BBC One X CARS - Episode 6

BBC Cameras follow officers from Greater Manchester Police X Division. Year: 1997

[@Mr69Deano]

EXCELLENT I remember this from the 90`s. Just watched all 6 episodes again. Retro car chases, old skool.... Back in the days of bent cover notes and photocopy tax discs No ANPR back in them days

[@michaelgrace1298]

Putting mots n tax disks in break fluid

[@aidy6000]

Yeah when police had a job to do. Now they just make themselves busy

[@Hoolie2899]

Yeah but where was Marley and The Wart?

[@paulvernon1953]

Those days

[@phill3144]

Just to be advised the helicopter is recording... Don't kick the shit out of him hahahaha

[@CarambleTV]

Love the 90's throwback. Reminds me of the terrible news my dad got one night, his stolen car had been found and the bastards had NOT done the decent thing and set fire to it. It was an Austin Maestro 1.3 L. The locks were fixed and he had to keep driving it for a couple more years until he could PX it for a Peugeot 405. The guy at the dealership said it must be a decent example because the Maestro had managed the 60 mile drive to the showroom.

[@Rover75ConnoisseurSE]

A shame he traded in a Good Car for a rubbish one, typical Peugeot Dealership man, knocks a Good Austin Maestro but a Peugeot 405 is 💩 like most French Cars. I’d take the Interesting Austin Maestro anyday over an awful French Car. So if a Maestro can make it 60 miles apparently it’s a great example then what’s that for a Peugeot 405 or most French Cars to make it a great example for it take make 20 miles. It would be better if they set Fire to most French Cars and Audis and BMWs to rid the world of truly awful cars.

[@CarambleTV]

@@Rover75ConnoisseurSE I've got a 205 GTI that's 31 years old and also a Clio 182. Both great cars, that work fine, have done over 120,000 in the Clio and have been very reliable. I don't hate Rover products etc, but that Maestro was particularly bad. I still attend Pride of Longbridge and love the motors there...(especially 2.0 EFI and Turbo Maestro) but to say a Maestro is better than a 405? Come on! It also was not a Peugeot Dealership but a Midlands based generic used car showroom.

[@64bakes]

I think setting fire to it would've been the opposite of the decent thing, personally.

[@CarambleTV]

@@64bakes I love old motors and I'll always have a soft spot for the Maestro but that 1.3L was not a good car. The MK2 Astra we also had at the time was considerably better and lasted quite a bit longer too!

[@marknestbox]

So raw and absolutely the closest thing to the Sweeney of the 1970's. Best series ever made of its sort here in the UK or USA. Plain, straight and brutal. Nice format. Unbeatable. I wish there were more episodes (?). As for tossers giving the thumbs down we assume you're x Crims. Thanks to uploader. Any more? Regs. M.

[@peterlister9626]

Brilliant series. I'm glad you uploaded it, a good bit of nostalgia i love seeing the old cars

[@matthewdufty606]

"I was just getting a lift" 🤣🤣🤣

[@hi2lenduffy837]

Nova 5 door nearly outruns the Astra gsi 🤣

[@theoneandonlybanterking6385]

Nearly....it fucking gapped it

[@Flozman1982]

Specialist pursuit driver with a tash

[@rickydub6950]

Something about the gearing in the old novas, my gsi would pull off the clock humbling my mates in their new financed cars and me in a £650 whip 😁

[@hi2lenduffy837]

@@rickydub6950 id like to pay £650 for a gsi now, I sold me Sr for £500 in 1999

[@nonamespecified1262]

The nova out runned the cop because he doesn't give a fuck, the cop has to hold back for public safety.

[@avec4amadman1]

Ooh... The carnival atmosphere of Trinidad 😂😂😂 good old VHS tape must’ve had a little wrinkle in it from where it been recorded over several times!!!

[@MUFC1933]

Things you never hear these days “I’m in pursuit of a red nova” 😂😅😂

[@Tiffany.1970]

My sweety had a red nova 2 door 993 cc not a fast car by today's modern cars but still a desirable car now especially. On eBay had Sr seats alloy's etc sold it to a yobbo who ragged it around lol reg was e29 lul

[@fatwalletboy2]

This was the best of all the uk cop car type shows......old skool chases and no daft dramatical music dubbed on like toda ys shows... Cosworths Cavalier turbos Rover 420gsi turbos Rs escorts Fastest 90s metal...... Would love a modern x wars show as the speeds will now be higher.

