24 Hours in Police Custody - Channel 4

gmisk

This series back tonight on channel 4.....brilliant first episode you couldn't make it up!

gmisk

New episode of this on now....not an easy watch it's about a woman being sexually assaulted, pretty sobering stuff

Teepinaw

Did you see the one about the wealthy orthopaedic surgeon last week. A Meath man.

TimHorton

It was mighty . What an dick ,

Teepinaw

TimHorton wrote: »

It was mighty . What an dick ,

So pompous.

Did you read up about what he said and did when the judge was sentencing him. I wish I had a small portion of his arrogance.

He was a surgeon. I guess to be a surgeon, you have to have unbelievable self-belief. (But not to say you should break the law!)

Berserker

Teepinaw wrote: »

So pompous.

Did you read up about what he said and did when the judge was sentencing him. I wish I had a small portion of his arrogance

Watched this tonight. What a complete and utter fool. He was a general surgeon for the record and he wasn't wealthy. He didn't have a pot to pee in.

Wheety

I was surprised his salary was less than £90k.

His arrogance was his downfall. Presumed the insurance would just pay out, no questions.

Loved the cop standing next to the fire place.

He went down for more than just that though. Mortgage fraud too.

Stevecw

Great show pretty much every week. Often shocked by how lenient the sentences are in the end though.
Last Mondays as said above was even more interesting than usual as it involved a surgeon from Meath.
I saw it Monday and was amazed by him, what a horrible arrogant fecker thought he was above the law! Even his solicitor seemed to hate him!
Rewatched it again this evening with the wife as she hadn't seen it. Still amazed by his arrogance, and glad someone for once on this did get a proper sentence.

trixiebust

Watched this earlier. What a plonker, came from a very privileged background & thought he could outsmart everyone. Pompous prick.

Taking photos of the so called stolen items after they were supposed to have been robbed!

Teepinaw

He didn't even get to hear his sentence because he was shouting at the judge!! and had to be lead away. I'd say he's getting on well in prison.

Great show.

I couldn't believe how things unravelled in the episode about the child porn. That was crazy. And yes, the sentences seemed to be lenient too.

Teepinaw

Wheety wrote: »

Loved the cop standing next to the fire place.


That was hilarious

gmisk

That guy from Meath had a serious Patrick Bateman vibe....gave me shudders.

Teepinaw

gmisk wrote: »

That guy from Meath had a serious Patrick Bateman vibe....gave me shudders.

Wonder what the story is with the estate in Meath? Is that his Irish home?

funnyname

https://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2019/01/24/4168247-maseratidriving-surgeon-jailed-for-eight-years-for-major-mortgage-fraud-and-insurance-scam/

gmisk

Teepinaw wrote: »

Wonder what the story is with the estate in Meath? Is that his Irish home?

I think it was his parents based on what I saw in show.
Odd they didnt mention the mortgage fraud in the show as well.

realdanbreen

The GPS location showing the photo of the fireplace having been taken in Co Meath wos what done for him Gov.

Wheety

realdanbreen wrote: »

The GPS location showing the photo of the fireplace having been taken in Co Meath wos what done for him Gov.

He didn't even know about Exif data. Police didn't even have to get forensics on. Just right click and properties. Date they were taken was 3 months after the 'burglary'.

Berserker

realdanbreen wrote: »

The GPS location showing the photo of the fireplace having been taken in Co Meath wos what done for him Gov.

The other items which were listed as stolen which they found in his basement didn't help him. The police were probably laughing at him behind the scenes. A child would have done a better job. Must of thought that nobody would have questioned him because of his title. Would be very interested to see how that case would play out over here, given the level of apathy that exists in the legal system towards insurance fraud.

gmisk

Wheety wrote: »

He didn't even know about Exif data. Police didn't even have to get forensics on. Just right click and properties. Date they were taken was 3 months after the 'burglary'.

But that fireplace was a set of two.....:rolleyes:
and he had 3 of those drinks cabinets....all identical apparently.

realdanbreen

Berserker wrote: »

The other items which were listed as stolen which they found in his basement didn't help him. The police were probably laughing at him behind the scenes. A child would have done a better job.

Hang on, you're being a bit harsh on him. He did after all have two and three of most items that were stolen but the thieves only stole one of each!

Teepinaw

Has anyone got a picture of DC Dave Brecknock beside the fireplace, for a laugh?

Wheety

gmisk wrote: »

But that fireplace was a set of two.....:rolleyes:
and he had 3 of those drinks cabinets....all identical apparently.

The French are masters of flat pack.

Full of bull!

When they asked if they could look in the cellar and he said no, he has stuff in there that he doesn't want people to see. Yeah, the stolen goods!

Also, his last stab at getting away with it* when they addressed him as Dr and he turns to his solicitor and says "I've been addressed incorrectly"

*I'm sure he tried every trick after the program seeing as it took 2 trials.

gmisk

realdanbreen wrote: »

Hang on, you're being a bit harsh on him. He did after all have two and three of most items that were stolen but the thieves only stole one of each!

Plus they didnt take any of his wifes jewellery.
Oh and they took apart a huge fireplace in the basement to take it out and steal it.

Wheety

Just thinking of when the cops arrived in Ireland and there was no one at the station.

Then when they found some evidence, they broke out the Viscount biscuits. :rolleyes:

trixiebust

Teepinaw wrote: »

gmisk wrote: »

That guy from Meath had a serious Patrick Bateman vibe....gave me shudders.

Wonder what the story is with the estate in Meath? Is that his Irish home?

Family home. Daddy was a famous surgeon,his brother is a GP too.

