city, which is uni...

- Fucking hell, 500 Garys? I
can't afford that, mate. - Liverpool Narcos

- Fucking hell, 500 Garys? I can't afford that, mate.

(signal cuts off) - Liverpool Narcos

(signal cuts off)

And I think drugs,
crime, is a part of that. - Liverpool Narcos

And I think drugs, crime, is a part of that.

- Look, lad, they're on
strap, you can take them - Liverpool Narcos

- Look, lad, they're on strap, you can take them

- If you don't want the graft, you know, - Liverpool Narcos

- If you don't want the graft, you know,

(dramatic music) - Liverpool Narcos

(dramatic music)

♪ Some people say a man
is made out of mud ♪ - Liverpool Narcos

♪ Some people say a man is made out of mud ♪

(suspenseful music) - Liverpool Narcos

(suspenseful music)

- What?
- Giving them to the birds - Liverpool Narcos

- What? - Giving them to the birds

- The cocaine, it didn't go through. - Liverpool Narcos

- The cocaine, it didn't go through.

- Yeah, but with me being a cheeky
fucker, I would have asked - Liverpool Narcos

- Yeah, but with me being a cheeky fucker, I would have aske...

♪ Some people say a man
is made out of mud ♪ - Liverpool Narcos

♪ Some people say a man is made out of mud ♪

(suspenseful music) - Liverpool Narcos

(suspenseful music)

♪ Some people say a
man is made outta mud ♪ - Liverpool Narcos

♪ Some people say a man is made outta mud ♪

(upbeat music) - Liverpool Narcos

An ex crime boss, fucking
Juicebomb John. (John laughs) - Liverpool Narcos

An ex crime boss, fucking Juicebomb John. (John laughs)

- Under no circumstances are the drugs - Liverpool Narcos

- Under no circumstances are the drugs

See not being funny but you look at that, - Liverpool Narcos

See not being funny but you look at that,

We can't afford another fuck up. - Liverpool Narcos

We can't afford another fuck up.

(dramatic folk music) - Liverpool Narcos

(dramatic folk music)

(birds singing) - Liverpool Narcos

(birds singing)

We were cheeky like growing up - Liverpool Narcos

We were cheeky like growing up

- No money no drugs, do you understand? - Liverpool Narcos

- No money no drugs, do you understand?

Associated gang rivalry and shootings - Liverpool Narcos

Associated gang rivalry and shootings

If you got a few quid to buy
a little half point of weed, - Liverpool Narcos

If you got a few quid to buy a little half point of weed,

Much of the blame for all that - Liverpool Narcos

Much of the blame for all that

And one of my mates used to have a shed - Liverpool Narcos

And one of my mates used to have a shed

You'd be sitting in there
listening to "Dark Sides - Liverpool Narcos

You'd be sitting in there listening to "Dark Sides

Investigators discovered
cocaine with a street value - Liverpool Narcos

Investigators discovered cocaine with a street value

Once known as Interpol's target one, - Liverpool Narcos

Once known as Interpol's target one,

My mate used to have a
little hatch as well, - Liverpool Narcos

My mate used to have a little hatch as well,

One of his lieutenants, Stephen Mee, - Liverpool Narcos

One of his lieutenants, Stephen Mee,

(John laughs) - Liverpool Narcos

Me and my mates, we just
all hang around together, - Liverpool Narcos

Me and my mates, we just all hang around together,

(coffee pouring) - Liverpool Narcos

(coffee pouring)

- [Director] What is it about Liverpool - Liverpool Narcos

- [Director] What is it about Liverpool

- [Director] Will it be
just stopping you lot - Liverpool Narcos

- [Director] Will it be just stopping you lot

- [Director] Describe your life. - Liverpool Narcos

- [Director] Describe your life.

I used to come down here as
a child and, to me, a child, - Liverpool Narcos

I used to come down here as a child and, to me, a child,

(slow guitar music) - Liverpool Narcos

(slow guitar music)

♪ See you on the dark side of the moon ♪ - Liverpool Narcos

♪ See you on the dark side of the moon ♪

There was thousands of men
loading lorries by hand, - Liverpool Narcos

There was thousands of men loading lorries by hand,

Keeps the same in all poor areas - Liverpool Narcos

Keeps the same in all poor areas

So, it's just, it was
basically, you just had - Liverpool Narcos

So, it's just, it was basically, you just had

But the contrast between
the docks and our areas, - Liverpool Narcos

But the contrast between the docks and our areas,

So, this was our estate
here where we would all - Liverpool Narcos

So, this was our estate here where we would all

Fun, fights, trouble, I
love where we grew up. - Liverpool Narcos

Fun, fights, trouble, I love where we grew up.

She used to send us with
a few quid to supermarket - Liverpool Narcos

She used to send us with a few quid to supermarket

- Imagine goods coming
in from across the world, - Liverpool Narcos

- Imagine goods coming in from across the world,

We thought it was steal it - Liverpool Narcos

We thought it was steal it

You're gonna do anything to
support them so you survive, - Liverpool Narcos

You're gonna do anything to support them so you survive...

I don't know what made me do it, - Liverpool Narcos

I don't know what made me do it,

Anyone who went on that stuff, you know, - Liverpool Narcos

Anyone who went on that stuff, you know,

So if you had to take
something, you took something. - Liverpool Narcos

So if you had to take something, you took something.

And I went to the local shop, - Liverpool Narcos

And I went to the local shop,

And by the time I got home, - Liverpool Narcos

And by the time I got home,

(eerie music) - Liverpool Narcos

You weren't a thief, and
everyone knew someone - Liverpool Narcos

You weren't a thief, and everyone knew someone

You could get something from
Jimmy here or from John there - Liverpool Narcos

You could get something from Jimmy here or from John there

- Do you not wanna try and
get away from it though? - Liverpool Narcos

- Do you not wanna try and get away from it though?

- Well, quite a lot of people
that I knew at the time - Liverpool Narcos

- Well, quite a lot of people that I knew at the time

- You wanna really get off it - Liverpool Narcos

- You wanna really get off it

It allowed the drug trade
to grow very, very quickly. - Liverpool Narcos

It allowed the drug trade to grow very, very quickly.

Put a couple of grand together
and we decided to go to Holland - Liverpool Narcos

Put a couple of grand together and we decided to go to Holla...

- Customs investigators
and police have no doubt - Liverpool Narcos

- Customs investigators and police have no doubt

(John laughs) - Liverpool Narcos

It took us less than a
week to go back and buy two - Liverpool Narcos

It took us less than a week to go back and buy two

That's just shocked the
fucking life out of me. - Liverpool Narcos

That's just shocked the fucking life out of me.

(gentle piano music) - Liverpool Narcos

(gentle piano music)

Went to Nigeria and during that
time I met up with somebody - Liverpool Narcos

Went to Nigeria and during that time I met up with somebody

I didn't even recognise him at first. - Liverpool Narcos

I didn't even recognise him at first.

I know it did all the damage it did - Liverpool Narcos

I know it did all the damage it did

So I contacted people in
England who met the ship, - Liverpool Narcos

So I contacted people in England who met the ship,

- [Director] Of those kids that you used - Liverpool Narcos

- [Director] Of those kids that you used

- [Officer] Stand by, stand by, - Liverpool Narcos

- [Officer] Stand by, stand by,

- [Reporter] These officers - Liverpool Narcos

- [Reporter] These officers

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A look back to the 1980's, Liverpool when the city became the epicentre of a drugs boom that was to change Britain forever.

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Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: Front Porch Productions Inc.

Genre: documentary, crime

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

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Released: 03 Jun 2021

Awards: Won 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 2 nominations total

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