Interview #26 | Danni Brooke (Former Undercover Cop)

British Murders with Stuart Blues

Stuart Blues

True Crime

4.7 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

I welcome former undercover cop Danni Brooke to the show in this interview episode.⁣

For over a decade, Danni was one of the most effective female undercover cops in the UK, one of a minimal number of women in the Met’s elite unit. She was so successful at taking down criminals that she was seconded to forces around the country.

Whether infiltrating organized crime gangs or disrupting drug supply lines, Danni played the innocent Essex girl, fooling even the most suspicious villains, using her quick wits to keep her out of trouble. She loved the job, but the pressures of her work and trying to balance the long hours with being a mother, were to take a toll on her personal life.

Now retired as a police officer, Danni has enjoyed a successful television career and is booked as a keynote speaker for various corporate events.

Danni is also famed for her role as a Hunter on 'Hunted' and 'Celebrity Hunted' for Channel 4.

In her memoir, 'The Girl for the Job', Danni reveals why she left the police, how she found a new career (and love) on C4’s 'Hunted', and why the thrill of covert work still pulls her into private investigations.

'The Girl for the Job' was released on March 2, 2023, and is available to purchase here:

The Girl for the Job | Pan Macmillan

For all things British Murders, please visit my website:

https://www.britishmurders.com/

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0:00.0	You are now listening to British Friends.
0:03.5	Let's go ahead.
0:04.6	Podcast.
0:18.7	One thing I was going to ask you before we get going.
0:23.2	Because you were an undercover cop,
0:25.3	is Danny Brooke your real name?
0:26.1	Yes.
0:26.8	Well, Danielle.
0:27.9	Danielle, yeah.
0:29.6	How can that be, though?
0:32.5	Because I spoke to an undercover cop previously, Shea Doyle.
0:37.9	And he, like, is proper secretive, like, we didn't even do video call and it's a fake name and stuff how can you go about using your real name?
0:40.6	It's preference.
0:41.3	It's up to you.
0:42.5	Like I just think if I'm putting my face out there, I did hunted and everything else.
0:46.8	I'm like, well, I've done it.
0:47.9	So there's no point me trying to pretend I'm now someone else.
0:52.3	That would just just get confusing.
0:56.2	And I always kind of thing as well,
0:58.0	like because of the time we live in and the day and age we live in, you know, everything's online.
1:00.1	If you want to find someone, you'll find them.
1:01.8	Like, it's not that difficult.
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