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 1950's petty-safe blowers to the drug kingpins of the nineties. Told by the police and some of the ruthless gangsters themselves, this gripping 3 episode series reveals how gangs have shaped the streets and changed the very nature of UK crime. Glasgow has long held the reputation of being Britain's most deadly city. Hear about brutal gangland hits and a lethal turf war conducted by ice-cream van drivers. Meet Glasgow's first godfather who flourished from local hardman to become the mastermind behind an epidemic of armed robberies, as we expose how Scotland's second city turned to crime. Liverpool - using the port as the foundation for a criminal empire based on drug dealing, Scouse villains started to import cannabis, heroin and cocaine on an unprecedented scale. Exploring run-of-themill provincial crooks to some of the wealthiest gangsters in British history (including one with an entry in The Sunday Times Rich list); we chart the rise of the drug pioneers. Manchester has seen a deadly battle played out on its streets, earning it the nickname 'Gunchester' in the eighties. This episode 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!

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