Newcastle’s Shockingly Dark Past | British Gangsters | Real Crime

Tyneside's gangland capital was immortalised in the Michael Caine film Get Carter, based on the life of Dennis Stafford. Bernie meets Stafford, who talks of Newcastle's past.
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[@vaslav030547]

Astounding that people live this kind of life style and are actually proud of it!

[@theworldsfullofsnowflakes7119]

Mps do worse and are paid millions and its legalised theft.

[@archstanton6310]

Not that bright are they .

[@MrKaylum]

When you have nothing you will do anything to have something

[@kimjongun2540]

Well they been to heaven and hell and they re still here to tell the story. The highs and lows of that life are very extreme, it takes a special kind of person for it

[@digitalparadox7138]

They are probably astounded that people follow the law.

[@funksoulbrother3620]

If you put the subtitles on when the geordies are talking it's hilarious. That will be the first breakthrough for AI - geordie translation

[@sarahh4586]

What a sad life

[@kevingrant6146]

I'm not sure why, but this all reminds me of a queue at a Screwfix.

[@JK-gm6kk]

Me, an American: OH, I won't need subtitles for this. Turns out, I was wrong

[@likeaboss6421]

Great video 👍 paddy was proper

[@philelsey7639]

Interesting and top dollar as always, I enjoy your work and presentation.

[@katherinecollins4685]

Well presented

[@kurtcobain5184]

I used to be around the rave scene in Newcastle 88-93 and it was an intimidating place to be. Viv Graham, The Sayers, Paddy Conroy etc and all their hanchmen were always around, scary times.

[@th8257]

Whereabouts did you used to go? I remember when that bloke got stabbed in Walker's

[@punkoid76]

Lived in the north east for over fifty years and even I can’t understand a word Panda Anderson is saying.

[@campbellgraham1979]

I’m American but have Scottish parents so I’m usually quite good at understanding UK accents but I couldn’t make a word out Panda was saying either.

[@derekmansell9442]

Top man

[@megancooper8676]

Lived in Newcastle all my life and a proud Geordie. I heard a story about one of the Sayers not long ago involving a friend, still a scary bunch and not far away from where i live. But Newcastle despite this documentary lol is a lovely place full of friendly people.

[@baldrickization]

Sssshhhh! Keep the place a secret!

[@honorladone8682]

I love your stories thank you. Philadelphia USA

[@volk779]

Dangerous city

[@mougiemoist1]

How do you understand these geordies hahaha

[@spencersauresrex6360]

@@mougiemoist1 you just open ya ears and listen to we 😂

[@mougiemoist1]

@spencersaures rex I can understand but I'm talking about this person from philadelphia

[@johnstringer221]

I Mahoney is a knowpolice informer

[@jackking5567]

Seems you're an informer telling us about someone lol!

[@captainpugwash7174]

So is Paddy Conroy.

[@bigmickey1916]

@@captainpugwash7174 so is your Da!

[@andypicken7848]

No way ? He dont seem the type

[@JohnSmith-su3ze]

I live in rural Norway near the arctic circle and i have no trouble understanding these accents

[@JohnSmith-su3ze]

@David Martin Actually Norwegian blood

[@j.f.m5936]

Why aye bonnie t’northern arctic lad

[@smgm3796]

I'm glad I live in Newcastle and my ears are adjusted to the local talk - otherwise I'd have a hard time understanding these gents. Captions may be a great idea for the non-Geordie folk 😉

[@gwens5093]

I live in Canada and i have no problem understanding the dialect.

[@hamishanderson6738]

Howa man!

[@AnthSmog92]

nobody knows what scruffy cunt geordies say

[@Lat265]

@@hamishanderson6738 Speak English!!!

[@hamishanderson6738]

@@Lat265 Geordie is English aareet! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@monstersince]

we grew up as kids; you're welcome Paddy.

[@manfredbazarov6417]

The problem with these documentaries and even the books is that they can never get into the really juicy stuff, even now that members of the Sayers family are giving interviews, a lot goes unsaid. Why? Because no ones going to be stupid enough to fess up to crimes they haven´t been convicted of. If you were in the pubs and bars in the 80s and 90s I´m sure all sorts of things were known or suspected but not spoken of.

