How I Became One Of Glasgow's Most Feared Gangsters | Faces Of The Underworld Ep 1 | Absolute Crime

[@allanmclay]

I was born in Livingston in ‘94. Both sets of grandparents came from Glasgow, same with my mum and dad. Moved through during the overspill. Spent most weekends in Glasgow for a lot of years visiting family I still had through there and going to the football with my old man. Can literally understand every single word said by everyone in this documentary 🤣 Walter Norval sounds identical to my auld granda lol. The older generation of Glaswegians had a very particular way of speaking. Much more masculine and very matter of fact, but with a fantastic sense of humour behind the tone. They can tell stories like no one else in the world. No other city like it! 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@johnarnold5891]

Justice will prevail

[@pcb1623]

Great entertainment love these type of documentaries. Reminds me of my youth! 55 now grew up in era many of the well known faces were living the life. 🏴‍☠️

[@georgerichardson7728]

ach yer still a young pup, 58 here, eastender, still kicking aboot, seen a lot , Glesga has changed beyond all recognition, half the cunts I grew up with are pan breid due to all the street shite, tragic when ye think aboot it.

[@burgersbeansandchips]

After years of watching these I finally figured out why I like them so much, they taught me to spot bullshitters from 10 miles away. Lies and deception just flow from every part of these lads.

[@Colin32269]

My Dad laughs at these "hardmen in the suits" guys telling stories they overheard heard in a pub 😅

[@Colin32269]

"Geez a quid or your gettin stabbed" was a common greeting at the busstop when I was wee,I should make a video for you tube about this and interview the washed up busstop hoods that still live there...😅 😂

[@garyreid8082]

Aye so it wiz ya fud are you kevin bridges shadow ​@Colin32269

[@paulmorganmorgan7541]

Top documentary bernard 👏

[@PaulineXCX]

My granny had a house on provanmill road , my dad and. Uncles knew slot of gangsters, he has many stories about the blackhill boys, my dad is now 82

[@allanwelsh3095]

The welshy graffiti on that wall is fuck all to do with me 😂

[@Nancy-wo2fn]

😂😂😂

[@SuperJohntoo]

And it was fuck all to do with Martin or Henny either 😂😂😂

[@alanmctavish4802]

This is a good proggrame bernard with alot of well known faces with the well known storys at that time, and it was well put together, one of the best a have seen!

[@Andy-df4id]

Old school, got his stuff together good man 💯🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@sonnyblack6121]

It's all in the eyes with these dangerous fellas can be charming and then turn dangerous in a split second.

[@loonylinda]

Love this series Bernard..thanks

[@Rambomate-mr3rt]

Bernard o ma phoney 😅 toss pot

[@cwshtygriff13]

80’sand 90’s ‘Paul was a NAME ✊

[@RgjDj1878]

I can assure you he was still up to no good well into the 2000s and probably still is.

[@cwshtygriff13]

@@RgjDj1878 I agree’m we don’t get 6 decades under our belts by accident. Appreciate the comment 👍💯

[@ThomasMcleod-z7t]

Some guy respect

[@Nancy-wo2fn]

​@@RgjDj1878😂

[@markblack8831]

He's not a gangster. He's a coward with a knife.... Just like the rest of them. The real gangsters could handle themselves.

[@AGxAG]

Aye sure ,just a blade man 🤣😂

[@garyreid8082]

Same as the sas aren't soldiers there just highly trained soldiers way mp5s and knifes

[@BOATSkeepcoming]

Try editing again. Next time ,know what you're talking about before commenting.

[@dochscotty_01]

blink ma man you deserve to be in the exclusive club of legit cruiks iv been watching a lot of you on other podcasts but I'm still in on your one bro interesting man and funny

[@curlytoes9319]

Blink is a dafty ya simpleton...

[@thapthoptheep2076]

Scotty blink said he's gonnae get you an he's gonnae brush yer hair!

[@michaelharrison3602]

O baloney was never a "friend" of the Krays he was a child when they were arrested they would allow anyone to visit them if there was a chance of a book

[@bestofluckusa]

The funny thing about this is the constant (regularly HILARIOUS) mistakes made by the subtitles that can't understand/translate the Glaswegian accent.