[@brian3174]

we eat them then too we stole twin turbo supras lol

[@JourneywithSmee]

I want to know about 19:00 about ITV news and the coverage of Prince Charles carnival atmosphere 😂

[@mrginga4044]

Im running out of cop shows yo watch i can't believe there's only 6 episodes. Guess I'll go watch road wars after this

[@MitchT196]

There’s a later series called ‘Car Wars’ covering Greater Manchester’s TVCU unit. Not to be confused with Road Wars about ‘ Thames Valley’ proactive unit.

[@davejohnson3474]

Was there only one season of 6 episodes? I watched it back in when it was on but can't remember

[@matthewdufty606]

Excellent series. Thanks for the upload

[@fdama]

Those dim orange street lights

[@adonoghue4511]

I love x cars i watch it every day thanks for uploading 🚗🚓

[@mike-roy]

Glad you like them!

[@80s_kid.]

When he chased the nova in to harkness street, only round the corner from the Apollo theater, loads of famous bands play there, my friend works there sometimes as security, sad to see them big old houses demolished now on harkness street. but this is the modern council for you, they can't wait to get their hands on old historic places and smash them down to build these cheap, modern, gopping buildings. they've done it all over manchester.

[@gregreide3165]

Oldham town centre looks quite vibrant and lively on there!

[@jld9107]

Nice Juve wooly hat on that Paul Gilbert like

[@cossiefordman720]

Shame the silver X Unit Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth in Silver registration K257 JCA is SORN but is still MOT'd I presume it's used as a show car cause it is an unusual Police Car, hopefully still left with the blue flashers wig wag headlights and the old Dennis fire engine like siren

[@CassettePlaya1]

I imagine it would have been decommissioned, police equipment removed and most likely sold off when newer generation service cars and replacement stock were brought in.

[@JourneywithSmee]

It belongs to a lad in Telford who belongs to the owners club that I belong to. Your be glad to know it's in mint condition although it's currently off the road in storage.

[@64bakes]

@@JourneywithSmee well this has made my night! Always wondered what happened to that Cossie. Always assumed most of these would have met an unfortunate end a while back now.

[@nitrorory]

That car must have had a hard life. Bouncing over kerbs and down back lanes , being crashed into. Good to hear it’s still running, must have had some serious love by now to keep it nice

[@championshipxtremewrestling]

Great upload. Thanks for

[@energymc22]

The passenger in the red Nova claims he saw keys in the ignition but I wonder if it was taken with the all too common hazard switch method...

[@scrapyardwarriorvlogging]

+energymc22 - very true! Hope that guy is okay wherever he is now.

[@lukej6555]

+energymc22 Have to bump start them doing that method. It's possible to back barrel the old Nova's etc without removing the ignition cowl. A more noisy / professional approach, most car thief's just use big zip tie's to put the ignition cowl back on when they plate up the older cars that have been barrelled.

[@cmpod83]

Doubt it on that one, as it wasn't a face-lift model. They're the ones that had the hazard switch (on top of the dash centre) that could be turned over to get ignition. I had one when I was a kid, though it was myth, tried it and it bloody well worked! Couldn't believe it.

[@daver7551]

@@scrapyardwarriorvlogging Paul Gilbert aka Gilly? Died a few years ago

[@scrapyardwarriorvlogging]

Dave R - that’s sad, was he still getting in trouble with the law?

[@eggybread8]

So many nice cars

[@dukeofdevon5608]

21:06 I don’t think that was a wave 🤣

[@guy4469]

mr bean went to paris on the train then went in the resturant and had oysters then met ayoung boy on the train .

[@BertiesGhost]

I miss my Vauxhall Nova. Great little car.

[@lewis1717]

that guy grassed his mate up hard

[@randallflagg3464]

Railway arches on Great Ancoats street at the beginning went to a shit hot party under there in 88 Acid man :-)

[@Kit_Bear]

Everything starts with an "E". ACIIID!

[@mickl3008]

Cheers for posting the series. The good old days when cars were easy to steal

[@dukeofdevon5608]

Easier now lol Don’t even have to Hotwire them lol

[@xXturbo86Xx]

20:00. He couldn't have imagined that some 20 years later cars would have such stupid blingy "anti-theft" systems that anybody with a bluetooth code cracking device could steal the most expensive ones on the market without breaking a sweat. Keyless bullshit. Give me a good sturdy and complicated lock over any imobilizer and keyless system, any day.

