First published on Thu 8 Apr 2021 10.11 EDT
One of London’s most senior police officers, described by a colleague as “the greatest villain unhung”, was believed to be involved in major corruption in the 1970s but never prosecuted, according to a new documentary on police malpractice.
Former officers who exposed corruption at the time describe how they were threatened that they would end up in a “cement raincoat” if they informed on fellow officers and were shunned by colleagues when they did.
The fresh revelations come from half a dozen former officers from both the Metropolitan and City of London police forces, including one who has admitted receiving payments. The claims are made in a three-part documentary series about the widespread acceptance of bribes that led to the setting up of the anti-corruption unit A10, on which Line of Duty’s fictional AC-12 is based.
Mr Khan was criticised for his unhelpful comments on safety (Image: LBC) What the Mayor should have said it is about is those perceptions of women in London, not to say to be in London as a woman is unsafe.
Mr Khan had told LBC that the streets are not safe for women or girls.
He added: It s important people of my gender understand that if you re a woman or a girl, your experiences of our city in any public space is very different to if you re a man or a boy and it s really important that people like me, in positions of power and influence, understand that and take steps to address them.
How Unforgotten made Nicola Walker’s DCI Cassie Stuart the queen of TV crime
As the hit series returns to our screens, its creator Chris Lang explains how his female lead broke the mould
Nicola Walker as Cassie in Unforgotten, which returns tomorrow
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Who needs maverick detectives, with their vintage cars, flowing coats and unorthodox methods? The best sleuth on our screens right now is the decent, dedicated and quietly diligent DCI Cassie Stuart, who returns tomorrow in ITV crime drama Unforgotten.
Brilliantly played by Nicola Walker, Cassie might not be a mercurial rule-breaker with a drink problem (like Robbie Coltrane in Cracker), a torrid love-life (like Tom Burke in Strike) or a penchant for violence (like Idris Elba in Luther) but she gets the job done. She’s methodical, by-the-book and utterly believable as she brings killers to justice. She’s precisely the sort of reassuringly British, level-headed model of professionalism we need right now. Her defiance
Lynda La Plante is contemplating how she would like to bring her dogged detective DCI Jane Tennison, originally played 30 years ago by Helen Mirren, back to life. “I’ve been asked this so many times. I thought, ‘What is she doing now?’ She’s past retirement age. I’ve started a novel, but she’s retired.” La Plante reveals Tennison may be brought out of retirement to investigate a cold case. “I’m working on it. It’s on the back burner. I’d love it for the screen. I’d love to meet Helen and say, ‘Come back now! One more time, Helen!’ But she’s so hugely successful and such a big movie star now that I don’t know if she would be interested. It would be wonderful, though.”
Women in TV s police squad rooms were a rarity until Angie Dickinson slapped a badge on her chest as Sgt. Pepper Anderson in “Police Woman." But while Dickinson’s Sgt. Pepper