The Rise and Fall of the Krays - Britain's Most Notorious Gangsters | Free Documentary History

The Rise and Fall of the Krays - Britain's Most Notorious Gangsters | History Documentary
This film tells the definitive story of Britain’s most notorious criminals who, in just ten years, acquired a chilling aura of fear through extreme violence, unparalleled in Britain’s underworld. Their legend continues to be popular years on, in a tale of ruthless criminals who led a glamorous existence. They ran rackets, owned bars and casinos and mixed with celebrities. They were at their height of their criminal empire during the sixties; a post war hedonistic mix when style, power, sex, money and class all collided. Despite being glamorised by some, this documentary reveals the truth about the Kray’s, showing them as crude thugs with a streak of depression and madness, surviving only on a profession of violence, extortion and small time criminal activities.
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[@itsjohndell]

This is really quite brilliant and definative. I was born in London 66 years aago and remember it all, Well done!

[@jomama5186]

I love documentaries ! Great content ! Great documentary ! Something I didn't know too much about. You did a beautiful job🧡🙏

[@FreeDocumentaryHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it! We have a whole library full of documentaries. Hope you find the time to check them out!

[@katesleuth1156]

It shows a clip at the beginning of a model named Maureen Flanagan. This must have been taken in the late 60’s. I just watched an interview with her talking about the Kray’s. She has lots of knowledge of the Krays to share.

[@tinyGrim1]

Thank you ❣️

[@danrobinson572]

Awesome video

[@sjurjans7137]

Love your videos on your channel very interesting! Thank-you, for uploading

[@FreeDocumentaryHistory]

You're welcome!

[@tonylittle2744]

In the early 60's I started my first job in a bank in East London. Every Thursday a large gentleman came in with two large suitcases. He was let into the safe deposit room unaccompanied, and a few minutes late came out and left. I was told that he was depositing Krays money and was the only person ever let into that room by himself.

[@paultiffanyrutherford5898]

Tom you are excellent

[@paddyneill1964]

Protection racket.....sounds like insurance these days 🧐

[@B33FY2011]

The government get everything from criminals. Numbers first came about from the Mafia it was outlawed as being illegal. What did they do? A few years later the lottery started. Protection rackets outlawed as illegal what happened? Insurance companies. All government are is a legal mafia.

[@cooltrades7469]

Sounds like you are an idiot .

[@VrejHAI]

🥁

[@francishuddy9462]

Sounds like NATO ...

[@josephmills619]

I've never seen this before. And I've seen 5 documentaries on krays ,all films ,and 12 books.

[@francishuddy9462]

I had a pint in the Blind Beggar pub, Whitechapel, today (16/06/2023); that's why I looked this up when I got home.

[@blackgirlyellowsunvibes]

I never heard of them till watching the movie that Tom Hardy did and now I am extremely interested in them... This is a great documentary 👀👀👀👀

[@saintofgod1244]

Me neither! Now I just heard of them by watching the movie too.

[@tianahaley9913]

Agree💯 Im obsessed with their story🤷💝

[@michaelharrison3602]

@Stickle Back I disagree I think rise and fall tells the best story but it's not a good film. One thing that bugs me is it shows the Krays habitually carrying guns in shoulder holsters the twins had access to guns but usually kept them stashed away until needed. They knew they were under almost constant surveillance and the police would love to have caught in possession of loaded guns

[@GetSrae]

How have you never heard of the Krays?

[@kicksjp]

now watch the Krays with the Kemp Brothers :)

[@mrkipling2201]

I would say this is about 20 years old, maybe a bit more. The people interviewed still look pretty young, especially compared to the interviews I’ve seen recently. In fact probably 30 years or so because Charlie went to prison in 1997 or around that time. Early 90’s??

[@harter517]

Agree. Early 90s. Definitely before the year 2000 as Charlie Kray passed away that year in prison.

[@bigend07]

This is the best documentary on the Krays I have seen. Actual people that were there telling the story. Better than any film

[@usuk9316]

I remember this time very well. George Cornell was my best friends uncle and it was awful she was so devastated. I remember being so scared of them. To say they served too much time is bloody ridiculous. The whole of London were scared of these maniacs.

