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Behind the bright lights and bustling streets, Britain"s cities are also home to some of the country"s biggest criminals. Britain"s Underworld lifts the lid on the crime lords who have flourished in Britain"s roughest, toughest cities - from the 1950s petty-safe blowers to the drug kingpins of the nineties. Told by the police and some of the ruthless gangsters themselves, this gripping series reveals how gangs have shaped the streets and changed the very nature of UK crime.

Renowned throughout the world for its music, football and club culture, for decades Manchester has also seen a deadly battle played out on its streets, earning it the nickname "Gunchester" in the eighties. This final show features members of the mysterious Quality Street Gang who, for the first time, talk about how they once ruled the city"s underworld and reveal that one of the most lethal wars in gang history started with a row over a girl!  Also find how the police fought a desperate battle to keep lawful control on Manchester"s streets.

    Genre: Documentary
    Video: 2-pass XviD, 899kbps, 624x352@25.000fps
    Audio: 109kbps MP3 VBR
   Length: 47m55s/350MiB