Catching the Kingpins
Gangster Presents... Catching the Kingpins
How police took down criminal kingpins by hacking the EncroChat encrypted phone network.
- 2 mins
- 03 Jan 2024
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Gangster
The inside story of the biggest organised crime bust in British policing history. It happens in 2020 when police penetrate an encrypted phone network favoured by criminals.
Episodes (42 Available)
- Catching the Kingpins
Catching the Kingpins: 1. The Hack
Police prepare for a top-secret operation: hacking a phone network favoured by criminals.
- 28 mins
- 07 Jan 2024
- Catching the Kingpins
Catching the Kingpins: 2. Threat to Life
A murder plot. A London gun dealer. A Cardiff career criminal.
- 28 mins
- 14 Jan 2024
- Catching the Kingpins
Catching the Kingpins: 3. In Suburbia
Ordinary suburban criminals next door.
- 28 mins
- 21 Jan 2024
- Catching the Kingpins
Catching the Kingpins: 4. Who Built EncroChat?
The mysterious origins of the EncroChat encrypted phone network.
- 28 mins
- 07 Jan 2024
- Catching the Kingpins
Catching the Kingpins: 5. Line of Duty
A corrupt police officer unmasked by the EncroChat hack.
- 28 mins
- 07 Jan 2024
- Catching the Kingpins
Catching the Kingpins: 6. Final Reckoning
What did the EncroChat hack reveal about how OCGs work?
- 28 mins
- 07 Jan 2024
The Story of the Burger Bar BoysIntroducing Gangster: The Story of the Burger Bar Boys
The story of the Burger Bar Boys - a gang born out of the Handsworth riots in 1985.
- 3 mins
- 27 Oct 2023
- The Story of the Burger Bar Boys
The Burger Bar Boys: 1. Out of the Ashes
In 2003, murders thrust Birmingham gang into spotlight. Livvy Haydock investigates.
- 29 mins
- 03 Nov 2023
- The Story of the Burger Bar Boys
The Burger Bar Boys: 2. The Yardies
Tensions in Birmingham escalate with the arrival of the Yardies.
- 29 mins
- 03 Nov 2023
- The Story of the Burger Bar Boys
The Burger Bar Boys: 3. Fall Out
A power struggle emerges between the Johnson Crew and the Burger Bar Boys.
- 30 mins
- 10 Nov 2023
- The Story of the Burger Bar Boys
The Burger Bar Boys: 4. The Murder of Innocents
The gang war in Birmingham escalates leading to a tragic event.
- 29 mins
- 10 Nov 2023
- The Story of the Burger Bar Boys
The Burger Bar Boys: 5. Judgement Day
The murder trial unfolds and an anonymous informant steps forward to aid justice.
- 31 mins
- 17 Nov 2023
- The Story of the Burger Bar Boys
The Burger Bar Boys: 6. Breaking Bad
The finale explores undercover police efforts to infiltrate the Burger Bar Boys.
- 33 mins
- 17 Nov 2023
Killing Death RowGangster Presents... Killing Death Row
Could the US death penalty ever die out? Livvy Haydock investigates.
- 3 mins
- 06 Oct 2023
- Killing Death Row
Killing Death Row: 1. The Hunt for Lethal Drugs
Could the US death penalty ever die out? Livvy Haydock investigates.
- 30 mins
- 13 Oct 2023
- Killing Death Row
Killing Death Row: 2. How to Kill the Killers
Meeting a murderer on Death Row
- 28 mins
- 13 Oct 2023
- Killing Death Row
Killing Death Row: 3. Inside the Chamber
What a modern execution might tell us about the future of the death penalty.
- 29 mins
- 13 Oct 2023
- Killing Death Row
Killing Death Row: 4. Who Cares if it Hurts?
How pain can be a problem for the US death penalty.
- 29 mins
- 13 Oct 2023
- Killing Death Row
Killing Death Row: 5. What’s the Cost?
What a brutal racist murder reveals about the future of death row.
- 34 mins
- 13 Oct 2023