[@gordonherd1532]

Cornell was just as bad

[@nicholasgiokas4939]

This documentary makes me think of the parody mock-u-mentary by Monty Python’s Flying Circus. “Dinsdale”!!!😂🤣😅

[@3socksmorgan485]

He nailed my wife's head to the coffee table, he was a cruel man but he was fair

[@edwhitson9873]

The Tom Hardy movie wasn't too far fetched

[@G.E.MTFC_]

It was absolutely miles away from anything they were like. Loads of ex villains have spoke up about it

[@thehomefront1905]

Lol yer right

[@rdwaldsaxe-coburg666]

Carry On Cabby

[@williamtobin7282]

My brother Doug went to Reggie Kraus funeral. Afterward he nicked a poster on hard back paper that said " The end of an era" it had the photos of the 3 kray brothers. Then years later the movies and books came out...wild.

[@CrustyUgg]

What an underrated channel

[@FreeDocumentaryHistory]

Thank you very much :)

[@geralduzubell9540]

Survive at any cost .dig in no retreat.kill for it lie for it what ever the cost.

[@thewkovacs316]

Thanks to Monty python, every time I watch a kray doc, I start laughing

[@BruceWood-lv2uq]

My parents had their wedding reception in the Blind Beggar in 1950. It was a shotgun wedding but the Krays were not involved!!!!

[@jomama5186]

I had no clue all this went on in the UK !

[@nazzalgrylls1403]

U.K was a crazy place back in the days I guess

[@Crimsonstrider863]

​@@nazzalgrylls1403still is

[@kevinruddy448]

Yes, some people are born bad 👶😎💯

[@FreeDocumentaryHistory]

Indeed.

[@leaningtotheright7182]

Ronnie was the downfall of the two. His schizophrenia got the better of him

[@ColexPreston]

I bet that news reporter wouldn't have said that at the end if the twins were out and about lol

[@michaelharrison3602]

I wouldn't say anything bad about terrorists if they were standing in front of me holding AK47s does that make me a coward Ok I can live with that

[@Tomas-zc4nk]

@@michaelharrison3602 no sane person would disrespect a psychopath to its face, why would you?

[@cooltrades7469]

Yep , but the 2 idiots managed to end up in jail . Smart guys:)))

[@michaelharrison3602]

Chris Lambrianou still looks pretty young here

[@ilovetattoos9682]

They were there own downfall

[@michaelharrison3602]

@michael leitch they set themselves up by constantly playing gangster and saying they were untouchable it was members of their own firm including a cousin of theirs who were the main prosecution witnesses at the trial those who didn't turn QE they took down with them there's your old school code for you

[@Redrobinjohn]

Audio too quiet

[@rocky3268]

Charlie on the Charlie 💯😂✌🏻

[@slyestfox935]

The reason Flanagan heard terrible language from "hooray Henry's" in Chelsea is bcoz they knew she was low bred from 100yrds away

[@michaelharrison3602]

Charlie speaks the truth .life is what happens while you're busy making other plans

[@horizontal-hd8343]

Let's av a look

[@FreeDocumentaryHistory]

😀

[@horizontal-hd8343]

@@FreeDocumentaryHistory I'm half way through its very enjoyable

[@slyestfox935]

"Sum ppl r more brainier than others" Fkn hilarious & only 40secs in 😂

[@jacobshawn1010]

Point

[@pez7386]

To many adverts

[@richardfinch3897]

THE RICHARDSON BROTHERS WAS THE TOP DOGS IN LONDON. NOT THE KRAYS BROTHERS

[@roystonsmith5212]

Interesting story. Genuinely annoyed by the adverts and turned it off. Such a shame because I would've subscribed if this is the content you upload. Stop being greedy

[@jdot08]

how else are they supposed to make money of yt

[@roystonsmith5212]

@@jdot08 I'm not against anyone making money, but that amount of adverts in less than an hour is an absolute liberty, as the twins would say

[@jdot08]

@@roystonsmith5212 very true i didn’t get much so I wouldn’t know I had one idk must be a glitch

[@djsherz]

Just install Adblock Plus on your browser - I just watched the whole thing without a single advert. It's nothing short of vital for KZbin nowadays!

[@ppg4667]

You sit down to pee mate? Sounds like it.

[@ilovetattoos9682]

They thought they were untouchable

[@eddieschofield7321]

Well loved but went OTT Ronnie did.

