3. Sleeping Tiger
Gangster
BBC
4.7 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 20 March 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Two Hong Kong nationals are arrested in Southampton after guns are found in a vehicle. One of them speaks to police, revealing that a flourishing protection racket is operating right under their noses. He also provides the name of their gang leader – Georgie Pai. Hampshire Constabulary sets up a Triad squad but quickly encounters a wall of silence. The terrified community fears not only for themselves but also for their relatives back in Hong Kong.
Four hundred miles away in Glasgow, detectives hear similar reports of businesses being extorted and they hear that name again… Georgie Pai. He’s now on the radar of police across the country and under scrutiny from immigration authorities. But as his criminal empire grows, he forgets to renew his tourist visa. Georgie Pai is deported back to Hong Kong for the first time, but even in exile, he continues pulling the strings.
Presenter: Livvy Haydock Series Producer: Hayley Mortimer Technical Producer: Richard Hannaford Producers: Patrick Kiteley & Matt Toulson Fixer in Hong Kong: Michelle Chan Music: Andy Simms and Reliable Source Music Journalism Assistants: Hattie Valentine & Ellie Dover Commissioning Producer: Sam Proffitt  Commissioning Executive: Lorraine Okuefuna and Louise Kattenhorn Commissioning Editor: Richard Maddock Editor and Executive Producer: Clare Fordham
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | An early start here. It's time to kick off. |
| 0:10.0 | Your day. Morning! |
| 0:11.9 | What a line-up. |
| 0:13.3 | Oh, thanks very much. We do get some great guests on the show. |
| 0:16.1 | The crowd is loving this. |
| 0:18.3 | Thanks, guys. Thank you. Too kind. |
| 0:20.2 | From morning chaos to match day commentary. |
| 0:23.6 | And everything in between. |
| 0:25.0 | BBC Sounds packed with personality. |
| 0:28.8 | New episodes drop every Friday, wherever you get your BBC podcast. |
| 0:33.9 | But if you want them first before anywhere else and trust me you do head over to the BBC |
| 0:40.8 | sounds app and search gangster you're about to listen to Gangster the story of Georgie Pye |
| 0:49.0 | episodes will be released weekly wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:01.1 | If you're in the UK, you can listen to the whole series right now, first on BBC Sounds. |
| 1:03.1 | A quick warning. |
| 1:07.2 | This episode contains some descriptions of violence. Southampton January |
| 1:13.6 | 1976. Two police officers are on shift on the Western Esplanade. |
| 1:21.6 | Rain sweeps in from the solent as they edge along the parked cars, checking door handles, looking |
| 1:29.3 | for abandoned vehicles. |
| 1:31.3 | A door opens, a car left unlocked. |
| 1:35.3 | One of the officers picks up a binoculars case. |
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