[@sxbrandoremixes5917]

yh mate alot of shit is said by mouth about what happened and half of it is missed out in the video like some crazy crazy shit went down and people are dissing these ppl but have no clue what happened behind closed doors

[@davidemelia6296]

Aye, no one talks about how the Sayers tried to use Lee Duffy against Viv Graham so they could take over the venues Graham looked after, and tried to use other villains to harm him or try to kill him, or how the Sayers are almost certainly the people who had Graham shot. And now they're twatting around giving interviews.

[@adammassacre1981]

Came here for a laugh and got one...Jeez i believe Hulk Hogans stories more than Paddys lol

[@bartonseagrave9605]

I remember going shopping in Newcastle one day with my girlfriend. We had done our shop and was on the way back to the train station and decided to stop off at a typical Geordie Pub for a drink. One room was the bar and the other room was the games room with the pool table. I got the drinks in for my lass and myself and decided to put 10p up as a marker but wondered why it was taking so long so I decided to take a look. To my amazement the whole room had vacated and then I realised my 10p had vanished and that’s when I realised I was in the heart of Newcastle Gangland Territory.

[@ianhunter4731]

🙈🙈🙈🙈 some smack heads robbed ye 50 p m8

[@thecookreporting]

Sounds like something from Scarface that 🤡

[@Two_Seat_Pete_FatA55]

Honestly that’s about right for the Newcastle “underworld” haha, they’re proper tin pot. Small time.

[@alex-E7WHU]

​@@Two_Seat_Pete_FatA55hardly the sopranos 🤣( r.i p mark e smith)

[@MonstaTrapz]

That 10p caper made that geordie firm

[@cleughy8736]

I live down the road in south Shields and heard of some of these rough guy's growing up.

[@jimmyoconnell6167]

You must of k owing keith bell he died last year what a hand full he was

[@Pippa257]

@@jimmyoconnell6167who🙄

[@jimmyoconnell6167]

@@Pippa257 Keith Bell now deceased

[@TheWelwyn21]

What an existence I'm pleased I don't know these things, who on earth wants to be known as a hard case

[@patriciabailey1937]

Possibly if you are a head-case.

[@joesmith4331]

Old school film, been around the block all ready

[@darrensmith4279]

Best joe smith u keep quiet ok.

[@kdlofty]

04:35 Holy shit, Paddy's dad was Art Garfunkel! Lol.

[@marcot4863]

I remember 80s and the early 90s and the conroys and sayers had a fearsome reputation.. Paddy is very underestimated.. Very dangerous crew.

[@mypoosdaily414]

There all hasbeens now

[@ricdavid7476]

Were there a family called the Young's that you are aware of

[@thehitman1980]

They were dangerous 30 plus years ago not now

[@volk779]

@@thehitman1980 what about nowdays?

[@supercoven777]

@@volk779 Nowadays Conroy is smoking endless dope through an old pipe in his shed on the dilapidated farm, chasing after drones, smashing peoples cars, talking poo on KZbin lives, accusing anyone he dislikes of murder and paed******a. (bit rich when he ended up with child abuse images on his home pc) I used to believe he was a true old schooler lol

[@duncansmith8992]

Isn’t it odd that when he is talking about the bullets being shot in to his house, and his daughter is in the firing line, he is smirking and nearly laughing. What a sick maniac.

[@JacobMatthew8]

Didn’t happen probably because a lot of what he says is compulsive lies

[@garyjefferson1160]

Total fantasy

[@marton349]

The man is a deluded fantasist. Not one of them have a brain cell between them. That balloon Sayers is making a film with talentless nobody wraith. Itll be a laughing stock. Paddy sits there with all the proceeds of crime with his council doors the daftie. Deluded loon.

[@Simmy_NG]

​@@JacobMatthew8 as someone living across the road it 200 percent happened.

[@noone-1312]

Percent is out of a 100 you idiot here's a example he 100 percent called the police to beg them for help

[@agiftnotforsale2141]

The guy who landed his parachute failed it was me just letting you know I'm ok i sprained my ankle but it's alright now 👍

[@Theirishbull94]

Paddy is super grass 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@paulmorganmorgan7541]

Good watch bernard 👍

[@neilt7145]

Having had a misspent youth, I used to like cars I couldn't afford in the 80's. A lot of people I met in Low Newton and Deerbolt lived off the reputation of the people in this documentary. Probably never met any of the guys in the video. Surprised the Tam's weren't mentioned, went to school in Benwell with a few of them who also lived off the rep of their elders. Remember giving one of them a proper doing and they ran away with their tail between their legs.