[@michaelharrison3602]

If you go around telling everyone including the press that you are a gangster they don't need grasses if you shoot a mn dead in front of30 odd people that's 33 odd potential witnesses for the prosecution if you tell six people that you're a killer that's six possible grasses if people don't know anything about you they can't tell the old bill anything people grass themselves up then can't understand why others don't the same thing to save their own skin

[@wiltonsmith3397]

Doug & Dinsdale Piranna... were born.... on probation..... :-)

[@patrickmaguire6622]

Harry Snapper Organs....

[@chequehook68]

Chris lambreni (excuse the spelling) is most the reliable.

[@s.s4946]

I was meant to say something for Reggie. In his final hospital interview he had worn the pink shirt in support of the youth of today and his brother Ronnie to symbolise that he believed people should be permitted to be whatever they are whether hetero or homosexual and that it made nobody less of a man. He wanted the youth of the day to take the opportunities open to them via education that his era just didn't have. He wanted people to know that he did believe in love and that in the end materialistic things held no comfort when there was nobody left. You have to understand this was Reggie agreeing to wear pink back in the day. Now some may dispute their ways of charity but he really did want to help and free people to be themselves . He knew due to the boxing and reputation he had he could help. People shouldn't demean that it was a really kind gesture on his part. Whatever happened during his lifetime I love Reggie for doing this , he saw the torment of his brother which could result in violence. Thank you for caring Reggie.

[@somatotrophin1535]

Shut up

[@patkearney9320]

All you say is true but they were professional prisoners and that's truthful.

[@francishuddy9462]

They were paedophiles, used to supply MPs, royalty ...

[@Crimsonstrider863]

​@@patkearney9320wtf is a professional prisoner

[@HaidurShah21]

4:40 East End version of Hulkamania brother

[@flynnterry9848]

Not impressed with this, just a bunch of bullys

[@prochoicenotantivax119]

Not really

[@michaelharrison3602]

That's true they were but something more

[@ronaldfinch7420]

I believe Fred, if they hadn’t been nicked they would’ve been shot.

[@loopylou6841]

Or worse, probably ending up somewhere in the Thames River

[@mikebeer1567]

I disagree with beginning of this stating the residents said nothing as the lines between the law was blurred, it was mostly because the krays would look after the area, nobody would be robbed or attacked, they policed it.

[@michaelharrison3602]

In the early days they were both homosexual They used to bum each other 😂

[@jimmyoconnell2734]

Both of them got kicked out of newcastle

[@michaelharrison3602]

An😢Liverpool and Manchester and Glasgow and pretty much every city they tried to move in on😂

[@Fultonfalcons86]

So the writer used them to advance his own career hmm that should have been a crime in itself........

[@janiceleighton7348]

Charity for whoooo

[@Thejoker-im1xn]

Charlie is definitely on some sort of drug! Watch his jaw swing lol

[@MrSmith246]

You can’t say definitely without definitely knowing 🤦‍♂️

[@kenjack6674]

Charlie was on the Nose candy me thinks !!! So Charlie was on the Charlie ...

[@keepgoing1973]

I wish I had canine hearing.

[@danmoran485]

Me too. And the same sense of smell. Doglike senses would be really useful.

[@thisismyrealname2860]

​@@danmoran485 dogs are bothered by fake chemical scents, way too much of that stuff around these days

[@michaelharrison3602]

The police would raid card games and pocket any money that was on the tables

[@Quasimodo1957]

The Pirahna Brothers.

[@seanhogan9067]

These clowns would get straight BANGED OUT today

[@prochoicenotantivax119]

Your joking surely the plastic gangsters would get destroyed by these two

[@janiceleighton7348]

Umm cliff

[@Jackie.23.]

They were drafted into the army they couldnt handle that that says it all have a nice day and dont stray down the wrong path 1 thing my dad drumed into us is you live by the sword you die by the sword he was ex forces and knew the bad guys up in manchester back in the day but my dad said its not the way to go in life with the kray films ppl just big them up end of

[@patkearney9320]

Snap that is the bottom line your Dad was correct, it's true men like your Dad that made the sacrifices for family.

[@Jackie.23.]

@@patkearney9320 Thanks so much pat respect you for that 😀 have a goodnight

[@Jackie.23.]

You do 🧍‍♂️ the test of time haha 😄 your reply tks babe for you ❣❣❣ 🤣🤣 laters 💜

[@tonyb2337]

Is the old news reporter drunk, British or both?