[@RickyRic995]

sigh

[@albertreynolds9287]

😂

[@McSynth]

How sad...

[@1gerard47]

Ano 😂

[@allwrighty100]

Out of curiosity, the picture of Walter in the tattoo parlour, would that be Terry Wrigley's? In the Gallowgate?

[@robramsay6408]

Yes m8 its we tel

[@bob23301]

I think Ferris just bored people to death. Lol

[@MarriedToTheKGB]

you wouldn't look twice at any of these and think they were anything over than normal guys an old granddad, one that looks like a bank manager and such

[@deanmartin9700]

Sorry, who did he stab to death? I couldn't work it out through the strong Scottish accent. Gibson?

[@Nancy-wo2fn]

Yes gibson it was x

[@santoy1000]

This programme was out years ago..

[@Bertie22222]

Of all the criminals in that period, whatever Fraser said i would divide by ten.

[@biggerissues6085]

Agreed. Fraser inspired plenty of fear, but NEVER did he inspire any respect.

[@hugoagogo9435]

Pretty much any so called gangster that appears on telly is full of shit. Celebrity gangsters. Make up any shite and write a book

[@thomassummerhill6357]

Most of the so called gangsters always end up police informants.

[@johnboy4067]

Real gangsters are the ones in suits and behind a desk 👌

[@stephenjamieson5762]

The government

[@johnboy4067]

@@stephenjamieson5762 there the ones sweetcheeks 💖

[@justinparkerthewildwolf6394]

They are low life crims who rob grandparents. Gangsters rob banks. Or did

[@dmode2793]

@@johnboy4067 They're...

[@johnboy4067]

@@dmode2793 thank you for correcting me kido

[@davidoftheglen3447]

I laugh at these guys . Im a real gangster 😎 last night i stayed up to 1am in the morning (all by myself) 💪💪💪

[@michellefarrell7950]

WELLDONE ❤❤❤

[@paulgale5738]

I understand it cause it’s called Scottish and iam Scottish

[@CrimeVid]

Nobody in this video has a heavy Glasgow accent, even I a Londoner, understand these guys, but I’ve met many shipyard workers I have really struggled to understand.

[@katherinecollins4685]

Very interesting

[@GailTomlinson]

Totalling agree

[@paulcroarkin7629]

Big Bernice talking shit as usual

[@fredflintstoner596]

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"

[@MartinKinnon]

Can't name one person Mcgraw put behind bars

[@ThomasMcleod-z7t]

Plenty behind bars with tam the grass

[@ThomasMcleod-z7t]

He was the ice cream wars murderer

[@theantiauthoritarian.1540]

REAL gangsters are NEVER heard of!!

[@barryohara2099]

Your genuis ... you must be one those that noone has heard of ahh

[@barryohara2099]

So goin ask you question then ok please please answer this question ... right / so because guy in this called (Paul ferris and he is well known you telling me he isn't real gangster????.. plz plz answer that question ??.

[@Alfiepops]

@@barryohara2099 8/10 school kids would carve him up these days . He Sold drugs and guns to kids. Couldn’t fight out a wet paper bag with his hands either!! That’s a scumbag not a gamgster !!!

[@theantiauthoritarian.1540]

@@barryohara2099 No,... he isn't a real gangster. Paul Ferris is just a guy caught up in criminality. Which does NOT IN ANY WAY make him a gangster. I have known of 1or2 Gangsters in my life and their names have NEVER EVER been in the news!!

