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CONTENTS

Act One

• Forward 5-7
• Introduction 8-9

• Influences Media & Books 10-19
• Family Life Dad’s war & The Peaky Blinders 20-31
• Shop worker to Police Officer 31-35

Act Two 1980 – 1985 The Uniform Years

• 1980 Induction – Bourneville Lane Police Station 37-40

• Police Training College Ryton-On-Dunsmore 40-62
• Local Procedure Course 63
• D1 – Divisional HQ – Queens Road Police Station 63-64
• D3 Erdington Sub Division – Policing the community 64-77
• 1981 The Prison Officers Dispute 77-86
• Home Again - Back to to frontline 86-89

• Doctor death 89-93
• Summer 1981 Handsworth Riots Mk I 94-95
• An evil, sick and twisted child killer 95-100
• Christmas copper 100
• 1982 – End of probation back to Ryton 101-102
• 1983 – Accident Enquiry Squad – new challenge 103-104
• November 1983 i – Promotion exam passed 105

• November 1983 ii – Beat officer Bennett 105-110
• February 1984 – A tragedy close to home 110-111
• March 1984 – 85 A year of the miners strike 112-120
• April 1984 – Murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher 120-125
• And the beat goes on. . . 125-131
• October 1984 – Brighton Hotel Bombing 132-133

• December 1984 – Police driver Bennett 134
• 1985 – Public speaker Bennett 134
• May 1985 – Tragedy and violence at football 134-146
• Summer 1985 – Acting Sergeant duties 146-147
• Career criminals and armed robbery up close 147-152
• September 1985 – Handsworth Riots MkII 152-161
• 1985 – the murder of PC Keith Blakelock 161-162 Page2