Surviving London's Deadly Streets: Gangs, Essex & Drugs - Frank 

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This guy is brighter and more articulate than he believes himself to be. I think he’s got a good future ahead of him he’s learned his lesson and got away with it quite lightly considering what could’ve happened later down the road. Good luck to him. Seems like a straight up guy. Just hope he keeps out of the life.

He's such a well spoken bloke. Glad he turned things around.

Wild story Frankie. Here’s to hoping your story deters someone else making the same mistakes!

Great interview! So interesting- and so easy to get caught up in that life… wish him and his family health, happiness and peace

So humble and down to earth. Rare for someone from Essex 😂😂

What a story! Frankie thank you for sharing your story! I wish you nothing but the best!

Every wanna be gangster should take the time to watch this. Much love Frankie for your honesty, all the best for the future ❤️

My name is Tony Barrington and I can tell you this rite now that this is truth what is being said but let me say that frank stedman is an absolutely amazing lovely man, and look at his honesty, frankie is an absolute amazingly beautiful kind hearted family man and I just want to say that if you read this Frank just remember our time at school as good pals and just remember that I can verify that you are amazing and I love you Frank steadman, love from Tony Barrington xxx

I watched this last night but came back to it it’s just so good I really like this guy

What a nice chap. Just goes to show how many people are tempted by the easy money. It's never worth it the cost to you and family is to much

Just discovered this channel , subbed , this is a great interview well done for letting the interviewee talk and tell the story without butting in like some others on RU-vid, his is story is inspirational and great heads up to not get involved In drugs or stupid gang shit. Its not worth it life's too short and prison is a waste of time waste of life nothing is worse than being separated from your family and kids its heartbreaking. His story is good and educational and glad he turned it around in the end, drugs is a mugs game , drugs are for mugs, drugs are a mugs game cause so much destruction and suffering 👍

What a brilliant interview.. Highlighted everything about the drugs world, nothing glamorous about ut.. Good luck Frank for your future x

I was hooked on this from start to finish. Can tell he’s a decent bloke . Just got involved in abit of madness

Nice one bro, for speaking the truth. Not a lot of people can be so open minded.

The undercover geezer from the cafe doesn’t have a Scooby 😂

Mad Respect for turning you're back on crime 🙂

Good on you pal true gent you shine through with a good heart bless bro for accepting your failures may not of been a role model you are now respect

what a nice guy really enjoyed listening to his story

Good to listen to that mate and real nice to see you again. Remember playing badminton with you,nige and Robbie masters. Had some good laughs with ya mate.

I’ve discovered this channel thanks to my ‘for you page’ on ig, and i find it extremely interesting. Nice of you letting the people you interview do most of the talking, it really seems like they open up! Just one thing, since I’m italian and you might get ‘popular’ soon (I really hope you make it), you should try and put subtitles on everything that’s said during the interview! (so maybe also when you talk!) Sometimes the british accent isn’t the easiest to pick up. Keep up the great work :)

What a pleasant man, best of luck to him

Such a nice guy, can understand how he ended up in that situation. Life's tough, labouring on a building site is practically slavery for the Pharaohs

Can feel the adrenaline in his voice, that's how u know he's talking truth

Fascinating, really liked this bloke but I feel like the video could have been so much longer going into more details about certain aspects. Non the less still a fantastic interview

Great interview

the Light of Heaven to Frankie ..very genuine .

Frankie what a top man love your honesty and your story pal

*This popped up on my home page and peaked my interest because I have spent some time in prison myself, paying the price for stupid decisions where I didn't consider the potential circumstances of my actions. I last went to prison about 12 or 13 years ago and hopefully that will be the last time. Nowadays I work with the homeless and vulnerable adults and getting my DBS checks done reminded me of some of the stupid things I did and the time I wasted being locked away. It also reminded me of the hurt I caused to family and friends. I think I was just lost and prison was easy as it took away and need for me to take responsibility for myself. I was told when to sleep, when to get up, what to eat. I had a roof, a bed and a shower. Mad as it may seem, the only thing I missed was my Mrs. In truth I didn't really have anything the system could take from me other than my liberty. Nowadays though, I see that same mentality in these videos and TikToks being made from jail. These lads don't have anything and treat jail time like it's a joke. A place where they'll see their pals anyway, so it's definitely no deterrent to living a life of crime. It's sad that losing their liberty matters so little. Anyway, here's hoping it isn't too much longer till Frankie is out and playing with his kids!*

Respect to you. Come ocross a genuine person with alot of regret. Sadly this is the common thing for many people though

Good on you mate keep doing right you’re shining 👍

I dont know what this young man is doing for work now. But didnt someone start a programme of people like him visiting schools and telling their story. Seems to me he would be a perfect candidate for that.

Respect to this young man.

He really gets across the cognitive dissonance of getting involved, knowing it's wrong and not really being able to explain it to yourself, let alone someone else!

