A YouTube series about Edinburgh gangsters has explored the war on drugs on one of the city's roughest housing schemes
A YouTube series about Edinburgh gangsters has explored the war on drugs on one of the city's roughest housing schemes.
Garry, who is a former heroin addict and double BAFTA winner, told Edinburgh Live: “The war on drugs is something that can evoke many different images and emotions about the characters who might be involved in this complicated, contentious issue. Very rarely the desire for change is explored, or the abuse of power and the information network linked to deprived Scottish communities examined in-depth.
Gary says there is a lack of storytelling from the perspective of working class people in Edinburgh. He argues stories depict drug addict mums or down-and-out drug dealer villains hell-bent on destroying their community - when in reality the stories in schemes are often more complex and diverse. The premise of the series follows a character Frank who has just returned from a tour with the British Army in Iraq, only to discover his cousin Charlie is heavily involved with high level drug dealing. Frank is recruited by MI5 to infiltrate and unravel his cousin's enterprise.
“It caused a stir and for a minute, we thought we were getting charged with brandishing a weapon in public. But a senior officer listened to the shopkeeper who backed our claim that it was a live film set - art had taken over life in the community.
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