ONE Life: The Trouble with Being Lee - BBC 1
Manchester has some of the worst crime rates in Britain. PC Lance Thomas is part of a new operation called Embrace that targets its worst young offenders. Lee, 15 and his mates drink cheap vodka and have a reputation for getting drunk, burgling houses and stealing cars. Lee can’t afford to get arrested again, he could end up in prison. He also knows that Lance will hound him. Although Lee decided to turn his back on crime, it isn’t so easy to leave behind his reputation.
Pick of the day…The Independent
“Our tactics are somewhat aggressive. They have been described as suffocating, as harassment. But at the end of the day they are not going to commit crimes on these estates. The game’s over. It’s a tribute to the skills of the Director that the relationship between copper and surly trouble maker holds our attention for 45 minutes when there is little in the way of a narrative arc here, simply a question: can Lance keep Lee out of trouble? Some unexpectedly funny moments help”…Programme of the Day, The Sunday Telegraph