[@eronicava3724]

Better than those two idiots

[@annepollock8306]

Tony B. Why would you think he was drunk?

[@tonyb2337]

@@annepollock8306 His speech seemed slurred and difficult to me.

[@ericjones8191]

Is there a difference?

[@chmartin444]

Look at the state of the East end now totally ruined.

[@mrkipling2201]

Agreed.

[@Smokeyr67]

And it started going down the drain when “gangsters” sponsored crime.

[@davidsnuggs7623]

Vultures

[@robertamcalorum9535]

If they had never got caught the situation would have definitely got a lot worse..more family’s dealt a bad hand..just for even saying the wrong word never mind saying the wrong sentence..yes by all means they were nice boys but deadly ones at that as behind their smiles they were deadly..

[@mikefake4743]

What the hell is that reporter wearing?

[@rdwaldsaxe-coburg666]

MPF 892D Cortina m1 red w

[@AliKhan-ue1ry]

The krays could have been like british mafia. They got too big and they messed it up

[@eronicava3724]

Not Mafia like hoodlums mate

[@chaos9447]

Ronnie kray messed it up all by himself, loose cannon that gay guy...

[@christophirelad9636]

@@eronicava3724 what do we call todays lot then?

[@eronicava3724]

@@christophirelad9636 losers in this age of wealth still crooked. Once glorified time to call a stick a stick

[@johnclegg4993]

They were not clever enough.

[@trevordoocey9958]

Hi there guys its trev dec singer songwriter can you please help me out with some pictures of the krays please get back to me thanks trev dec

[@rdwaldsaxe-coburg666]

ABANDONED hoarders Austin car graveyard - abandoned places uk

[@michaelharrison3602]

Ronnie Hart grased up his own cousins and friends so much for old school values 😂

[@janiceleighton7348]

May be was was not that mentally ill after all

[@zeusdavis8261]

All these old gangsters never said a bad word about em when they was alive as soon as they died they all changed tune 🤣😂 and most the people commenting on this didn't have no actual first hand experience with the krays it's all here say. Go through the interviews and documentarys and when they was alive no one said not one bad word about em that sez to me They was more that the real deal is what it is

[@richardgordon2855]

They were terrified of the RICHARDSON GANG.

[@prochoicenotantivax119]

Don't agree

[@topcat4643]

London today would be a far safer place if the kray family was still around policing….FACT?.

[@beakycole8679]

Be a far gayer place

[@clairmichelle]

I agree!

[@michaelharrison3602]

Pure fiction

[@rusty5078]

Erm, definitely not fact. Do you even live in London? I'm from Stepney and the old timers would tell you something totally different. Chances are you would never even have falled afoul of the Krays back in the day but you would have thought it was a nice safe place because of that and you would be very very wrong.

[@rusty5078]

Oh and btw, if they tried to rule the east end like this today, it wouldn't be more than an hour before some little wannabe yardie is riding by on his stolen 50cc scooter shooting them dead. Anyone who doubts that, doesn't live in London 🤣

[@jackdillon7597]

Winning someone like those two again to run these f******Street

[@lahtal1]

Lovely boys especially the one with big muscles 😍

[@michaelharrison3602]

Ooh you are awful

[@jackdillon7597]

It used to be safe back then

[@michaelharrison3602]

Jack i was stabbed in1964 at the age of 13.my offence i walked down the wrong street

[@ladyhonor822]

Philadelphia USA 🇺🇸☦️⛪⚔️👑🐦🧶🥞🧵🦐🏏🦗🚢🦞🇺🇦

[@jasonjennings4349]

Little limeys runnings around in their Knickers

[@Nigelsmom2136]

Dinsdale!!!!!!!!!+

[@reborn7774]

He was a double gangster....GG Gay Gangster

[@mattylee777]

Proper GANGSTER'S,even in today's society.

[@michaelsampson2582]

Are you still on heroin

[@mattylee777]

Splash mi boots Mick,3rd floor,got told u were dead,NAR clean going on 3yrs, PEACE

[@mattylee777]

@@michaelsampson2582 u still ain't replied as u asked if I was still on smack,nar over 2yrs, splash mi boots mic,bet ur still same living just in a different area,might like Beeston probably.And the same old,same old, junkies,piss eds AND REST,I feel 4 ya as did then,laters splash mi boots mic

[@mattylee777]

Or and ur flats like B4 a free 4 all,And ur famous saying she u walked through 1st thing through ur door(WOTTOOOOOO)pissing mi Self as I type this/that

[@alexpsk1784]

nothing compares to mexican cartels and italian mafia ..