Hellish story to the realisation of what drugs and crime leads to eventually. Some slip through the net very luckily and never get an arrest key word been some very few

Emotional ending, Best of luck to the future, life is a roller coaster full of ups and downs twists and turns and don't we know it 👊

Top lad, we all make mistakes and I personally know how tough it is by just getting by everyday. People pray on that and portray good life. All the best to you and the family pal 👍

weird but it’s hard to watch more than once because it hits the feels

Seems a decent bloke caught up in a bad situation who looked for the easy money and is wise enough to realise what a giant mistake that step is but still loads take it

A lot to be said for a quiet life, fascinating story all the same.

He wasn’t a “gangster” he was more a courier/delivery man for drugs

I think the bloke should try out for possible modeling, he's got good proportions, could possibly make something of that. Other than that, well spoken and enjoyed the interview.

Im so sorry for your loss frankie. I wish you the best in the future

I respect this man for his honesty drugs will always be a cat and mouse game it's never going to stop in fact it will get worse where there is poverty crime will be rife concrete City is a mountain pot

Love this guy ❤️

Well done mate

He seems a really nice guy, best wishes for the future.

Wish u and family well, rip to your brother

Waltham Close Abbey is close to me! Seems like a down to earth guy.

Nice one Frank 👊🏻

I love these kinda channels, cutting edge shit

He’s a great speaker. He reminds me of someone who would be a great family karate instructor or something.

He is a good lad I wish him well

😢 stay strong mate, u seem a great bloke

Frankie’s no gangster but he can have a scrap ….

Saw a guy with an ear piece at the spot and thought nothing of it.

Good for you bro. :)

He has lived and learned like a real man

Following your instincts or intuition is something you should always listen to, especially when you are doing something risky like trafficking drugs. You can always call it off and come back another day to do the deal if something doesn't feel right. Many successful criminals have listened to their gut instinct at the last minute and called the job off to be proved right, and many (like yourself) have ignored it and got caught. I would never deal drugs like you did, but if something didn't feel right at the last minute I would definitely call it off, even if I would have to bullshit to the guys that are one link up the chain. I would have just told them that there is old bill everywhere and tell them to call it off.

Good luck fella 👍🏽

A very honest interview.

I could tell a similar story. 500 odd key 12 months served. Belgium. 2021-2022. Investigation just finished.

Seems like a decent bloke, I hope things work out for him in the future. Maybe he's right when he said he's not the sharpest tool in the box. Saw a guy with a ear piece in the cafe/bakery yet still went to the buy, noticed the northern "drug dearlers" were acting strange yet still handed over the money.

GOD BLESS RESPECT LOYALTY LOVE GRACE GLORY GOD PEACE!.

Good man. Just one of those things

he spoke 18 mins non stop no breath

I respect him

He seems like a nice guy

Given the fact that money was the key factor behind his decision to turn rouge. Along with going down the route of handling and supplying narcotics, he could've been in situations that resulted in much more severe consequences. Such as being swayed by an "all paid and exclusive" holiday, with the only catch is, Smuggling narcotics in a suitcase on his return. Given the technology available today to airport security, he would've most likely been caught and face 15+ years behind bars. Even worse, if he got caught in international borders smuggling drugs, that's life or even death penalty.

The love of your children is worth more than any amount of money.

Nice chap , decent story, but franks tempted to get that burner phone out every time he s skint lol …how long he get ??

Nice one geez

Why does the title say "gangster"? He was literally a delivery driver escorting a bag around

No watch car or house will replace missing ur brothers funeral. Thankful that I was never involved in high level crime and have left all the petty crime behind. Might be a bit skint sometimes but that’s life init

Your definitely not cut out for that sort of life that's for sure and I'm sorry about your brother.

£60 a day scaffolding How can he afford the mortgage I would never know

Anyone know what his sentence was?

I find this guy hard to understand not sure if it’s the audio or the way he talks

If i had to call this guy for drugs i would laugh everytime. Talk to frank drug helpline lol probably didnt use his real name tho, more then likely had a cute alias

👏🏻

Did he work for Benchmark scaffolding? Mid 2000s. If anybody knows? He looks very familiar 🤔

He missed a whole bunch of Information here. You don’t sell small amounts for yourself then just get a phone call to work for a major organisation doing near half a million £ drops a time . This story doesn’t make sense . If your from the streets you will see what I mean

Jheeze…powerful

Watching this almost falling asleep until I heared my hometown mentioned Asif he was at ponte castle hahaha🤣

alot of civilians in the comments think they know about this like becoz they watch movies

This is clearly a actor him talking about drugs he was dealing gives it away

Please proof read your subtitles

Wise choice

All the best Frank best wishes to you and your family

How did the bloke in the cafe know to be there before frankie ,,,, either same routine every time or on the phones ,, either way it’s a no no

Blimey

A lot of this story doesn’t make sense

Good stuff. You need a better spoken interviewee

Stop lying they don’t come on a plane with guns 🧢

I swear this guy was in swaleside

Take me hat of to this fella knows he did wrong but is now trying to stop the younger generation going down that path brilliant interview should be shown in schools keep it up fella 👍

Typical story for a working class lad

How long did you get sentenced in jail for your crimes

If you passed undercover cops £330 000…you ain’t no gangster

Dull as dishwater