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Bent Coppers: Crossing the Line of Duty(2021–)

Name: Bent Coppers: Crossing the Line of Duty
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Released: 2021-04-14
Rating: 3.5

April 14, 20211 Season · 3 Episodes

Returning Series

Documentary

Crime

3.5from 1 users

Overview

Exploring the corruption within the Metropolitan Police force in the 1960s and 70s eventually leading to the formation of its first anti-corruption unit, A10. With the use of archive footage, insider interviews, and secret recordings, public myths surrounding the incorruptibility of London police are interrogated, revealing uncurbed levels of malfeasance within the force, and revealing the story behind the infamous Times investigation which unearthed unpleasant truths about policing to the broader public.

Network BBC Two

Seasons

Season 1

3 Episodes

2021

E01

Firm In A Firm

4/14/2021·59m

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.

E02

Goodbye Rotten Apple

4/21/2021·59m

The second episode dives into the sleazy underbelly of London’s Soho in the early 1970s, where an explosion of dirty pornographic bookshops provides an open invitation for corrupt cops to be greedy.

E03

Taking a Drink

4/28/2021·59m

When three armed robberies occur in the City of London, rumours spread that big money deals have been done between corrupt cops and criminals.

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