Secrets of a Police Marksman (Original title)
Date: 18 August 2016 ()Country: United KingdomDirector: Patrick Dickinson
Synopsis: Tony Long is the most prolific police marksman Britain has ever seen. Deployed on hundreds of dangerous operations to bring down terrorists, killers and hostage takers, he has been behind some of the UK's most controversial police shootings. But it was the death of Azelle Rodney that landed him in court for murder and brought his career to a devastating end. Speaking for the first time on television, in this Secret History film Long reveals what it is like to shoot and kill people in the line of duty, and how his life crumbled around him during the Rodney case. ©Channel 4 publicity
Genre: Documentary
Subjects: Police, Armed police, Police training, Great Britain, Guns
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TV Transmissions
Date: 18 August 2016Broadcast channel: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 22:00-23:05Digital Terrestrial - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Date: 18 August 2016 ()Country: United KingdomDirector: Patrick Dickinson
Synopsis: Tony Long is the most prolific police marksman Britain has ever seen. Deployed on hundreds of dangerous operations to bring down terrorists, killers and hostage takers, he has been behind some of the UK's most controversial police shootings. But it was the death of Azelle Rodney that landed him in court for murder and brought his career to a devastating end. Speaking for the first time on television, in this Secret History film Long reveals what it is like to shoot and kill people in the line of duty, and how his life crumbled around him during the Rodney case. ©Channel 4 publicity
Genre: Documentary
Subjects: Police, Armed police, Police training, Great Britain, Guns
Series title:
TV Transmissions
Date: 18 August 2016Broadcast channel: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 22:00-23:05Digital Terrestrial - Language: English - Colour - Sound