[@markbellew4194]

Tams are clowns lol

[@helenc1693]

The Tams are still around, often see them in the chronicle court round up

[@will4760]

Who are the tams? Pure spackaz init Brap. They were just benefit breeders from byker. Couldn’t do shit.

[@davidemelia6296]

Sure you did, champ. Sure you did.

[@johnstringer221]

I Mahoney is a known police informer and his family

[@scottstevenson7985]

Ne good them adverts.

[@cbjgdicad1]

O'mahony was born in 1960 The Krays were jailed in 1969 how much of a friend of the Krays could he possibly be?

[@anthonymaughan6103]

yeah i think he got 2 know them wen they where in the shuvell 👍

[@nipperparr6709]

There are pictures of him with Reg all over the net, there is pictures in his book with Reg

[@cbjgdicad1]

@@nipperparr6709 I've got a picture of myself with Father Christmas in a local shopping centre when I was 6

[@brian3174]

bernards a lying grass weirdo who pretended to be a woman writing to sickos like peter sutcliffe ian huntley to try get dirt he has stalked ppl and kray connection was they were in same jail for short time then reg moved to another jail asked bernard too look after bradley allardice as he was reg,s boyfriend and he was scared someone would attack brad when reg left is only meeting he had he also WAS NOT IN ESSEX BOYS FIRM as no such thing he has told same story many ways at 1st wasnt ppl charged with tate tucker and rolfe who did it now 25yrs later he says guilty he is scumbag he has also got police on carlton leach for talking about his smack head scumbagson omahoney was selling e,s at raquels and tried set up a young guy gave police pills after leah betts died he is lower than a snakes belly bernie the parasite is his new name

[@bigmickey1916]

@@cbjgdicad1 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@heynursie5918]

I had a hard time understanding this gentleman, maybe caption his words... Thank you.

[@D00M3R_MAVS]

42:54 that's "happy valley" over gateshead way, next to chopwell woods. was seeing a lass that lived right next to that graveyard like (that's her street you can just see in the background there, old miners houses)

[@user-dp4eo3vh1f]

Been from newcastle myself the toon is a nice place and very very friendly but mark my words if your coming to seek trouble you dont need to look very far big big mistake but if u come for a nice time and a break you wont get a nicer city

[@delboy7928]

Bernard is a joke he wasn't a member of nothing

[@johnoconnor6962]

I think Ant and Dec live in Chiswick now.

[@ianjansell8500]

The Krays were in jail 1969. So how does Bernard O Mahoney say they went too Newcastle then????

[@davidemelia6296]

Because 99% of what these has been gangsters says on these programs is a load of toss, that's how.

[@clik365]

It was 1966 when the Krays came to Newcastle.

[@stephenharris7982]

There all talking 🐂💩

[@theshepherd7627]

How did anyone know vivs killers said happy new year ?? ???? ???

[@da90sReAlvloc]

Terry McCann was harder than all of these

[@kdlofty]

Sort im aht Terrence. Lol.

[@peternagy-im4be]

Who?

[@justonsullivan3807]

R.I.P VIV U WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. 🙏🇺🇲🗽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🙏

[@Man_fay_the_Bru]

He’s all but forgotten by a few sycophants

[@andrewmacleod2490]

RIP Lee Duffy.. 🥊

[@gutz323]

That kenny Anderson fella ain't half got a thick accent. I could understand a word he said really.

[@danbruno5945]

Wow had no Idea Newcastle looked so grim and depressing Is it only depressing because of this programme 😂

[@watchtheworlddie6998]

Pretty much

[@mikeheap7978]

Where's the sub-titles ?

[@jackking5567]

Well I'm as Geordie as they get and even I struggled with some of this lot!

[@mikeheap7978]

@@jackking5567 My nanna was from Jarrow but she's passed 18 years now, thought I'd be ok. I understood but had to concentrate, sub-titles would have made it easier 😝👍.

