Tonight on Channel 4, Confessions of a… Copper tells the story of the past 50 years of Brtain’s boys in blue, through the eyes of the retired officers who saw it unfold. The programme focuses on the days when local police officers were the heartbeat of a community, examines various scandals, follows the integration of women officers and ethnic minorities, and laments the rising tide of every copper’s sworn enemy: paperwork. Here, 72-year-old former bobby and CID officer turned bestselling author, Martyn Johnson, explains how society lost faith in the police.

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