MacIntyre's Underworld (Five)

Gangster
(The Trials of Mr Lattlay Fottfoy)

This documentary is the first in a three part series. Investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre spends time in the criminal underworld with a disturbing look at a parallel society where, in the absence of the Police, gangsters and enforces tackle problems as diverse as noisy neighbours and baby snatching. This episode follows one of Manchester's most notorious crime families, the Noonans.

This Extreme Productions documentary premiered at the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival on Saturday 28th August 2004.

This documentary marks Donal's debut as a director.

Note: Desmond Noonan was stabbed to death only days before this documentary's public broadcast.

Gangster was shortlisted for the Grierson Awards 2005, Best Documentary on a Contemporary Issue.

Interesting articles to read:
Rough Justice, Mary O'Hara, The Guardian, 16-Mar-2005
Dangerous Liaisons, Mary O'Hara, The Guardian, 04-May-2005
Gangster at Edinburgh, NIFTC, 27-Oct-2004
Die on the Wall, Graham Johnson ao, Sunday Mirror, 21-Mar-2005
Gang Boss Stabbed to Death, John Scheerhout and Paul Britton, Manchester Evening News, 21-Mar-2005
`Untouchable' UK gang kingpin murdered, Taipei Times (Observer), 21-Mar-2005
MacIntyre in police probe over murder of gangster killing, Ian Herbert, Independent, 22-Mar-2005
I knew him as a human being, Riazat Butt, Manchester News, 22-Mar-2005
When the underworld is overexposed, Graeme Virtue, Sunday Herald, 27-Mar-2005
TV Mob Film Condemned, Mike Glendinning, The Avertiser, 06-Apr-2005
Farewell to gangster Noonan, Nicola Dowling, Manchester Evening News, 22-Apr-2005
Sundance Profile: Donal MacIntyre 'A Very British Gangster' , Dan Nailen, Salt Lake Tribune, 21-Jan-2007

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