THE DETECTIVES: TAKING DOWN AN OCG

***** BAFTA WINNER 2024 : Best Factual Cinematography *****

‘The absolute control of Rochdale’s criminal underworld is portrayed in harrowing detail.’

MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS

‘A fascinating insight into police work on the edge’ THE GUARDIAN

‘Gripping three part fly on the wall documentary’ THE SUN

**** ‘Gritty and gripping’ THE DAILY MAIL

FILMED & DIRECTED BY: Benedict Sanderson

SERIES PRODUCER: Louise Malkinson

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Morgan Matthews, Sophie Jones, Kate Collier

COLOURIST: Tim O’Brien, Evolutions

MINNOW FILMS for BBC 2 2023

Five years in the making, this BBC series follows a small specialist police unit over the course of an extraordinary operation to bring down one of Manchester’s most violent & notorious crime groups: The Adam OCG. 

When a man is attacked with an axe on a Rochdale estate and a local gang member emerges as the main suspect, a small team of specialist police officers launches an investigation into the attempted murder. As the operation unfolds, detectives uncover a sophisticated criminal network involved in large-scale drug-dealing, widespread grooming of children to deal drugs, witness intimidation, money laundering, and kidnapping - but it soon becomes clear that bringing the gang to justice will not be easy. 

All three films available on BBC I-Player.