[@Defender-Guy]

It’s amazing how differently the British police deal with this vs. American Police.

[@johnsmith-rs2vk]

SHOW ME SOME HANDS !

[@1DJGRAY]

Wish the whole series was available to watch

[@andrewdaley3081]

that copper could run like fook. andy England

[@Kit_Bear]

I noticed. He was like the T-1000

[@gav-relton9793]

At 12:12 did he say William Wally lol😂😂

[@JoeyBrod]

19:02 woah woah woah let’s talk about the carnival atmosphere of Trinidad

[@dandan9442]

@24:15 the dog handler van is the worse driver

[@theoneandonlybanterking6385]

When an astra gsi gets smoked by a nova i think its time to replace the cop driver with someone who knows hot to drive

[@Avenging.angel.no1]

They should go back to the old sirens .. I'd stop just to beg em to turn it off.

[@Kit_Bear]

Nee-NAWW-Nee-NAWW

[@davecommentator]

Can't remember the last time I heard of a Volkswagen Derby - I don't think I've ever actually seen one in the flesh/metal. Presumably the one seen here could be called a demolition Derby...

[@MUFC1933]

4:25 is that a blue Yugo behind the black man?

[@garageamsterdam]

Unthinkable nowadays that they used 3 door hatchbacks

[@michaelgrace1298]

Stop messing with the remote

[@JunglistBass]

Has anybody managed to find any of the crims on facebook from this series would be interesting to see them today lol

[@samatarabdi9193]

There all in the 40s and 50s now

[@JourneywithSmee]

Most took up politics

[@franb3352]

Ash 123 yes, James Young, who is in this episode, is STILL a smack head, in Farnworth, Bolton!

[@wilspu5590]

And the cops?

[@80s_kid.]

@@wilspu5590 Paul Philbin is on Facebook, Looks like he's retired now, Obviously he looks a lot older now but looks thinner, And You know what, he looks like a really nice fella, just an ordinary guy. i'd love to meet him and talk about his old days driving the old Gsi, i searched for steve mann, phil seeley and steve lewis but no luck. i think when they left the X dept paul philbin and phil seeley became sargents.

[@robertk9753]

Better chance of getting away from the helicopter in the day time

[@zog97xy]

This is ancient!

[@killieguyno1]

willy wally lol what a name

[@troymathers1531]

What year of the 1700's was this filmed ?

[@julianpotentate5942]

rest in power paul gilly

[@80s_kid.]

i searched for Paul Gilbert on facebook a while ago, i wondered why i couldn't find him, when did he pass away ? do you know if he still lived local ? TIA.

[@julianpotentate5942]

Hi mate Paul died around15 year ago and his younger brother died hilly used to wear specs about 5 year ago now

[@80s_kid.]

@@julianpotentate5942 Wow that is sad to hear, i wasn't expecting him to have died that long ago, i bet he wasn't even that old when he died, my cousin died in one of those bed and breakfast places years ago, there was one called nutty norman's, and i think there was another next door called jeans ? they were on hyde rd, on the left just as you come off the roundabout past the apollo, he died of an heroin overdose, the 2 people that was with him just left him and ran out.

[@scrapyardwarriorvlogging]

Died in January 2006 if that’s correct?

[@julianpotentate5942]

@@80s_kid. yes i know them houses not heard the name nutty normans for years i live round there

[@salfordladcraigedeane2356]

Big shout to r kid, jay Watkins, 1990's L/H TWOCER, REST IN PEACE BRO!!!!!

[@steely666]

at least ppl didn't call non-family, bro in the 90s. It is stupid.

[@Kit_Bear]

@@steely666 Oh so true. I miss those times so much.

[@comedygold1278]

Oh the 90’s what an era, not as good as the 80’s, but the cars were fantastic, some of the shit you could get away with was unreal 🤣🤣

[@SuperKenno77]

Wonder were those police officers are , must be retired by now ??

[@meichong8278]

The head of X Department died around September 2014

[@mancavehobbies6213]

Some of these cops be in they 70's now crazy to think.