[@myerg2977]

@@mikeheap7978 im from jarra

[@Alan-yi3cv]

So sorry paddy bless you mate

[@Makina-99]

The Conroy's

[@rockyvarkhond2269]

Did a couple of Geordie gangsters put the hit on Hendrix back in 1970? I'm sure I heard that somewhere.

[@TyneBridge90]

Aye it was young Ant and Dec

[@kurtcobain5184]

​@@TyneBridge90😂😂😂

[@themanftheworld8439]

This Conroy fella should turn his life around and become a preacher.God awaits.

[@brendancronin3796]

Bernard is a midnight mass

[@harieljjohnson878]

How did they know they the shooter / shooters said happy new year to Viv if no one knows who shot him noone charged that is

[@mougiemoist1]

They know but you don't speak about it that's dry snitching

[@captainpugwash7174]

@@mougiemoist1 Paddy loves dry snitching.

[@jonathandavis2880]

His right hand man was in the area when it happened

[@bigmickey1916]

@@captainpugwash7174 so does your Da!

[@Simmy_NG]

Brian talks the most crap.. all them years taxing and now he's broke as a bitch the sayers have nice cars and property paddy has massive land and other things but brain is a shambles man honestly

[@thomasradford3708]

Newcastle Greatest city in the world but if you look for trouble you'll get it easily if you just want a good time you'll be welcome

[@ianC7697]

There's a dealer lives on my street. She's nice. Her fella pops round once a month, he's from Liverpool. They always say 'Hiya' 😂

[@syryder3236]

?😂

[@markcharleson1774]

it’s a nursery compared to greater manchester where it’s like the wild west .

[@knighthawk3950]

Godbless ❤️

[@chasey2327]

if u were paddy's mate u'd spend half your time laughing yer head off and the rest worrying it'd get blown off!

[@craigdawson3450]

Brian Cockerell is rhe worst liar ever

[@Two_Seat_Pete_FatA55]

What don’t you believe about him? The part where he got scouted by the Miami Dolphins? Where he got asked to be the British Bulldog’s tag team partner? Maybe the part about him being a top class rally driver? I’m sure there’s more 😂

[@craigdawson3450]

@@Two_Seat_Pete_FatA55 oh there will be more he's nuts man

[@Two_Seat_Pete_FatA55]

@@craigdawson3450 funny though , best bullshitter in the business

[@craigdawson3450]

@@Two_Seat_Pete_FatA55 haha he is

[@ADZ01982]

You got to take everything these "gangsters" say with a pinch of salt. 😂

[@stephenbrown5844]

As a man from the toon, fantastic documentary boys😉👍♥️🇬🇧you boys all stay safe, and behave❤️❤️💪😊

[@silkymutnuts]

Viv Graham was shot on border road

[@rockneybastard]

I need to sit down and have a gander at this. Never known too much of the wheelings and dealings those sides was never really my territory so will be an interesting watch for me 👍

[@tropicalpalmtree]

This documentary need subtitles

[@woodyforest7308]

Duffy post fear in them all...

[@peroduanippa]

There was a bloke in the stores at work that sounded a bit like him, we used to have a right laugh about him.

[@neilboxer24]

Anyone know what happened to paddy's eye?

[@bronte9389]

Nfection when he was inside but the screws wouldn't take him to hospital till it was so bad they had to remove it.

[@neilboxer24]

@bronte fucking wankers, you'd get mega compensation for that nowdays. Bet he got naff all back then

[@user-dp4eo3vh1f]

Infection when he was in jail and they wouldn't let it get treated till it was to late

[@dave.sniper3145]

Here Bernadette is just a member of the Essex Boys yet nowadays he's the reason they existed! #lol #$

[@peteredwards338]

Newcastle upon Tyne where things are so bad even the gangsters are on the dole.

[@jackking5567]

Pretty much sums it up.

[@ADZ01982]

And when do gangsters work legitimate full time jobs 😂

[@celticfcftbt4174]

O’Baloney

[@pop1626]

'MINDLESS VIOLENCE' ....... Bring it on.

[@dreamclaw00]

Why?

