I was stopped near Leeds in 1972 in my Morris 1000 , told I had a brake light out. I told him so was his , to which he replied “ you get yours fixed and I’ll fix mine “ magic moment !
Fantastic and really interesting documentary from 3 years before i was born. Great stuff. Love seeing the old cars, many which i can remember still being around.
What a riveting watch. I moved to Pontefract in 1972 when I was 9 years old. Fantastic seeing all the locations as they were then. In 1989 I joined the police and worked from Pontefract police station. It still had the garages on the ground floor when I joined. Later I became a traffic officer and covered the same roads as the ones in this film. However the roads were much busier by then, and the traffic cars I drove in the department were V6 Cavaliers, V6 Vectra VXR, Vauxhall Frontera, Volvo T5's, BMW 330's, BMW X5's plus a few oddballs we had on evaluation. I think all. of them, apart from the Frontera (I've no idea who thought they would make a good traffic patrol car), were good for 140 to 160mph. But then we didn't have police signs the size of a fence panel on the roof. Thank you for posting.
Job has changed beyond all recognition really in many ways and mostly for the worse, these guy's just got on with it and the world was a better place for it, great upload 👍
Not being around in the 1970s (or the last century at all for that matter) I’m absolutely fascinated by old police and military work! Thank you for sharing this!
My dad joined Thames Valley police in 1966 , he was on the dog section in 74 and retired in 1996 , happy childhood memories of a coppers son watching this. Thanks
I was born and bred very close to Red House. As a kid my Dad would take me to the top of one of the embankments sometimes and we would sit and watch the traffic. I was only 7 when this was filmed, Old footage like this is the closest we can get to time travel at the moment. Thank you!
Wonderful stuff. I know every car on the road from that period but can recognise none from the last 30 years! The triumph 2000 was real looker as well. Come back the 70s!
The 2000 wasn't fit for purpose. We had the odd 2000 but in the main we had 2.5 Pi's a different kettle of fish to drive. I hope you enjoyed the documentary as we enjoyed taking part in it.
Well that was a real blast from the past. I used to drive a lorry up and down the A1 at that time. You will remember the speed limit for us was 40mph even on dual carriageways. We were always looking in the mirror in case you guys were behind clocking us. No speed limiters then. I used to drive a drawbar and the limit was 30mph with that. I was finally nabbed northbound from Wetherby in 1974 for doing 50mph in the dark, the guy threw the book at me: I still await the summons now ! Happy days. Many thanks for loading.
David. I am glad you enjoyed this dated documentary. We enjoyed taking part in the making of it. We (the crew) are still about. I think I must have torn the ticket up!!!
I was 12 in 1972, not far off the age of the children in the video. I was riding a bike on the pavement with a girl astride the cross bar. It was dark and I had no lights. A police car with two policemen in it pulled up alongside and they gave me a real good ticking off. “ I could throw the book at you -now get off the bike and push it all the way home”. It was about 2 miles home and I did just as the policeman told me to do. Respect - that’s what’s missing these days
It's funny. That's what my grandparents said to us back then. "There's no respect now". Every generation thinks the kids lack respect. Because that's what kids in every generation are like.
Gotta be at least one of these comments on any old video of police. Back when police had to deal with a lot less scrutiny and red tape stopping them from policing how they’d want to is what you’re actually watching
Absolute gold. Brilliant. 4 years before I was born, so I saw a little of my parents life. England, and gods country at its absolute finest. Thank you for sharing, I will probably watch this over and over.
absolutely amazing. so takes me back to the way things were. i was 8 at the time. 56 now live in usa but try to get back whenever possible. thank you so much for this trip down memory lane and your service sir!
Really enjoyed that great film footage a trip into the past loved seeing the old vehicles brought back great memories of road transport in early 70s thank you for posting. 😀👍
Ralph.... Two weeks, 12hrs a day filming with BBC. Yes a lot was left 'on the floor'. As stated an early 'fly on the wall' and nervous Senior Officers!!!! Glad you enjoyed it. I did being involved as part of the Police crew. GR
That's true, I think all society has changed in general, people didn't have the big ego, spoke to each other like humans with respect and admitted when they were wrong, more humble. I feel the police have changed but so has everybody else and not for the better.
The vast majority do a good job, but in London the Met Scotland Yard in the 70s, had plenty corrupt officers going right to the top echelons. Senior officers were in cahoots with.criminal gangs during the 'Sweeney' but again the vast majority were honest & helpful.
