Brilliant driving skills and NO SATNAV. Well done to all concerned!
@PintoPopProductions9 ай бұрын
The 1970-73 Pontiac Trans Am in traffic at 30:06 was completely unexpected. Great video.
@TonyBarclayNI Жыл бұрын
Having escorted an ambulance at high speed (gangrenous aorta, transfer 30 miles to specialist unit for surgery - patient survived, thankfully), totally understand the pressure. HUGE respect, we did our run in Cheshire/Gtr Manchester - cannot imagine what the pressure was like in London.
@jonmilligan8069 Жыл бұрын
No doubt about it, some of the VERY BEST team work in action on this one! It's still an incredible watch all these years later and goes to prove - back in the day the British could build a world beating well engineered car that could be thrown around in very tough conditions and perform like a charm!
@RobinHullBuilds2 жыл бұрын
I remember being the operator in Papa 2 going through Catford with two tones on and blue lights flashing. I think we hit 100mph a one stage as we crossed Bellingham. The driver was a veteran and had previously driven the P6. Bloody scary and bloody thrilling all at once! Thanks for uploading this version. Fabulous stuff!
@leenevin8451 Жыл бұрын
Why are these rovers so slow?
@bigal305511 ай бұрын
Pfft, that's nothing! Did that in me mate Dave's Capri Ghia all the time and that had a knackered horn and only one working sidelight. Come back to me when you've tried doing that after a few pints!
@izzatfauzimustafa65356 ай бұрын
@@leenevin8451 Back then, these Rovers had heavy chassis to ensure better stability during high speed driving. The engines for these cars were built with robustness in mind, so the power tuning and compression ratio were set to ensure these cars could run on regular leaded petrol without suffering from overheating and breakdown issues. That's why the SD1 Rovers were "slow" to most of us today.
@benjaminmarriott17463 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for uploading this again. Never gets old, even 34 years later. Loved watching the police camera action cut version as a kid, this shows the entire run with less dubbing. Beautiful.
@daveh108112 күн бұрын
When police officers commanded respect! Fabulous teamwork!!
@jjddww123453 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting the best version of this.
@madmeerkat11583 жыл бұрын
Superb driving by the Met. Well done boys!!
@BlackDalek2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant! I had genuine goosebumps watching this! To all the police involved we salute you!!
@advancedwindowandguttercle6852 ай бұрын
Brilliant driving. Having recently done my rospa advanced training, high speed police driving is unbelievable
@johnmclean12422 жыл бұрын
I remember doing a similar run, not quite as long but I could still hear the sirens in my ears the next day
@51WCDodge11 ай бұрын
The Vidieo car is still about. It is owned by an ex copper, and still drivable.
@km-ti8gcАй бұрын
A540UJD was the camera car. It no longer exists.
@charliemanson4808 Жыл бұрын
17:52 even back then....always a bloody Audi 😂😂😂
@tonyb58843 жыл бұрын
superb upload..as a young lad i knew one of their colleagues and the stories of the police SD1's blew my mind..not only the liver run but the twin turbo'd SD1 they got to trial and many more.....first time ive seen this version rather than the Alistair Stewart rubbish but knew this version existed..thx for taking the time to get it on here for ppl to find the real..
@shaneharrisnj34842 жыл бұрын
Way better than the edited 1996 version that made this feel like an episode of "World's most wildest police chases with John Bonnell". Greetings from America.
@calum17412 жыл бұрын
Are Americans interested in this??
@shaneharrisnj34842 жыл бұрын
@@calum1741 yeah. I'm way more interested in the European emergency service, where the vehicles are more diverse.
@calum17412 жыл бұрын
@@shaneharrisnj3484 awesome 🤗I wasn’t being sarcastic by the way I was just curious
@shaneharrisnj34842 жыл бұрын
@@calum1741 I wasn't sensing any bad attitude either, I love the European stuff. My favorite 3 is Czech Republic, Hungary and Finland.
@calum17412 жыл бұрын
@@shaneharrisnj3484 good good 🤗
@jackharrison6771 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. Many drivers may feel confident on open roads, but to drive like that in urban roads takes endless bottle - well done all concerned..
@tangomoggynoengi85188 ай бұрын
The car in front of the red taxi, at the entrance to the hospital... was a Mini Moke..! An iconic classic, seen in a video that has become an iconic classic in its own right...!! 😉👍
@mikehindson-evans1593 жыл бұрын
Fascinating to see this again (without Alistair Stewart) and to see a piece of 1987 nostalgia. thanks for re-posting.
