What a wonderful experience my brother David worked in Bradford, both uniform and CI. I. D. He never really spoke about work, come to think of it, he never had much to say when I called to see him. Life in the police wasn't the same as it is today, no computer files and such, just a carding system and hours of paperwork to filter. My brother passed away in 2000 and was given a police send off at Bradford cathedral, a very moving experience indeed. I can well imagine what it was like for a new intake and would have loved to have listened to some of his experiences. Thanks for the enlightenment and I'm sure many others enjoyed the account. Thank you.
Heyup, I love "life on mars " one bit that I found hilarious was the detectives chasing a bloke from the swimming baths , one of the detectives pins the offender to the ground right over some dog muck and Sam Tyler ? says " oh , white dog muck,that takes me back" 😂brilliant writing , we used to use it as chalk when I were a lad cos we had nowt .Tommy Tickle
Ex wife used to work part time in a pub early 80's. It was popular with the local cops. They all drunk and drove. Obviously they knew their mates wouldn't stop them. One regualarly used to try to race me to the pub in his TR7. Me on a GS750. No contest really. Different times.
Fiction in the media - who would have thought? Governments have relied on it forever. Re being sent to CID, it's on par with sending the apprentice to the stores for a long weight or a left-handed screwdriver. 😉
Good morning from Norfolk. Great to hear you reminisce about your early days in the force and thank you for your service. I come from an even earlier time (1942) and of course as kids, the local Bobby was either treated with respect or a clip round the ear was on its way PDQ. The sight of a Bobby riding towards you on his bike was a good reason the "shape up". Of course today, those actions of yesteryear are not allowed but for sure, it worked! Ride safe Dave, regards, Roy.
Hey got both full series of aforesaid ashes to ashes, life on mars watch em once a year, laugh my perverbial off, but that’s how it was, I was an engineering apprentice started at 15 in 1969, and no holes barred in your edification of life, and a belt round the ear hole, thank BW stay safe
I agree Dave, lots of the scenarios in both of those series were very familiar. Funny you mention trench coats, they were a must it seemed so much so that I actually bought one specifically for my CID attachment at Odsal in the 80's.(grey Danimac if I recall) I also agree about the feelings /experience of walking into the CID office as a proby. It was all character building stuff and looking back now great times.
I giggled to myself when you said Life on Mars. I always point to it as being how things were in the 80s and I had a slightly closer experience being from GMP myself. I said PACE was so unworkable it would never stick 😅 (can't always be right)
Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes; DCI Hunt not forgetting the gorgeous bolly knickers; superb. For me DI Jack Regan and DS George Carter and of course DCI Gene Hunt best coppers on telly.
Enjoyed your reminiscing Dave, so true...and much worse still in the early 70s. Happy times indeed. Never had you pegged as the sensitive kind lol. Best wishes. Joe P
🤣..Brilliant. I can definitely relate.. I did 30+ yrs front 0line and can't remember last time I went to CID for advice. Think a combination of my knowledge and the new breed coming through that don't seem to know arse from elblow but always wanted to be a DC coz its sexy...lol.
Dave, when I think back to life in the Fire Service in the eighties, I whince.......but they were great times! When I retired back in 2016, things had changed.........and not for the better. Ah well......we had the great years. Now it's all statistics and pandering to whatever cause is flavour of the month! Ride safe bruv Dave (N Yorks)
Heyup, another hilarious clip is when they're taking the bloke from prison who had been having sexual relations with sheep baaa , driving over the moors a detective in the car says " oh look , a lamb " prisoner ( Larry the lamb?) says , "sod off ,I'm not a peedo" 😂😂Tommy Tickle