The Wynn's girder tractor unit and trailer is a behemoth that I have not seen on any British road for some time. It is fantastic to see one in action...! 😎
Lovely unit. We had three power stations on our patch. We were taking items in/out nearly every day. Hope you enjoyed the memory as much as we did making the documentary.
Thank you for posting this nostalgic video - I enjoyed it for all sorts of reasons. Also watched a GMP Traffic Policing video from 1979 (TH-cam) which is straight 'John Bull', no iff's, no bits, get on with the job as life used to be. Congratulations and a Belated 'Happy Birthday' on 24.03.20 - I was 70 the day before! Age is but a number. Take care, keep safe. Joy
My dad was in Teesside/Cleveland at the same time and drove Triumph 2.5pi and Granada’s amongst others. Brought back some happy memories for him. Hope you’re keeping well.
So glad I tripped over this in my TH-cam recommendations. Great to see the old A1 around Fairburn. It still feels strange going along the new highway the "wrong side" of Ferrybridge power station. I still take the old road when I have time :). But then, where's the M18 flyover??!! It's also nice to see the respect for police officers and the little bits of family life. Best wishes to you, Mr Rush.
Glad you enjoyed this early fly on the wall Police documentary. Quite tame compared to modern documentaries. I enjoyed being part of the crew of the patrol car.
Thanks for posting this, and great you're actually in it. I was born about a month earlier. My dad joined Lincs police soon after this (retired 1998), and I well remember the look and sound of the vehicles - not sure if it was an official term, but they called it the "jam sandwich" look (in contrast to the more recent "battenberg cake" look).
I Don't know how many kids got into that hb victor... its scary when you look back. It wasn't unusual back then. I remember my dad taking 4 adults plus 6 of us kids at different ages to the Isle of man in a singer gazelle estate back in 1969 .
I had a Triumph 2000 back in 83, I paid £70 for it. It was a 1973 model that wasn’t in very good nick but I loved it. I was only 20 at the time and I felt like a two Bob millionaire Ha Ha. I ran it for 6 months and then scrapped it. Those were the days. 👍👍.
We bought a 2000 in the mid eighties for a ton to drive to the south of France . Four of us . The scrapper couldn’t stop laughing . He threw in a spare clutch cos it was struggling to make first gear and wished us luck We ended up changing it on a campsite using borrowed car jacks and when we got back about six weeks later scrap man gave us fifty quid for it . There are some tunes I can’t hear without thinking of that car and those wide open french motorways They really don’t make them like that no more Let me go on Like I blister in the sun Let me go on Big hands you know you’re the one
Great to see the way things were dealt with in the 70s. The two tone horns are definitely a blast from the past. These ones sound like they are going a bit slow, almost like it has a 24v compressor fitted to a 12v system. I like how the driver says "Sounds bloody rough this car you know" as he thrashes the backside off it! 😂 Great piece of film.
You used to meet certain requirements to get into the police then such as your height etc now they look absolutely shocking they maybe able to the job but I believe first impressions count.
Now then young man. Yes the A1 Great North Road passed through Brotherton. Now bypassed. Did you enjoy the documentary as much as I enjoyed being in it with a colleague in 1972. GR
Hello Helen. Different from more modern Police docu's. I'm glad you like it. Early fly on the wall and nervous Senior Police Officers who caused quite a few 'cuts'. I enjoyed taking part in the making of it. GR
@@MrRUSHY1470 oh wow...Nice! I watch police interceptors series a lot and this got suggested...so glad it did. Excellent to know you helped make it. So cool! How our world has changed! All the best to you.
Helen thank you. I was part of the two Officer crew. We filmed over two weeks with a BBC camera crew in the car with us out of Pontefract Traffic Section, Pontefract Police Station. As I say a lot was taken out. I am now 77 years of age BUT young a heart!! GR
People get nostalgic for old cars but look at the state of that A40 after an accident . They were death traps. I saw similar bent metal at garages in the sixties.
My dad had a triumph 1300 kreg 71 in sandglow the front end was that rotten by the time it was 5 years old it had electrisoins tape holding it together lol I remember 1978 we travelled from teeside to Chelmsford me my brother and sister mam and dad grandparents and all the luggage it took eight hours no seat belts or car seats u didn't realise how dangerous it was then everybody did it .