@seanfusco583 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely fantastic video.Fabulous work by the Met Police And the Transfair Police Team.
@ianmclaughlin40432 жыл бұрын
Was working in london in 87 aged 17 from scotland never a dull moment now 52 never again
@ianmorris763 ай бұрын
Absolute class. Thanks for finding and uploading Jack Wain.
@TallysVids2 жыл бұрын
Goosebumps all the way. Top driving all involved, respect. Hope the person getting the liver transplant made a great recovery.
@garygrandy94438 ай бұрын
They interviewed her on Police Camera Action episode about this run. At that time, yes she had recovered well
@TallysVids8 ай бұрын
@@garygrandy9443 oh that’s great to hear.
@matthewsmatters8 ай бұрын
I was born six years after this took place. Remember seeing it on the TV when I was little. Was mesmerised then, and I’m still mesmerised by it now! Nice to see this addition with the professional and mindful reflections of the officers, along with their own commentary. Also better than the original TV edition I think, because that contained a really lack Luster interview with the recipient of the organ at the end - she just wasn’t cut out for television.
@aaroncook89642 жыл бұрын
Wow!!.... I watched this as a child and loved this episode. Even playing with my corgi Rover police car toy. Just a random thought and found this episode. Thank you
@toddlerj1023 жыл бұрын
Never seen this before, what a spectacular thing. Obviously it shows its age in 2021 but it's great what was pulled together. In the now, there's at least a hundred helicopters on call that could prevent the chaos. P.s. I came for the car Rover SD1 3500.
@calum17413 жыл бұрын
Shut up
@nob2097 ай бұрын
I read somewhere that the Police helicopter had been grounded and the air ambulance was elsewhere.
@izzatfauzimustafa65356 ай бұрын
This is a priceless piece of audio visual history. One could easily learn a lot about the realities of medical-related police escorts, how the roads within and around London used to look like back then and of course the sights of cars from the era and the tunes of old emergency vehicle sirens.
@ROBFF-zi3zf2 жыл бұрын
Saw this when it was on the TV and had it on VHS myself :-) I hope the person who received that liver got to see this. Those Rovers were classic's
@jackwain3672 жыл бұрын
They did. When the "POLICE CAMERA ACTION!" special was being made, she was invited to see the video.
@calum17413 жыл бұрын
This is awesome. Thank you Mr Wain 😊
@playinggames74783 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, thanks for sharing!
@danielross72213 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting. Things haven’t changed much, drivers hogging middle lane...
@michaelhelbrow79068 ай бұрын
Amazing. This is atleast the 3rd time i have seen this video over the decades and still is thrilling to this day. Bravo to the police operation that day
@firstnamesecondname53412 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this as a kid, to think 118mph today is considered almost sedate for a police fast run
@mrdoofa93572 жыл бұрын
You have to remember that liver runs like this aren’t done anymore, they use helicopters nowadays; a liver run is far different from a typical high speed chase. You see, when your giving chase to some criminal motorist chances are the peak speed will certainly be higher than 118mph, but without structure and coordination the person trying to evade the police could never maintain that high an average speed; consider also that the police are actively trying to slow down the criminal. The person will also have little control over any obstacles. Whereas with a liver run the driver HAS to maintain a fast average speed and in that particular circumstance, the police are actively trying to keep the traffic and other obstacles out of the way to maintain that speed. I’d be surprised if any modern high speed car chase would have as high an average speed.
@darylyatestransportblogs2 жыл бұрын
Modern 330d would be doing 155 no problem just the higher traffic thesedays would mean it wouldn't have as clear a run on the M11
@cobbler4010 ай бұрын
Riveting I couldn’t stop watching. The way the police used to be before they were cut.
@hassanzaib35259 ай бұрын
Good job driving in rush hour traffic....... 👏. Its wonderful to see such a documentary. Thank GOD it was recorded back then in 1987. I greatly enjoyed watching this and I will be watching this again.
@oxfan9384 Жыл бұрын
been dying to see this ! thanks so much!
@qanon_qanon6 ай бұрын
I used to live in London in 1987 and remember the SD1 Rovers the Police used which were debadged to stop you finding out if it was the 3500 V8. I actually owned and drove an SD1 V8 at that time and you just can't get over have big those cars were and in this film you see them weaving in and out and thrashing the V8 (great sound) standing on the brakes (drums at rear!!!) and smoking the vented front discs (brake pads really stink....) , one of the BMW motorcycles blew up and yet the Rover V8's carried on (but got noisier nearer the hospital).