[@Simmy_NG]

I new Newcastle was bad for shootings back then but Birmingham and Nottingham was on a whole different level them places was having about 100 shootings a month reported and unreported still to this day no city has come close to the numbers them two cities was having bloody brutal for English cities

[@GrassesNonsesExposed]

it's come out on a bail document that Paddy put in a police report against cookie

[@bigmickey1916]

Get a life you lying little Kunt !!!

[@shanazrani]

as an american its a difficult accent to understand

[@YJB8CCFC]

As a Brit, I found it difficult too. Different regions have different dialects. You could go thirty miles down the road, and dialects and sayings would be completely different from each other. For example I’ve noticed here the word night, being pronounced ‘neet’ by the Geordies, but in Yorkshire it would be ‘naht’.

[@TyneBridge90]

​@@YJB8CCFCWey aye man, am ganning doon the toon the neet

[@D00M3R_MAVS]

31:37 I used to just live down the street from here.

[@megaman7284]

Bernard is a joke ! Not a villain he’s a no body who jumps on to criminal stuff

[@jasmine66666666]

He is the biggest lier going his book says at all different

[@patkearney9320]

@semtexj6665Any ideas how much money he’s worth BOM is now a success in journalism and documentary’s there’s much jealousy towards him. Also Fred Forman gave him the go ahead to do his work. He’s no fool compared to other people like Courtney.

[@calchedz]

Bernard O Baloney a dirty snitch

[@davetherave1564]

I can't take anything paddy says seriously 🤦

[@JohnSmith-su3ze]

You know how you Paddy is the real deal? Because he's one of the few hard men who will admit to not always coming out on top. Paddy is the real deal.

[@Two_Seat_Pete_FatA55]

Soft as shit, like all Geordies

[@JohnSmith-su3ze]

@@Two_Seat_Pete_FatA55 Paddy in his prime would destroy you and anyone you've ever met

[@deebrown8819]

Load of mentally defective people trolling on their keyboards the latest utube mentally defectives birds of a feather? True karma in ACTION LIKE SEEKS LIKE.

[@harieljjohnson9749]

whey i Paddy Lad

[@billycarter747]

RIP Panda Anderson proper old school

[@D00M3R_MAVS]

I know some of his family from down the Coast. One of his daughters used to run the Skatepark at Whitley Bay (I think she was one of his Daughters, close relation at least) Didn't know the fella personally, but heard a lot about him.

[@billycarter747]

@@D00M3R_MAVS a no bullshit man with connections nationwide and Mediterranean

[@D00M3R_MAVS]

@@billycarter747 when did he pass like mate? I've not been over that way in years like, so had not heard about this. shame like... top bloke.

[@D00M3R_MAVS]

@@billycarter747 I know a lad from boro that was writing a book on the taxman as well. I've met him before, he's sound as well.

[@billycarter747]

@@D00M3R_MAVS is it Jamie Boyle? They've had a major falling out.

[@cjb61171]

why would BC be showing people round Dean bank Ferryhill lmao

[@Jackveshremy]

can say what you want but paddy has a river in his back garden lol

[@patkearney9320]

Paddy Conroy stool sample.

[@coolhandluke2926]

This is history Newcastle is the nicest city in the north east by far in any statistic.

[@unclebulgaria1132]

I allways thought of Newcastle as a safe place to live it doesn't look rough at all and the people seem friendly

[@wendyjd7935]

I've always found it safe. Lived here all my life. Got a couple of friends in this video lol

[@unclebulgaria1132]

@@wendyjd7935 I have family in the west end of Newcastle in newburn and lemington I have been up there a few times to visit and had nights out in the town I love the place 👍

[@jimmyoconnell6167]

Gateshead a bad area

[@DCO-3447]

Go to the west end and areas in Gateshead and you'll see the difference

[@jimmyoconnell6167]

@@DCO-3447 BENSHAM WHAT A EVIL PLACE

[@notme1345]

Thank fuck i worked hard all my life building my business and raising my family, now I'm comfortable retired enjoying holidays and trips.. and still have both my eyes!

[@peternagy-im4be]

Bernard KNOWS THIS WORLD. A member of the Essex boys and associate of THE KRAYS. Nobody fcks with Bernard.

[@dirtyharry5957]

Is he a pirate?

