As C4's controversial police drama airs tonight, a former senior officer at the Met talks about his role as adviser
Brian Paddick, once at the heart of the Metropolitan police during some of the most contentious and high-profile operations of recent years, is now helping to steer a radical new TV treatment of the force, directed by the Oscar-winning Danny Boyle.
Paddick, now a peer, is a key adviser on Babylon, which goes out tonight on Channel 4. The drama, starring James Nesbitt, comes at a time of renewed scrutiny of London's police, following the conviction last week of the officer involved in the Plebgate scandal and continuing investigations into police relations with the tabloid press.
Boyle, the film and theatre director who masterminded the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony, has chosen the Met as the subject for his first major venture in TV. Babylon aims to blur the boundaries both...
Brian Paddick, once at the heart of the Metropolitan police during some of the most contentious and high-profile operations of recent years, is now helping to steer a radical new TV treatment of the force, directed by the Oscar-winning Danny Boyle.
Paddick, now a peer, is a key adviser on Babylon, which goes out tonight on Channel 4. The drama, starring James Nesbitt, comes at a time of renewed scrutiny of London's police, following the conviction last week of the officer involved in the Plebgate scandal and continuing investigations into police relations with the tabloid press.
Boyle, the film and theatre director who masterminded the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony, has chosen the Met as the subject for his first major venture in TV. Babylon aims to blur the boundaries both...
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