@86501freightliner5 ай бұрын
Ride must've been a bit lively with the live rear axle!
@calum17413 ай бұрын
What part of London did you live in?
@simonbird19738 ай бұрын
One & all earned their wages that day. Fantastic team work! 👏👏👏
@twostopsup83993 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brill and a life was saved
@SPTSuperSprinter1563 жыл бұрын
No way! I’ve been waiting for this for... since the old one got pulled off KZbin!
@jjddww123453 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@peterharris30068 ай бұрын
Fascinating to see how much London has changed in the last 36 years and how much is still the same. Huge kudos to the various police forces for making this happen at what must have been very short notice and recording it for posterity.
@VickersV9 ай бұрын
I hope they got an award for that brilliance, life savers
@alanstanley94652 жыл бұрын
I drove a SD1 for 120 miles chasing a jag for over 1hr .45 mins during the night. that was exciting to say the least lol
@bmused558 ай бұрын
The concentration this must have taken. No wonder the guy got out at breathed a massive sigh of relief it was over. I was gobsmacked when I saw this back in the days on Alistair Stewart's show. I'm still gobsmacked now.
@garygrandy94438 ай бұрын
Absolute heroes, everyone involved
@greigs9384 Жыл бұрын
Imagine trying to do that route today, roads closed with plant pots, 40ft footpaths, one lane just wide enough for a car, and no other units available to assist on the junctions!
@applejuice5272 Жыл бұрын
Love the nominative determinism of PC Bill
@christophergray91182 жыл бұрын
Brilliant well done Guys
@trohear43 жыл бұрын
Amazing video amazing driving.
@policeblue9993 жыл бұрын
top bloke for uploading this
@bostedtap83993 жыл бұрын
Great posting.
@Spheredalai8 ай бұрын
this feels like a thrilling mission for a transporter movie
@chombersSOpA2 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@pqrstzxerty12962 жыл бұрын
Like to see more of these, even new ones from the police. 👍😁
@Rob2k223 жыл бұрын
Nice post, not seen this for ages
@nicolaiplum79663 жыл бұрын
Roadworks and idiot truckers overtaking selfishly. Not much has changed on the M11 in the last 30 years!
@RealGrooveRandom8 ай бұрын
Back in the day when police officers were respectable gentleman.. Great work!
@fpsmaverick_93353 жыл бұрын
You are my hero! at last!
@karolievans57063 жыл бұрын
Thank You 👀👍
@noddytiddlywinks68732 жыл бұрын
TOP DRILLS LADS...good job :-)
@robnewman6101 Жыл бұрын
Policing of the Century.
@davidsomething48672 жыл бұрын
18:30 Cutting through the traffic there was an Audi close behind taking the advantage of the police making progress though the heavy traffic, not much changed then :-) I saw this video years back awesome driving by the police.
@enjoyyoursleep19 ай бұрын
Love the credits, reminds me of superman the movie.
@artiefufkin32924 ай бұрын
We have 30 minutes to get into Central London. Ditch the Ford, we need the SD1!
@boldorboy083 жыл бұрын
legends!
@Salman-sc8gr9 ай бұрын
While current till they were ditched BMW patrol cars were setting themselves alight on high speed runs.
@markjones-vx3kp11 ай бұрын
SD1 rovers were very underrated ,they were a cracking car to drive at high speed but these traffic cars were carrying loads of extra weight, in normal weight conditions they were good for 140 , my father was a class 1 driver , they could drive then ,it’s a skill that’s been lost now in the police unfortunately..
@AW8UK9 ай бұрын
Respect for your father.... There are still police drivers capable of significant progress...in faster cars with better brakes & better tech BUT with greater Traffic volumes & greater scrutiny to consider.
@steviesteve7508 ай бұрын
@@AW8UKagreed. I follow an EMS drivers channel and the skill is probably better today, ok the cars are quicker, but then so is everything else around him, and a lot more of it. They don't have rolling road blocks to help either, but that's not to diminish any of this, at the time and still today their driving was of a much much higher standard than the majority of road users.
@AW8UK8 ай бұрын
@@steviesteve750 I understand what you say... I was merely trying to gently & politely challenge the mindset that skills are absent now 👍
@Banglish1232 жыл бұрын
This must have been mid to late 80s. The North circular part wasn't fully open and Redbridge roundabout looked like it was still being built. I used to take this route all the time, still do I might try the bit from Redbridge to Whitechapel for old times sake. Before this time the M11 would come out at Woodford Green, cows on the roundabout lol and then into Leyton stone.