FB Victor estate utterly dead mechanically and rotted through at 7/8years old - when they say they don’t make them like that anymore - it’s a good thing
...and to think that the FB was streets ahead of the F-Type in terms of quality, which it was. PB Velox / Cresta was pretty solid...my Grandmother drove one in the 1990s here in Australia. Can't imagine that Victor had had an easy life, though.
I have most of these cars in either Dinky or Corgi Toys. When no one is looking, I secretly play with them sometimes, although, I’m a grown, regular man. Just admiring.
I restored a '61 FB Victor a couple of years ago. A good enough car when new, they deteriorated to banger mode within a few years alright. All those kids in the back of that one, sketchy or what. Still, that was the '70s, rough around the edges, that's just the way it was. Fascinating glimpse into the past.
Made the year I was born.funny how we all get interested in history the older we get.yes car technology is much better now but it only means drivers go faster now and have a false sense of security so are we much better off overall? I loved the weight/authority the police had then ,it was a time when police were a real part of communities and so got respect back from the public in turn which is great to see.there was far more foot patrols then so more communication with Joe public.policing has changed so much from them days ,some for the better but not everything. Road safety is the massive change though and is much better now.we all know from past experiences it takes a few unfortunate fatalities before roads are altered and procedures changed for the better.nice to see the mindset of everyone from back then.fanstastic piece of history here.
@@MrRUSHY1470 if you don't mind me asking ,what in your opinion is the biggest difference in the police now to then? Nice to hear an ex serving police officers point of view
Overstretched due to mobile phones. Say there is an accident, how many people will use their mobiles to phone 999. Each call needs to be answered!! Public disrespect to all emergency services by a certain section of the Community. A lack of Traffic patrols to enforce traffic offences. Etc etc!!!
I would've been 8 at this time and although I agree things were a lot simpler and better back then, I have to admit that certain things have improved massively over the last 50 years. Cars are built much stronger now for a start and police communication seems a lot clearer with the advancements in technology.
Hi Jacob. I fully agree with your comments. The documentary is dated compared to newer documentaries. I hope you enjoyed watching it as much as I enjoyed taking part in it. G
Thank you Celtic Warrior we were. Glad you enjoyed the documentary. A bit dated compared with current Police series. I enjoyed taking part in it in 1972.
1970s road travel could be pretty terrible . The cars weren't very safe , roads weren't very good and driving standards weren't that good either . This video reminds me of being a kid back then - lots of broken down cars , traffic jams and terrible accidents. But still love the nostalgia.
It looks like the rover p6 came off better than the viva. Good video and more respect for the police nearly 50 years ago. I remember those triumph 2.5 PI police cars as we lived by a number of police houses and they seemed to be parked outside quite a lot. They were a good bunch of Lancashire bobbies..
Those were the days. Those two little boys being told off by policemen because they were in a place where they should not have been and their lesson was learned. I was a kid in the 70's and policemen told me and my friends off and we took it in. Nower days, if that happened there would be a shooter, a knife and backlash.. an enquiry and would make headlines.
Look at how clean everything looks, now it's full of potholes, roadworks, scruffy people, those that can't even talk propper! Kids that are just wrong ens. Great video
Two comments: did he need someone to tell him that the two-tones were working, and secondly (at about 09:30) why did he bother opening the gate when he could have walked either side of it? DOH!
David. Agreed re the horns but the camera crew wanted that included. As for the gate/fence... There was three strands of wire through the concrete posts. May not have been visible.
I was born in 1965 in Bradford so, I was 7 years old when this was happening. I love that northern accent we have now lost ,now replaced with inits. WHY?
I doubt that we would have out of respect for our uniforms unlike today. I hope you enjoyed this documentary from 50+ years ago. We enjoyed taking part in it.
The police escort run was a dark coloured Triumph 2.5pi being escorted by two Triumph 2000TCs. As much as the 2.5pi was a slightly more modern design, I preferred the razor design of the 2000TC...! 😉👍
No sorry. Both Police vehicles were 2.5 Pi's the civvy Triumph was either a 1300 or 1500. I was in the lead vehicle escorting the family to the Maternity Unit.
