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British Scandal

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Scandal, Alice Levine, Great Britain, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, British, England, History, Matt Forde, Documentary

4.5 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Howard Marks has just imported enough Colombian weed to get every person in the UK stoned. He’s at the peak of his trafficking career and he’s never been prouder. Perhaps he’ll even retire. Howard celebrates the win with a sherry. But he’s barely a sip in when a man appears in front of him with some bad news: Howard's under arrest.

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0:00.0	Just to let you know this episode contains very strong language.
0:02.9	Please be advised.
0:04.4	Matt I've been waiting for hours. You're never late. What was going on?
0:14.4	I'm sorry, I mean, it's the most incredible story. You're not going to believe it.
0:17.7	Yeah, I mean, I did see photos online. You had a big night out last night I presume.
0:22.8	No, no, no, no, no, no.
0:24.8	I went out for dinner, just went to get a salad as I always do.
0:27.8	I get kidnapped by MI5.
0:29.4	Right, yeah.
0:30.4	Then, I mean the van it gets rolled over by these gangsters who then bundle me out of the truck
0:34.8	They execute everyone right and then I make a break for it and then Al Qaeda get involved
0:41.8	Al Qaeda Al Qaeda okay. Al-Qaeda.
0:43.0	The Al-Qaeda.
0:44.0	And then I managed to somehow get away from then this one.
0:47.0	And I've just been walking through the night.
0:49.0	I mean, I think they left me somewhere outside of Leeds and I've just walked down the motorway to get here.
0:53.4	Okay, a bit of advice that somebody told me, only tell a lie as big as you need.
0:58.4	So friend to friend, eye to eye, did you just lie to me?
1:02.0	Okay, I didn't have a... Why to why did you just lie to me?
1:07.0	Okay, I didn't have a salad. It was a kebab.
1:14.5	August 1977, Kaleini, Ireland. Judy Lane sinks into an armchair,
1:17.0	puts her feet up on the stall in front of her.
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