Another first for the ladies

Amazing how the UK press can get a high ranking police officer to answer questions about a TV show that’s almost 30 years old.

I used to work at Scotland Yard a C4 ( criminal records ). I remember the Sweeney ( Sweeney Todd…Flying Squad ) and the 2 nutters that were the lead charachters.

From my recollections of Scotland Yard partys ( in the office! ) cop are total alcoholics. I’ve seen the officer in charge of the wanted section walking down the hall leaning agianst the wall at a 70 degree angle for support. The morning after our Christmas partys the whole place had boxes of empty whiskey/ gin/ vodka bottles in the hallway and smelt like a brewery.

I remember cops would come in to the building to pick microfilm files and it was funny to see some of the younger ones trying to adopt the Starsky and Hutch persona.

There were also at least 3 old gezzers who worked there who wore the deerstalker hat, cape and bendy pipe…I’m not kidding.

I remember one time the DCI was giving a speech to some younger cops and his closing line was ‘may the Force be with you.’

Those were the days of the SPG ( Special Patrol Group ) who used to employ basketball sized guys who drove loops around London in a 16 seater van to respond instantly to trouble. The problem was some of them had finding the ‘OFF’ switch.

I think the police’s biggest problem now is they’ve gone so touchy, feelly, they’re afraid to say boo to a criminal for fear of damaging their feelings. PC bullshit to the Nth degree.