[@theantiauthoritarian.1540]

@@barryohara2099 So called gangsters that get caught and jailed and everybody knows who they are ----- are NOT very good gangsters!!!🙂

[@carson3811]

Sure he was connected to the blue angels.. biker gang that kept the hells angels out of Scotland.. think his daughter was married to one of the top blue angels.. Walter gave them jobs to do

[@barryohara2099]

Bull shit he never gave them jobs to do .. dont be silly

[@carson3811]

@stanlystud1241 not from my era or even my father's.. never heard much about him as a person.. just heard his daughter was married to one of the top guys in the blue angels

[@scottcarrick8156]

She was, they also set the high court in Glasgow on fire, to try and burn all the paperwork from Walters (XYY) Gang

[@scottcarrick8156]

@Stanly Stud Walter was the real deal sweet cheeks, sitting there talking like a keyboard warrior, you didn't even know him

[@alanmctavish4802]

@carson maybe walter didnt want to be heard of? Why would he? There isnt that many rich gangsters that didnt even want there photo even taken? Tam mcgraw was like that and he was worth at least 20 million. So to was arthur thompson. Mcgraw wrote a book becouse of what was being said about him for years. And strangely enough he didnt even mention paul ferris once? And it was a great read. So was vendetta by paul ferris, thats the best i have read out of all pauls books, i couldnt put it down. Paul spoke about mcgraw for about half of the book. And tc campbells book was a great read but so sad. Tc campbell who was pals with mcgraw gave the impression that mcgraw was an ok guy and there team made alot of money. As tc had knew mcgraw since they were age 13. Tc said we knew that mcgraw was paying the serious crime squad to turn a blind eye and to let us know if any one was on to us. And tbh its hard to see whats wrong with that as everyone was happy and no one went to jail, except mcgraw who got cought about 3 times and did 3 month, then 9 month, then 12 month, but he kept his mouth shut. And the difference was becouse we broke into the rspo 's the charge was 'breaking into premises' a huge difference from holding them up with a shooter plus we got more cash and no one got hurted or even threatend. So the difference of doing it that way was either 9 to 12 months or 13 years and it was carried out in militery like position and each man had his own job to do, it was one for all and all for one. As the years went on there was talk on the street that mcgraw was also trading in bodys? But the fact is that there is and never has been any proof of this, so what are we meant to believe. Tc campbell was a proper real hard man that was one of the best fighters that glasgow had ever seen, infact a dont believe there was that many that could beat him. He was a big guy at 6ft1, and that was a giant in the 1970s if you were 6ft1, and stil is big today, if your 6ft your big! I didnt even know tc had did 10 years in jail just before he got life for the doyle fire that he and joe steele didnt do, so really tc did 30 years when the bastards finally let him and joe out? As he and joe did 21 years a think before being granted a royal pardon! Plus they wouldnt have got out at all as they didnt admitt they were guilty, as all lifers have to admitt they did do it to get out on licence even if they didnt do it under a life sentence rule and regulation before the prisoner can even be considerd for release? Thats a very hard thing to do or say knowing you didnt do it. And alot do say it just to get out. Plus the dirty bastards didnt even pay tc and joe the money they were owed in compensation, tc got a payment of 200 grand and promised the rest shortly? As he applied for over a million pounds and was granted it, but why does it take them so long to pay it out? But if tc owed them it they would have it that week. I am not sure what joe steele got, but joe was owed at least over a million pounds. For 21 years in the snib plus the crime they were jailed for alone? Should be at least a million pound. They should have got 3 million each in compinsation, and it should have been in there bank accounts in about 4 weeks after there release. Its not that hard. A wonder what pathetic excuses they kept given them when the money just wasnt forth coming? As in "eh sorry mr campbell but the manager isnt in just now and wont be for the next 4 months, as i dont know much about this, yes well i know a million pounds can or could be transferred into your bank but i dont have the authority to do that, so you have to talk to mr jones the manager but that would be at least another 4 months? Hes owed alot of holidays lol yes as in 5 years worth but i will note you called again and again ok bye" pathetic. The manager was sitting next to her.

[@PaulWilky-x6r]

Where's the episode with William lobban

[@lindamcharie1264]

I have listened to alot of these gangster videos and they all come across as semi illiterate...nothing between their ears ..beating people up in backstreet pubs... spending half their lives in jail...for what??????

[@hrvsmart]

When you have nothing, all that's worth anything is respect

[@Ciara-l4r]

Rep, respect, familiarity all he knew probably

[@thapthoptheep2076]

Beating people up in backstreet pubs 😅

[@1gerard47]

😂

[@dubski_01]

Can I ask how many books you've published? To my knowledge Paul Ferris is a 3 times published writer and has one feature film under his belt with a serialised TV drama in the pipeline. Not bad going for a semi-illiterate...as you would tag him.

