This week we’re diving into one of South London’s darkest and most infamous stories. The rise and fall of the Richardson Gang. A firm built on scrap metal, long-firm frauds, fruit machines, corrupt officers, brutal punishments and a level of violence that made even seasoned detectives say the Richardsons were far worse than the Krays.

We take you all the way from wartime Camberwell and the brothers’ chaotic childhood, through their early crimes, the building of the firm, the feud with the twins, the chaos at Mr Smith’s, the murder of George Cornell, the South Africa connection and the enormous police operation that followed. And of course, we walk through one of the most notorious trials the Old Bailey has ever seen – the Torture Trial – with its pliers, generators, witness protection deals and a judge whose own family history caused controversy for decades.

It’s one of the biggest stories we’ve ever covered. Brutal, complicated, and rooted deep in the real South London we know far too well.

But before all that, we've got the usual nonsense…  Business as usual.

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