[@davidladdie1025]

wonder where Micky Conroy is now

[@user-eg4oh8gd9f]

He's dead now

[@AwesomeGingersFtw]

31:55 - “the police arrived and Paddy was arrested.” 34:34 - “I remember going in to a shop and then my pal took me to the hospital” ??

[@AwesomeGingersFtw]

@DAVEUFC3 was he arrested or did he go to a hospital.. two very different outcomes.

[@AwesomeGingersFtw]

@DAVEUFC3 no discounting that, very candid interview. Was just a little confused by the ending of the story

[@Evan-Sean.Osborne.67]

Paddy with the old bill pattern spectacles!

[@alan-qj9xf]

Why is there black and white photo by angel of the north ?lol

[@TyneBridge90]

It's taken in Sunderland and they didn't have colour cameras there in 1998

[@peternagy-im4be]

​@Tyor even now neBridge90

[@jonathandavis2880]

Respect to Panda Anderson (member of the original Geordie Mafia) but I firmly believe Billy Robinson knew Viv extremely well was a father figure to Viv on the doors and Viv thought the world of him and even sly digged Ernie Bewick because Billy was getting a beating! Viv didn't do drink never mind drugs he hated them

[@jonathandavis2880]

@TREVOR PHILIPS INDUSTRIES because of the likes of Paddy and Glover the viv murder will never be solved spouting stuff that ain't true

[@harieljjohnson878]

🐼

[@jimmyoconnell6167]

Panda died a few years ago

[@ADZ01982]

He hated drugs getting sold in his joint without a cut.

[@markbellew4194]

Everyone knows who killed viv Graham and the guys even admitted it lol

[@marton349]

Who was it then?

[@markbellew4194]

@@marton349 mate everyone knows pmsl I've heard the recording myself

[@marton349]

@@markbellew4194 ur talking shite. You might know who paid for it but as far as who pulled the trigger nah.

[@markbellew4194]

@@marton349 I wouldn't say it for nothing, it's a well known fact who did it lol have you been to bed for the last 10 years it's common kmowlege who it was

[@anthony55964]

Who pulled the trigger?

[@calderwoodhouse2978]

Straight police informer conroy talks repeats himself all time and talks about police none stop on his youtube

[@danielbell5487]

2 MONTHS OLD ACCOUNT DEFINITELY A TROLL HAHAHA

[@007thecookster]

@@danielbell5487his best mod and biggest fan won’t have a bad word said about the grass

[@andycounterpunch9622]

Now Paddy's a youtuber 😂🤣😂

[@andycounterpunch9622]

@DAVEUFC3 No i was just saying hes a you tuber LAD not a problem for you is it ?? FFS ARE YOU A PADDY FANBOY LAD ??

[@andycounterpunch9622]

@DAVEUFC3 Oh LAA dont be like that LAA 🤡

[@SvenSvenson1]

Sat there in their cheap £5.00 shirts on charity shop furniture in small run down properties. Nothing to show for their injuries. Proof that crime doesn't pay.

[@mjones9708]

They were never untouchable just paddy had biggest gob and was willing to do McIntyre even though he was second choice

[@JohnSmith-su3ze]

You're such a mug. Paddy was one of the hardest men in Britain. He was nails.

[@bigmickey1916]

Think your “GOB” is bigger.

[@farout8369]

should of put subtitles on this. They still dont speak english in newcastle.

[@christinepoynter5810]

Should have!

[@anntifurz]

That’s Paddy enunciating and using more standard English than usual because he’s not talking to Geordies

[@Two_Seat_Pete_FatA55]

“Geordie mafia” 😂😂😂😂😂 Robbing a few old ladies cornershops doesn’t make you a mafia

[@Two_Seat_Pete_FatA55]

@@corey1309 shut up or me and my 🏳️‍🌈 LGBT army will come after you 😡😡

[@bronte9389]

@@Two_Seat_Pete_FatA55 haha

[@theguvnor662]

Has Paddy only got one eye? Or is he just really into his pirates YaahhhrrR.

[@terrytibbs1606]

Shiver me timbers

[@jimmyoconnell6167]

Paddy a great lad salt of the earth

[@janettinkler2204]

Stupidity, no one wins a war, there’s always casualties on both sides 👎👎👎