Petrol bombs, drugs and Bradley from S Club 7: inside the wild 00s hood movie that the police seized
A new BBC podcast explores the chaotic production of the 2005 British film 'Breakin' the Cycle,' which was seized by police due to the criminal activities of its creators. The film featured celebrities like Bradley McIntosh and Lethal Bizzle but was ultimately derailed by real-life gang violence.
Why it matters
This story illustrates the intersection of underground criminal culture and the film industry, highlighting the risks and realities of independent production in high-crime environments.
‘Desperately trying to escape his clean tween pop image’ … Bradley McIntosh in Breakin’ the Cycle. Photograph: BBC ‘Desperately trying to escape his clean tween pop image’ … Bradley McIntosh in Breakin’ the Cycle. Photograph: BBC Podcasts Petrol bombs, drugs and Bradley from S Club 7: inside the wild 00s hood movie that the police seized Breakin’ the Cycle had celeb performers who hoped it would go to Cannes. Until they realised its creators were still running a drug gang while filming – and it all went very wrong
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