[@dmode2793]

Impossible to understand and the subtitles make it worse!

[@richardmcgonigle1160]

Its called de sensitised Paul.

[@billybeads3328]

I thought they might have mentioned Arthur Thomsons youngest son Billy get beaten to a pulp outside the row of shops just next to the Provie Inn and he ended up with severe brain damage

[@katecarlisle8383]

What lovely people, I wonder what they reflect on on their death bed?😊🌻

[@dorianwolf2198]

That we never seen u

[@michaelrankine1825]

Ever heard of .Johnny stark.

[@barryohara2099]

Why watch the program if going insult and not like what watch and think people in film are scum, cause thats what seem think n see them as with comment like that ?? So wht watch it ?? And dont judge people with what they do when you havnt lived there life ot walked in shoes during there time ??

[@daz8621]

@@barryohara2099 a was just going to write this mate

[@Ciara-l4r]

Same as anyone family regret for civilians unintentionally caught up going easy on enemies that didn't get it. Some have morals even today some have rules morals empathy but when u need to step up u act fast and violently

[@FuzzyRiy]

I can't understand a bloody word hahaha

[@GP-fx2ib]

Everybody must agree the Liverpool accent is horrible

[@Kev-lfc10-163]

Brummie aint it?

[@AlanM20244]

Glaswegian

[@letssee5213]

Bernard Onan Mahooney is from Brumchester. Well known Brummie hard man.

[@robindeans564]

the guy that says he will open the door for me not from where i come from he wouldnt get that far he would get hot chip fat thrown over him from the bathroom window up stairs

[@michaelmcmullan2300]

Just street thugs

[@CammysCandyReviews]

Billy is gone

[@brianbrittain84]

20:37 what is he saying?

[@ony583]

Two bricks and a bottle of Irn Bru, which is a well known Glasgow/Scottish drink, gaffer tapped together to give the impression of weight in the holdall (bag), I still can't understand how someone would part with £50k without checking what was in a particular bag. They saw that as a big insult, so in the process of trying get that debt back there were a few casualties..... On one occasion I was given the wrong information of someone alleged to be involved in it, as it turns out years later, he had nothing to do with it. (Paul had allegedly repeatedly stabbed the guy and his dog in back of a vehicle)

[@hugoagogo9435]

He said he pumped yet maw

[@brianbrittain84]

@@hugoagogo9435 🔔🔚

[@robmiller2773]

Till there behind bars?

[@chrisfinning4497]

I was a krays hangeroner

[@DanniellejohnnyHill]

I love watching these just to see how many lies they tell 😂.

[@Kblog777]

Walter Norval calling Paul Ferris starlife. What does he mean?

[@PeterMiller-bu6jr]

Safe blowers otherwise known as Peter men But not me haha

[@donaldmatthew4980]

Mr Grimsdale

[@karinarock]

I used to work for an ex gangster. He was one of the most genuine men you could wish to meet. The stories he told me, you couldn't make them up. One story he told me still sticks in my mind. He was up on a charge and knew he was going down for a year or two. As it turned out, the magistrate was someone he played golf with. Upon entering the court, they both nodded at each other in acknowledgement. The proceedings got under way and then it was time for the sentence. The magistrate turns round to D and says "you do realise that I am going to have to sentence you to prison. Do you think you could manage 3 months D?" D replied "yes I can manage that." When D told me this in full we were sitting in a cafe having a breakfast, which I nearly choked on with laughter.

[@biggerissues6085]

You sound easily amused by the manner in which violent, mindless men cheat their way through life. Tells us all we need to know about your standards. Either that or your story is completely made up.

[@stevemorris6855]

Gave up after two minutes.

[@barryohara2099]

Well glad you did .. cause if can't speak scottish then it's waste time watchin .. abit like you probably can't speak fluent Spanish so don't watch Spanish programme .. fed up people like you thinkin you need understand . Ita basic common sense if watch scottish programme then will speak scottish not English

[@Leitros-kj4qb]

Why.

[@raycarter4030]

how is stabbing ‘hard’?