@gkeaoyrge2 жыл бұрын
Yep spot on. According to the dash camera, it was 8 May 1987.
@fpsmaverick_9335 Жыл бұрын
Cows on the roundabout? Woodford green , if never ended at charlie browns..Yeah this was the 1987, the north circular between barking and s. Woodford didn't open til 89'. The A12 was upgraded ten years later to a motorway like road between redbridge and bow. Hence in the video the A12 passes through wanstead as a congested single carriageway and ends at the green man roundabout - a11 leytonstone was bypassed by the A12 in 99 and the a11 was downgraded. Also the area around Whitechapel has changed massively. The gyratory system was removed several years ago.
@Dave-ko2pr10 ай бұрын
I know the liver run was in 1987 but when was this program made ?
@jackwain3675 ай бұрын
I would guess 1996, since the "POLICE CAMERA ACTION!" programme was made in 1995.
@elwhyify3 жыл бұрын
good man Jack
@darrenlucas27683 жыл бұрын
Those drivers had there balls screwed on bloody tight this day.....any passionate driver would love the idea if this, the reality would be quite different I think...the anxiety would get to me for sure.
@AbsoluteNOPE8 ай бұрын
Insane to go from a Opel Senator to an aging SD1. Think how this would be carried out today!
@alimack54898 ай бұрын
If only roads where this clear these days… seems this little island was a much simpler time back then
@deadmeat_0152 Жыл бұрын
wish there was a higher resolution for this video. I even went & looked if i could buy one & no luck :(
@MUFC19332 жыл бұрын
I was only 16 when this was made. Almost 51 now !
@jkk45 Жыл бұрын
82,000? Extremely high mileage? Wow how times how changed.
@SPTSuperSprinter156 Жыл бұрын
for cars that are ragged daily from cold that's probably about right. Not to mention decades old tech, especially the oils etc that aren't as advanced as today.
@robbierobson3251 Жыл бұрын
Prior to this time (1987) the Met had a strict policy of vehicle disposal at 60,000 miles or three years, whichever came first, (usually the mileage). As vehicles later had better designed engines, used better oils etc, this was extended to well over 100,000 miles. I can remember driving Vauxhall Astra response cars in the mid-1990s with over 120,000 miles on the clock, and they still went very well. As you say, how times have changed!
@jkk45 Жыл бұрын
@@robbierobson3251 interesting! I never knew that.
@sthelenshistorychannel3 жыл бұрын
Thanks xD
@scottd94484 ай бұрын
That Doctor has the poshest Australian accent I have ever heard. He must have been 90 in this clip.
@fpsmaverick_93353 жыл бұрын
Anyone know personally the officers in this ? Are any of them still alive ?
@tangomoggynoengi85188 ай бұрын
In the days before the Air Ambulance Service, this was the only way to transfer. These guys have my total respect for what they did and do...! This also shows how vital the Air Ambulance Service is and how much it deserves our support. Priority Transfer drivers like these, deserve our respect and support too...! 😉👍
@sadikmeah40578 ай бұрын
Ah, the days when police officers had personalities
@frostycola423 жыл бұрын
police camera action done a special on this
@TheShepster803 жыл бұрын
Which was unfortunately heavily edited.
@FGX3188 ай бұрын
Nice Pontiac formula 400 @30:06 👍🙂
@loiswallace33342 жыл бұрын
Finally succeeded in uploading the video! Problem was due to 15 minute limitation on my non-verified account. Account now verified and full 46 minute higher resolution video (at 640 x 480) is now available. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWrNlXSjeqeBrZI
@Holland1994D2 жыл бұрын
The video is private
@loiswallace3334 Жыл бұрын
@@Holland1994D Sorry about that! Video has been made un-private for awhile now!
@QuakeP8 ай бұрын
PROPER COPPERS ❤
@caddycommercials85702 жыл бұрын
U wouldn’t do it in that time now
@JDT-199338 ай бұрын
must have been a person with a heavy pocket
@loiswallace33342 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this! Actually I managed to download a higher resolution (640 x 480 pixel) copy of this video some years ago, but not sure from which channel this was from? If interested, maybe I could upload my copy to some place?
@jackwain3672 жыл бұрын
Definitely!
@jackwain3672 жыл бұрын
@@loiswallace3334 Why not KZbin?
@loiswallace33342 жыл бұрын
@@jackwain367 OK. I've never uploaded to KZbin before. But I'm attempting an upload now. At this very moment KZbin seems to be taking a long time to "process" the upload!?
