Jack Bryan is a young father, shop steward and steel worker who experiences the pain of redundancy just before Christmas and the impending birth of his second child in the late 1970s. Caught in the decline of British Industries, he joins the police at a time when that organisation is also in a state of rapid change.
For the next 30 years Jack witnesses, first-hand, some of the most important events in late 20th century, British social history...
- the race riots of the early 80s
- the miners' strike of 84-85
- and the decimation of British Industries due to both globalisation and Thatcher
Coupled with all this, Jack finds himself entering a world which very few people get to know... a kind of psychotic Narnia that is governed by its own rules.
In the telling of this story, Jack reveals to his audiences the reality of this parallel world whilst weaving in moments of levity from a perspective that isn't often heard. The results are both grittily honest, totally enlightening, hilariously funny and hugely relevant to the conversations around policing today.
★★★★★ "An amusing, shocking and passionate personal account from someone who has been there for us at every level" - ALISTAIR MCGOWAN (Comedian, Actor, Impressionist)
★★★★★ "A polished piece of storytelling, told by an authentic voice who really cares about the subject matter" - PETER ALLINSON (Brighton and Hove News)
★★★★★ "A tour de force. A polished performance by a wonderfully engaging performer. So well-crafted from start to finish. True life anecdotes of his career in the police are both harrowing and humorous, all delivered by a wide range of mimicry and acting skills" - CHARMIAN INGRAM (Director, Starkadder Theatre Productions)
★★★★★ "A fascinating insight into a life spent in the police force and a searing indictment of the changing value governments and society put on our officers" - COLIN RICHARDSON, MBE
★★★★★ "From the beat to the breakdown, ex-detective Jack Bryan doesn't just tell a story; he lives it. Brace yourself for a tragi-comedy journey through modern British policing that's so vivid you'll feel every laugh and every surge of fury right alongside him" - TERENCE LEWISS (Playwright)
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