[@ianhadfield65]

24:19 Some things haven't changed since the 90s taxi drivers are still the worst drivers who pay no attention

[@A16LES]

Astra GSi Vectra Turbo❤️

[@eamonngreene7594]

Sureley a red top nova 😂😂😂

[@johnsmith-rs2vk]

FFS. ARE WE ALL PISSING OURSELVES ?

[@FBIhandler]

@22:00 its ronnie pickering

[@Fishingadventureuk]

Hahaha fucking size of that receiver 🤣🤣😂

[@markhutt4494]

love the GOOD OLD DAYS twoc's everday them were the day's LOL

[@steven-vn9ui]

thanks for your contribution to society

[@robertpaget809]

How many episodes were made Just 6 Shame

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

14:16 that’s why he shouldn’t be driving a vehicle under the age of 17 15 is too young for this guy to even take a driving test

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

1:20 yeah hes now got his car wrecked because he’s hit the member of the public in the van at the traffic lights

[@PeteCswampy]

90s Sweeney. Real Deal.

[@MrGte16v]

Astra gsi yummy

[@ed4690]

4 months for stolen car? You get more for farting in a public place after 11pm these days

[@giuseppenero110]

All on video and charged with dangerous driving but was found not guilty in court...

[@andrewdaley3081]

never ever ever ever get the duty solicitor there usually shite and will fook you over you might as well plead guilty lol. andy England

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

1:43 he’s running skills is not as a good as the police officer behind him

[@javiergomez9970]

When John Nettles says that James Young got 4 months in jail, somewhere on here there is another video from this episode which only has the last car chase from this episode. On the other video, he says the driver James Young received a 4 month prison sentence.

[@eccIefechan]

+Javier Gomez I like it when they order him "DOWN ON THE FLOOR, SIT!" like he's a dog lol. Also looks like the dumb fuck wasn't wearing his seatbelt as he's received a nasty gash on his left brow. It's funny when the camera is on his face and the light is shining down on him and he just stares at the ground. He looks so pathetic and defeated.

[@javiergomez9970]

These young thieves obviously haven't been to driving school which explains why this lad wasn't wearing his seatbelt

[@franb3352]

Javier Gomez If you look closely, you will see that James Young, has a cut over his eye! I gave him that for robbing my car. He's still a smack head now!

[@steely666]

always new criminals, even after 30 years. police fight a losing battle.

[@Kit_Bear]

Too busy on going after people making hurtful comments online and being LGBT/inclusive aware bollocks. Too soft. The only hard on crime nowadays is concentrated on shafting everyone who doesn't agree with the politicians view of a new utopia for all. Here's a spoiler. Normal people lose.

[@carlos84000]

You will never outrun an Bedford Astra van. Fastest thing in the world according to Jeremy clarkson

[@mattybowler7966]

Man's ability to steal a shitty nova 😂

[@Kit_Bear]

Come on man. All you need is a lollipop stick and some balls to actually be seen in one.

[@LukeWeb1992]

Mancs are the best blaggers

[@randallflagg3464]

Snap and cap reversible screwdriver days hahaha plant hill Wanker unit

[@stickemuppunkitsthefunlovi4733]

Ah back in the day when you could take a twocker into the city centre.

[@guy4469]

now its easier than ever to steel a carno screw drivers no tools no keys no violance just a device to a 160 mph very fast car from bmw to audi to rs to range rover its game over now for the police unless they come up with a new way ..but cut backs itl never happen ....we are in pursuite control, slow down save the diesel over ...let them go its costing to much over ..

[@frankbruno7246]

guy wtf are you even talking about you crack head

[@steveluckhurst2350]

John wick. Stop eating your crayons.

[@cossiefordman720]

Hope the dog van driver faced some form of reprimand for his reckless pursuit driving, nearly involved in a crash and missed by inches, pursuing far too closely, failed to acknowledge simple instruction to back off, if that was today he’d be lucky to still keep his response licence

[@steely666]

wear pink back then and you get told. 2020/1 teen boys wear pink hoodies, which is ridiculous. Back then you would get beaten up.

[@Kit_Bear]

Oh isn't that the truth. We had small flecks of pink on shirts but never more than a little sample on a design.

[@dazsmith610]

A C A B

[@robertk9753]

Better chance of getting away from the helicopter in the day time

[@test143000]

Infrared camera works the same in the day time.