[@prochoicenotantivax119]

Hardly

[@lulusmith4877]

Yes they had murdered a couple of men but the horrendous murders of young women and children are alot more vicious stabbed decapitated burnt abused young innocent human beings the Krays didn't deserve that sentence and to die in prison. 😮

[@johnclegg4993]

More than a couple, couple know about.

[@michellejames1462]

The twins were put in jail for far too long and I for one think it was wrong the amount of time they had to spend in jail was I think criminal others got 15 or 17 years why even if the court would have given the twins 20 years that would have been enough Rest in Peace Ronnie and Reg I hope your happy together where ever you are you are both LEGENDS and always will be the Kray twins will always be spoken about long long after there death xxx

[@mrkipling2201]

Agreed. Especially when you consider that paedophiles and terrorists sometimes serve half the time that the Krays did.

[@steveguitarman1488]

I agree that the sentence was too long .. I think they were more violent than necessary but they attacked crooks.. they didn't attack anyone vulnerable... And neither did they ever bully anyone vulnerable!! They never mugged old people.. They were never cruel to homeless people.. they never harmed animals.. so if you really put it into perspective.. there are people far worse than them!!

[@Smokeyr67]

They should never have been allowed to leave HM’s hotel, even in death. They where murderers, nothing more.

[@MrPARKERSBIRD]

They were getting too big. They had to go away for good.

[@Dan_1348]

They should have been put to death

[@arthurcholmes9388]

No granny bashing in East end when Krays looked after the streets...

[@Smokeyr67]

Unless the Krays boys did it…

[@christophirelad9636]

@@Smokeyr67 they didnt touch grannies or working class

[@Smokeyr67]

@@christophirelad9636 Apart from the boys they raped, the shopkeepers they extorted money from etc etc.

[@Naludaking819]

The glorified unibrow broz

[@prochoicenotantivax119]

Am sure you would have told them that to there face

[@Naludaking819]

@@prochoicenotantivax119 and im sure u wouldn’t talk like that to me in person either

[@damygeebo]

Shoulda had subtitles for this. Half the people can't even speak proper english!

[@prochoicenotantivax119]

It's called an accent

[@CHAOTICREATIONS]

I feel like I am listening to a bunch of old farts who are "gangster wannabe's" and are dissapointed that they weren't as popular

[@HIFIKOOL]

@michael leitch they were hard in a group, 1 on 1 they weren't so tough

[@justjones5430]

Yep. The Richardsons were the successful mob in London in those days.

[@prochoicenotantivax119]

Am sure you would tell them this to there face you brave man

[@Smokeyr67]

@@prochoicenotantivax119 I wouldn’t have a problem doing that.

[@theriddick2735]

Ah, i miss the days when London was London and not a black face in sight. Back when it really was a great country, and the England team didn't look like they could qualify for the African Cup of Nations. We're second-class citizens in our own country and we'll never get it back!

[@HIFIKOOL]

Your country, lol, you dont even own your house but somehow you seem to own a country, you stole other countries and now your country has been stolen, ain't karma a beach 🤣

[@michaelharrison3602]

I'm in my mid seventies and I can't remember a time when there wasn't a black face in London the first mass immigration took place in 1948 with the windrush i went to primary and secondary schools with African West Indian and Asian kids The UK has always had lots of immigrants especially the east end and any where else there was a port

[@michaelharrison3602]

@@HIFIKOOL you're totally right and I'm about as English as they come my family were from London back as far as I could trace ive gone back as far as the 17th century

[@theodoremason6344]

@@michaelharrison3602 that's amazing some of your ancestors may have gone to Shakespeare plays first time round. What lines of work were they in? My father traced are family back to the 17th Century. We are Northerners and predominantly worked in cotton mills and later as shop keepers.

[@michaelharrison3602]

@@HIFIKOOL I'm a white English man but ive got to agree with what you say 'what goes around comes around'

[@davebayliss3142]

Zzzzz talk about flogging a dead horse

[@prochoicenotantivax119]

Why are you here then

[@robramsay6408]

Real gangsters dont spend all there lifes in prison or live of a name lets be relatively honest here.

[@funbomb1102]

FACT, fact and ? Are contradictory 😂