A Very British Gangster

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This is Manchester.

By day, it's run by police.

By night, it's run by gangsters.

Manchester is where I was born,

where I live and where I'll die.

When I was doing the Hacienda door,

it was a tough door.

Different gangs... from Moss Side,

Cheetham Hill, Salford...

all turning up, all wanting

to come in for nothing.

So, me and this other lad that ran the door

said enough was enough.

Let's take the trouble to them.

And we did. Took it to them.

What?

Tell me the story.

The Dog's Head.

That was the nickname

for the pub after that.

Everyone would say, "I'll meet you

down at The Dog's Head."

We just went to the pub.

He had a shotgun on him

and I had a machete.

And one of the gang lads' dog was about,

so I just chopped its head off

and carried it inside the pub

and put it on the pool table,

and more or less told them

and asked them

to stay away from the Hacienda,

or the next time it would be a human head.

And they never came back.

Dominic James Lattlay Fottfoy the First.

Many years ago,

my dad used to say to me,

"Look after those that look after you.

F*** off those that f*** off you."

So I changed it by that name

to Lattlay Fottfoy.

That's what the initials stand for.

Dominic, this is home?

This is all my kids.

These are my nephews,

godsons and cousins.

No one else will have them.

Have you seen the size of my fish tank?

Very expensive. See them?

They're very, very expensive, them.

This is Aiden, my godson.

Got his head flushed before.

- Didn't you, mate?

- This is Bugsy, my son.

Bugsy, who's your mom?

Mandy.

I love the kids coming round.

It reminds me of my little days

when I was a kid.

So is this the same madhouse

that you had growing up?

Yeah. It was mad.

We'd all bring our own friends home,

so you can imagine there'd be

40 or 50 people in the house.

They'd be upstairs and everywhere.

When the house went on fire,

the whole lot went through

all the ceiling, right up to the top.

So when you walked in,

you could see right to the top.

Is that my vest there?

It's dirty now, look.

They just stamped all over it.

So has it ever been used in anger?

I wear it when I'm on meetings.

Or when I go round my mum's for dinner.

When you were doing the armed robberies,

would you use the...

Yeah, I would put one on.

I always wore one.

But I don't do those things no more.

I've set up my own security firm,

Manchester Security.

A flourishing business.

Does that need a new wheel on it or what?

Does that need pumping up or a new wheel?

I must admit, it is my favorite vehicle.

Of all vehicles, I'd have that one.

My bus, my taxis... forget about it.

That's my favorite vehicle.

It brings back memories.

- Are you still up for business?

- If the right job came along, yeah.

- And have you been asked?

- I've been asked by many teams.

But I've knocked them back.

It's just not the right money

or I didn't like it.

It's a pity really, because one of them

I was offered on,

they got a lot of money out of it.

- Did they?

- I was devastated afterwards.

- You missed your chance?

- I did.

And every time you pass

one of these vehicles on the road,

do you get a bit of a...

- I get a hard-on.

- Do you?

I honestly get a hard-on.

Are you proud of your work

with the Prisoners' Liberation Army?

I was, yeah.

I was made up.

That we got our own back on them.

A sense of justice.

Have you seen them lights light up at night?

Have you not seen them?

Have you seen them?

I think they're solar power.

They light up and they flicker.

F***ing drives too fast.

I keep telling him, "Slow it down, man."

There's loads of armed robbers in Moston.

Pull over there on the left.

Pull over on the left.

That there.

That van there, you see it?

That videos all the f***ing

security vans around there.

It'll sit there.

There's a security van

due any second now to this bank here.

There it is. Look.

Bang on time.

Now he goes into the back,

his mate gets out.

Has he got a vest on him?

He has, hasn't he?

He's got a bullet-proof vest on.

I've never seen that one before.

They drop off half a million pound

in that bank.

- If you were on the job, what would you do?

- What, on that one now?

I'd park up there in a van,

and as he comes out,

I'd burst out the door and grab him.

What would you say to him?

Follow me, over there now.

You, open the f***ing door.

Throw the bags out now.

Start throwing them out.

Quick. And he'll do it.

Throw the f***ing bags out now!

Get it!

Police chases can sometimes

be scary or a buzz.

Depends what's after you,

what's behind you.

And why they're chasing you.

If you're coming off a job,

then you're more worried.

If you've gone out deliberately

and looked for the chase, it's a buzz.

So would you go out

and deliberately create a chase?

Provoke a chase?

- Twenty years ago, yeah.

- Tell me about that.

Here's the police now.

We can take one now if you want.

Watch. I'll show you how to take

a f***ing chase, Donal.

- No, no.

- Are you sure?

- Yeah. Thanks.

- All right, then.

You broke out from a prison van

to rob a security van?

We had two security vans

to rob the same day.

One in the morning,

around about 10:
00, one at 4:00.

We was going for the double.

No one's ever done a double before.

So we thought we'd have a laugh.

What was the reaction

of the prison officers?

He admitted in court

that he pissed his pants.

He said, "I just pissed my pants

in the back of the car."

I could hear him pissing, anyway.

And I remember saying to him,

"Don't let them take me.

Don't take the cuffs off."

And he said, "I can't stop them.

I can't stop them."

They had the gun pressed against him,

telling him, "Take the cuffs off."

F*** off! Quick!

I'll set the dog on you.

You can see that he's filming,

so shut your f***ing mouth and f*** off!

Now!

F***ing mong.

Sorry.

I've had a busy day today.

- How many have you had in?

- Too many.

Too many kids going back to school.

How's Damien's kids?

Yeah, they're all right.

About eight month, nine month.

Shock to everyone, wasn't it?

I couldn't believe it when I found out.

Devastated. Devastated.

Did you go?

I went to the funeral, yeah,

but there were so many in the church,

I couldn't get anywhere near it.

I know.

So, Andy, what are you getting done today?

Extensions.

Do you think a uniform commands respect?

Yeah, it does.

And it gives respect back.

And your boys really kind of

have a uniform, don't they?

Always looking pretty sharp

and wearing ties.

It's important to us to look good and...

because we know we're being

watched all the time,

so we might as well look smart.

Especially in case

we end up in front of a jury.

How much money do you think

has gone through

the hands of the Noonans

over the last 20 years?

Allegedly made over five to six million.

But where's the money?

That's the question I'm asking.

Where's the money?

Is it in property?

Is it in horses?

No. It's behind the bar in landlords' pubs.

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