@jackwain3672 жыл бұрын
That's normal, sometimes.
@loiswallace33342 жыл бұрын
@@jackwain367 Hmmm! The processing seems to be stuck at 99%, which it has been for the last 20 minutes at least!?
@mangaelk2 жыл бұрын
was it george best?
@Inappropriately-Appropriate9 ай бұрын
This film confirms that the v8 rover handles like shit .
@jamesbomd35039 ай бұрын
ITS ALL DONE BY DRONE AND UBER DELIVERY CYCLIST NOW HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED🤗
@deanstanley57998 ай бұрын
The policemen looked really old back then 🤷♂️
@s125ish3 жыл бұрын
What year was this?
@fpsmaverick_93353 жыл бұрын
1987
@fpsmaverick_93353 жыл бұрын
You can see how much East London has changed
@DB-sh4gh9 ай бұрын
should they have used a Police motorbike ??
@neill68793 жыл бұрын
police cars of the 80's 118mph flat out lol
@calum17413 жыл бұрын
I'm sure that those old Rovers could go faster if they had needs to 🤔
@darylyatestransportblogs3 жыл бұрын
3 speed auto SD1s sounds like they were going flat out by the engine rpm the manual would be quicker.
@calum17413 жыл бұрын
@@darylyatestransportblogs oh I see. I thought they would be been 4 or 5 speed automatics?
@darylyatestransportblogs3 жыл бұрын
@@calum1741 It was a GM sourced gearbox ironic as the V8 was originally from GM but Rover bought the rights remember the car first came out in 1976 118 mph was fast back then.
@calum17413 жыл бұрын
@@darylyatestransportblogs Fair enough
@spidyman88538 ай бұрын
Why couldn't they have used a helicopter. That would have been much faster and no need for all that stress. Mind you, good to see how grey East London was lol.
@rickansell6618 ай бұрын
The Helicopters were grounded, IIRC because of the needs for safety checks after an accident that put their reliability in doubt. They might have risked it elsewhere but not over a densely populated city. Also the aircraft may well have been in bits, not able to be reassembled in the time available.
@isq99013 жыл бұрын
Why wouldn't they put the package in the rear car? Isn't the front car more likely to have an accident? Then the rear car could just carry on.
@calum17413 жыл бұрын
Lol that's a good point 😂
@dandyer88683 жыл бұрын
Speaking from personal experience of driving a following emergency vehicle...sometimes drivers pull back out after first vehicle has passed not expecting a following vehicle which can be frustrating. Just offering one possible explanation to your question.
@calum17413 жыл бұрын
@@dandyer8868 good point
@nickgodfrey19732 жыл бұрын
Because the rear car is there as a back up. Considering how hard they were pushing the vehicles to get to the hospital on time, if the lead car was to have failed in any way, the following car (ie the camera car) could have stopped and taken the package and continued on Solo, to complete the journey
@richards68549 ай бұрын
Surely to save time the Essex car should of continued with the liver and the met cars escort it through London to the hospital and there should of been a person in the rear securing the the container. Not rocket science really. I am sure some people will be critical of my comments but like it or not this would of saved time.
@spidyman88538 ай бұрын
a helicopter would have saved much time. Not rocket science
@richards68548 ай бұрын
@@spidyman8853 yep dead right
@km-ti8gcАй бұрын
@@spidyman8853the helicopters were all grounded due to a fatal incident I believe. Something to do with the gearbox to the tail rotor I believe.
@sunrayisdown16903 жыл бұрын
Why not have the plane land Leeds ?
@cjmillsnun2 жыл бұрын
Leeds? No way would they have made it. Leeds is in Yorkshire, the hospital was in central London. Had London City airport been open then that would've done, but it was under construction at the time. Heathrow is only open to airliners, Gatwick wouldn't have worked because the roads on the south of the river are worse. So it was between Stansted or Luton. At the time, Stansted was less busy (Luton was London's third airport) and the M11 was probably less busy than the M1. Nowadays the organ would go in on the air ambulance with the police helicopters being a backup should the air ambulance be grounded. But back then there were 5 police helicopters and all were grounded and no air ambulance.
@spidyman88538 ай бұрын
A helicopter would have saved much time
@sadikmeah4057 Жыл бұрын
My kids were in the middle of watching shite rap music when I told them to turn it off and watch this and see what real men do for a living
@spidyman88538 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
@Volvoman902 жыл бұрын
Surprised the SD1's engine lasted the entire run without letting the driver down!