Stop, Search, Seize (Sky1)

lcstress2012

jmreire wrote: »

He represented everything that was wrong with putting a would be bully in uniform, and giving him a badge and authority. I'd hazard a bet that he does not behave like that in civilian life.....he would be put in his place very quick.:)

I work in Dublin airport and see Bruce a lot dealing with passengers. His manner in the show is exactly the as he handles passengers in real airport life. He’s the perfect customs officer, not soft and takes no s***!

fritzelly

lcstress2012 wrote: »

I work in Dublin airport and see Bruce a lot dealing with passengers. His manner in the show is exactly the as he handles passengers in real airport life. He’s the perfect customs officer, not soft and takes no s***!

Well hello Bruce and welcome to the thread

Atlantic Dawn

lcstress2012 wrote: »

I work in Dublin airport and see Bruce a lot dealing with passengers. His manner in the show is exactly the as he handles passengers in real airport life. He’s the perfect customs officer, not soft and takes no s***!

But I don't see it as beneficial in getting results, if I came across him I'd basically become a complete pr!ck if he came at me with that attitude, give respect get respect.

RocketRaccoon

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Yeah the lad at Shannon had a totally different approach compared to that other little bollix, he was good at getting information out of people by just chatting to them in a casual manner.

The lad in Shannon is sound, just a really nice man.

Sexual Chocolate

Riamfada wrote: »

Where did Bruce go ? Who is this new guy . I dont like it my friend.

He's still there. Just not dealing with the public as much from what I could see when I was working in T1 last summer.

thenightman

I saw him last summer when I was coming home from the states, he was standing by the nothing to declare area there before you go out to arrivals. I said "howya Bruce" to him as I passed and he had a face on him like thunder haha!

corks finest

.red. wrote: »

He was brilliant, winding up the old ladies coming from Lourdes, asking if they'd filled the holy water bottles with vodka.
He got the same results, doing the same job, but polar opposites.
Bruce was just a bully with a badge, that he loved to show at every opportunity

Don't think so,I enjoyed watching him,for anyone who travelled extensively other countries custom's ppl are ignoramuses compared to Bruce,ie US

jmreire

corks finest wrote: »

Don't think so,I enjoyed watching him,for anyone who travelled extensively other countries custom's ppl are ignoramuses compared to Bruce,ie US

I've traveled quite a lot too, and for sure you will meet much worse than Bruce, but that's no standard to aim for. He is just a bully boy in a uniform, and is definitely not the first impression we want to give to visitors. How come every other Custom's officers we have can behave much more humanely, and still get the job done??? Square peg in a round hole...:cool:

Atlantic Dawn

At 1pm today Pick are showing the first 5 episodes of Series 1.

DopeTech

Still showing series 1 on sky witness. I’m embarrassed to be from the country where this was made. Did nobody watch it back before it aired?

AndrewJRenko

Bruce is the reason why Revenue/ Customs weren’t involved in Series 2. His biggest problem was his communication skills.

Ramasun

Do they deliberately not show seizure of anything on this show?

Looks like harassing innocent tourists mostly.

corks finest

Colourful chap alright,I enjoyed him TBH,

Annoying at times but sure it's TV

Doubt he's anywhere like that in real life,

He'd get a slap in Cork airport I reckon.

Galwayguy35

" I didn't ask you dat"

"No problem buddy"

"Ok my friend"

Never saw him at the airport anytime I was there, he must be retired now.

AndyBoBandy

I saw him a few times back in the day when I was flying on an almost weekly basis….

Even just seeing him in the flesh you’d definitely get a sense of Napoleon syndrome wafting off him…

he always had a look on him like he knew almost everyone was smuggling drugs in around him, but he just didn’t know who it was….. and that he was the last line of defence for the entire country but wasn’t appreciated enough for his efforts…. In his eyes he’s the most important person in the airport.

if you watch the show, you’ll notice that almost every time he ‘puts on the Bruce show’, he’ll have a little glance at the camera first to make sure he’s being filmed….

esicorty

I see the best of Bruce is on you tube, no one else just wall to wall Bruce. He looks even more silly today.

corks finest

Era harmless

AndrewJRenko

It’s being repeated on one of the UK channels, Dave?, these days, so you can get your fill of Bruce there.