Berserker

The episode was full of great little moments. Laughed out loud when he asked the officer for her pen. Did anyone else catch that moment in the interview--(I think it was sometime around the "I'd like to go home now "point, when he addressed the two female officers as "Girls"?

Teepinaw wrote: »

Has anyone got a picture of DC Dave Brecknock beside the fireplace, for a laugh?

Searching high and low but I can't find it on Google.

gmisk

Berserker wrote: »

The episode was full of great little moments. Laughed out loud when he asked the officer for her pen. Did anyone else catch that moment in the interview--(I think it was sometime around the "I'd like to go home now "point, when he addressed the two female officers as "Girls"?



Searching high and low but I can't find it on Google.

There were some on twitter definitely
See below
https://twitter.com/jordan_ward12/status/1115364900199698432

GBX

Saw it last night. Wow, what a prick he was. Glad he got done. He'll get rinsed in prison!

Teepinaw

It was on Gogglebox just there.

Hilarious viewing.

Yamanoto

This guy deserves his own meme.

McGrath wasn't in the dock to hear the number of years he must serve behind bars. Halfway through the sentencing, he shouted at the judge "You suppressed the information. You have abused your power as a judge."

McGrath said the jury had not heard the truth and went on: "You talk to me as if I am a child. Shame on you."

He then told Judge Mensah "You are an abusive, racist and terrible person. Shame on you for suppressing the truth."

Oat23

Although 24 hours is a great show, it usually leaves you sad, depressed and angry at the end because of the stories they follow. After watching it for a few years it's nice to have such a satisfying episode.


Brecknock standing next to the fire place in Meath had us rolling. It's just a shame the 'girls' didn't show him that picture while he was lecturing them on the French having invented flat pack.

Mr E

I hadn't seen this before but I just watched the McGrath episode. It was great TV.

He was so smug and it was wonderful to see him caught out.

I'll be watching more of this.

Berserker

Oat23 wrote: »

Brecknock standing next to the fire place in Meath had us rolling. It's just a shame the 'girls' didn't show him that picture while he was lecturing them on the French having invented flat pack.

Don't misquote him. They are masters of it. Didn't say that they invented it.

OmegaGene wrote: »

I’ve been watching this for a few years but I missed the last episode and it sounds like a cracker, 4OD for me later I think

Best one I've seen in ages and I love 24H. It's mandatory viewing, along with Taskmaster, for us.

Oat23

Berserker wrote: »

Don't misquote him. They are masters of it. Didn't say that they invented it.

Invented.
https://streamable.com/jrfhu

Tipsy McSwagger

The guy reminded me of Jeremy from Paths to Freedom

gmisk

OmegaGene wrote: »

I’ve been watching this for a few years but I missed the last episode and it sounds like a cracker, 4OD for me later I think

It's a must watch, then again this series in particular has been brilliant!

Berserker

gmisk wrote: »

It's a must watch, then again this series in particular has been brilliant!

The one where the guy was shipping drugs in from the continent last week was very good. Experienced criminal and you could see he was trying to figure out what the cops had on him when they were questioning him. Real cat and mouse stuff.

spurious

The episode where they found the woman's body with her throat slashed and arrested her odd eccentric partner initially was very good.

It was the first episode of the last series before this one.

gmisk

OmegaGene wrote: »

Caught up with the latest episode this evening, jaysus lads he’s a bit thick isn’t he but it was good viewing and I then watched U.K. gogglebox where the episode also featured and the reactions from them were hilarious
8 long years to think about that f*ck up now lol, imagining him in prison is making me laugh

He was also convicted for fairly serious mortgage fraud hence the sentence being so long.
Its a terrific series no doubt.

Vic_08

OmegaGene wrote: »

Just reading over some of the newspaper reports over a cuppa, the judge said the The offences were sophisticated, detailed, well planned and carried out over a long period of time

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.thesun.co.uk/news/8817985/doctor-accuses-cop-fraud-24-hours-police-custody/amp/

If he was half as sophisticated as he was arrogant he might have gotten away with it.

Your average junkie housebreaker is better at hiding their tracks than this clown.

spurious

Something very sad about the way many people are living in the latest one, about the Lithuanian woman.

Berserker

spurious wrote: »

Something very sad about the way many people are living in the latest one, about the Lithuanian woman.

Hard watch that one. Watched it last week.

TimHorton

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x75lfmn The Detective And The Surgeon

Full episode of Insurance Fraudster Irish Surgeon Anthony McGrath

TimHorton

OmegaGene wrote: »

ah i thought there was a new series :-(
all previous episodes are on 4OD, ive watched them all twice now and the early ones arent as dark

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/24-hours-in-police-custody/episode-guide

They are NOT on 4OD now called All4 , Only episode playable is the repeat that was shown the other night that has only 26 days left to view.

gmisk

Really excellent special episode last two nights called murder in the woods

jellybear

Just refreshing this as there's a new double bill of this. Just watching the second part now. Should be available on More4 and definitely worth a watch!!

Luckycharm

jellybear wrote: »

Just refreshing this as there's a new double bill of this. Just watching the second part now. Should be available on More4 and definitely worth a watch!!

Have to say never disliked anyone as much the Lady from this episode

cefh17

Luckycharm wrote: »

Have to say never disliked anyone as much the Lady from this episode

Haven't seen this one yet, but did you see the one with the Irish fella claiming he had been robbed at his country house?

punisher5112

Absolutely love watching this the 2 part one on tonight is absolutely cracking, you just don't expect what happens.

Atlantic Dawn

The next most recent one about the drug import gang is great too, it's up on All4.

spurious

Atlantic Dawn wrote:

The next most recent one about the drug import gang is great too, it's up on All4.

Great series. The camera discovery in that case is a real moment.

Your one in the latest one is a right piece of work.