[@marksmith6952]

You have to get the angle right and try and miss bone ,it's an art 👍

[@jamiescott9495]

Ever stabbed anybody?

[@elliotspencer5300]

Trying to get away with it is harder, make no mistake.

[@jamiescott9495]

@@elliotspencer5300 all circumstantial innit...

[@anthonymitchell8893]

@@jamiescott9495 if you stsb some one every month thats 12 a year if you start at 16 and retire at 46 thats 30 years of stabbing action thats 480 shankings by my rekoning ? thank you

[@chrisfinning4497]

Omahoni liks krays bums

[@ThomasOneill-ru6et]

You tube the place for cardboard 'self proclaimed' gangsters.

[@chrisfinning4497]

The krays today. Just think Nothing get batterd if done that today would not last a yr

[@glenduff9734]

Its the same language you talk lol

[@theherbilgerbil2029]

He met people from Govan.. Hmmmm I wonder. Judge dredd O'Hara? Benny the blade Slowey? My money's on Boss Slowey. Miss you Boss.😎

[@richardmcgonigle1160]

Tarzan .. williie Bennett etc

[@raoulduke344]

you from Govan?

[@richardmcgonigle1160]

@@raoulduke344 no but I hung wae the crossy posse in the day.

[@richardmcgonigle1160]

@@raoulduke344 noway

[@richardmcgonigle1160]

@@raoulduke344 46 bro.

[@Udspie]

Yeah, still a grass then. The cavrerndish you lucky boy.

[@bohanstuart1466]

Gangster wits that ..thaiir jist survivers dont forget whair thay came from

[@ourwilliam2405]

Real gangsters dont live in council houses

[@bohanstuart1466]

@ourwilliam2405 d t mater wait that live. U must bee watching the god father the night 🌙

[@ourwilliam2405]

@@bohanstuart1466 These so-called gangsters are scheme thugs who are thieves, nothing else

[@sicksideworldwide1599]

Real deal fellas my m8 told me he was from drumchapel crombies with swords in the lining back in the 80s naughty business

[@ThomasMcleod-z7t]

Tam was a grass

[@dublinsfaircity]

Some real muppets pn show here. Absolute bottom of the barrel.

[@brucenorval2487]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Cabdrum1]

🥱

[@djdoolittle1315]

😴

[@manueltucaliuc8754]

Hmmmmmm!

[@dorianwolf2198]

No everybody talks like a clown

[@merileedehnel4673]

I find this episode very hard to understand what they are saying

[@dorianwolf2198]

Who cares

[@stephenturner6075]

It's got subtitles.

[@stephenturner6075]

The subtitles are crap so don't bother.

[@ianmuir3640]

Eh

[@barryohara2099]

Well try harder cause I'm sure I'd find your accent hard to understand aswell .. dont know why people say that about us scottish people all time it gets annoying and iritating cause we are not English and most us don't even look at ourselves as British, we are Scottish and we talk like Scottish people .... I know its hard to understand why we talk Scottish in scotland .. people don't go France or any other country and say.(ohh can't understand ) why is it people say it all time about us Scots????

[@lynnecassidy5886]

🤔

[@BrianJohnMcDonald-ye7hh]

Ha.ha.❤❤

[@iainjackson865]

We ain't English we are Scottish

[@Carlosdagama8]

I don't understand, Muslims are not that violent, why would they say that? I love Muslim countries like Scotland. Allah Akbar' ❤

[@gavindouglas7020]

But you is white bro Not now is our country now

[@jamesmcginley7364]

back then tosser

[@gavindouglas7020]

@@jamesmcginley7364 sorry for the spelling mistakes it must be my white privilege

[@daz8621]

@@gavindouglas7020 be careful not sorry

[@kennethMorrison-j3t]

Chib merchants are now gangsters ?.

[@Mcc67]

Tout old Thompson my da was s mates with wee Mark hallorans da big Gerry great guy totally destroyed him big gentleman so sad that fire was

[@melvinnolan]

Rishi Sunaks trousers ate too short & too tight

[@kevindunne6832]

Aye they all work for the government

[@Br3nTon2260]

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