Using the latest technology, each meticulously researched episode blends cinematic re-enactments with exclusive interviews from experts and family members – many speaking for the first time on camera – bringing these gripping stories to life like never before.
The series uncovers never-before-seen details about the lives and times of these legendary figures, including Al Capone, Stephanie St Clair, Billy Kimber and The Real Peaky Blinders, Billy Hill and The Krays.
EPISODE 1 - AL CAPONE
The incredible story of legendary Chicago gangster Al Capone’s meteoric rise and catastrophic fall, featuring the never-before-seen testimony of family members and exclusive interviews with the world’s leading Capone experts.
EPISODE 2 - THE REAL PEAKY BLINDERS
Uncovering the men who were the real-life inspiration for the BBC smash hit series of the same name. Exploding myths, uncovering rumour and using expert testimony to get at the truth of these men who ruled the midlands.
EPISODE 3 - STEPHANIE ST CLAIR
An unprecedented deep dive into Stephanie St Clair, the woman they called The Queen of Harlem, who ran the city’s numbers rackets and faced off against all rivals without ever breaking a sweat.
EPISODE 4 - BILLY HILL & THE KRAYS
Billy Hill, the Godfather of London, the man who taught the infamous Kray Twins everything they knew, gets his turn in the spotlight alongside, for the first time ever, an exclusive interview with Hill’s only son, Justin.