@@MrRUSHY1470 Okay fair enough. It's quite difficult to tell them apart, especially from a distance. I'm sure there are clues, but I don't know what they are... The darker vehicle had the softer grille that I had always associated with the 2.5, although I guess the Dolomite may have had a similar treatment in earlier years...! 🤔
Those 2 kids on the roof had a fear of the police and more importantly a fear of what their parents would do if the police came to the house about them. That's sadly lacking in a lot of today's youth and a big problem for society
This would be great to go with Granada TVs "Motorway" from 1979 Wonderful footage of Wetherby roundabout before it was all changed, Fairburn and Ferrybridge and around the Doncaster Motorway when it was first built and ended in that massive roundabout we saw at the end with the Wynns Heavy Haulage escort That family in the Victor FC Estate having a horrible holiday in the Lakes and that blood doner was a good driver !
Hi Ian. Yes dated compared to current documentaries. You easily recall the locations. Much of the documentary was 'cut' by Senior Police Officers. Myself and my colleague are still about.
Talk about bring back memories! At that exact time I was a PC in the Leicester and Rutland Constabulary (as it was called then) and used to drive in a Triumph 2.5Pi just like those. The real memory was at 18:13 when he asked the young guy "where've you been, Bardney, pop festval?" That was Easter 1972 and there was a 3-day pop festival at a farm at Bardney in Lincolnshire. The Lincolnshire Police asked for assistance from surrounding forces and I was in the contingent from Leicester. We stayed at RAF Swinderby in the barracks, and worked 12-hour shifts 6 till 6 days or nights (I did days). The actor Stanley Baker had something to do with organising it. The weather was foul, it poured with rain and the fields were like a quagmire. Quite an unusual experience for a young bobby like me!
Hi Nigel. Yes 1972 when we made the documentary with the BBC. 12hrs a day for two weeks. An early fly on the wall and a lot was 'cut out' when it was reviewed by Senior Traffic Management. I was part of the two man crew. I'm now 77. Are you in the Retired Traffic FB Group? GR
@@MrRUSHY1470 No I only did a few years' service in the 70s and left to do other things. I'm nearly 71 but still working in a business I own. I haven't seen any old colleagues for a few years as I moved from Leicester to Birmingham at the end of 1979 and lost touch. Still have happy memories of those times though, and your film really brought back the memories! Thanks for posting it.
Great post. The festival was actually late May, a few days after that bad accident at the start of the programme. We moved to a village down the road from Bardney a few weeks after that festival, and my dad joined Lincs Police a few months later so missed out on that excitement! The now recently closed "Ryvita House" police station had just been built in the centre of Lincoln. A lot of good memories growing up :)
@@nigelbarratt6825 Ah yes, I remember them mentioning that in the programme. It was obviously a "mad getaway" weekend. It didn't look much quieter on the roads back then!
Fantastic documentary. Mr Rush, when did you retire ? I am 10yrs in the job and I find it fascinating how little equipment you were carrying and how much nicer the public were back then.
Did 31. Joined WRC 1964 as a Special at 19, joined Regulars 1966. Finished 1994'ish. 22yrs in Traffic of which 6 years on motorbikes. Just enjoy. The best days have gone but I suppose you have heard that many times. Take care. GR
The public became more aware and less subservient which is a good thing. Sure it must be sad for some police who pine for the old days, when they could do what they like, going around bashing people up, abusing their authority and relying on people not knowing their rights. Now with the internet you have a lot more accountability. People would still respect the police if they did their job honestly and like the public servants they are, you need to take responsibility for fostering today's bad image of police officers. Nowadays you have an attitude of enforcement, not public service. The service seems to attract people who want authority rather than those who want to help.
Sid. If I recall the two boys on the roof were from/in Featherstone. I wonder where they are now. I spent many happy hours working in Fev schools teaching road safety and cycling proficiency, sadly missing these days.
@@MrRUSHY1470 i bet your missing those days Mr Rush but you have so many wonderful memories to share with us .. im so grateful i stumbled across your channel today its been amazing .. cheers Mr Rush :))
Dragging the motors lmao, p6 should be ok with the bolt on wings 😁, good job they have their hi vis on.. and the two tones , think they were louder in the car... good documentary 👍
I can't believe that I remember every scene in this vividly. In some parts I could even remember what they were going to say next and I recognise the faces!!! How many times were we shown these Public Information Documentaries in the 70's??? 🤣 🤣 A world with only 3 TV channels that all showed the same documentary at the same time, so you had no option but to watch it over and over again and the entire country would groan in unison each time they came on!! 😂. Kids of today don't know they're born.
I was stopped near Leeds in 1972 in my Morris 1000 , told I had a brake light out. I told him so was his , to which he replied “ you get yours fixed and I’ll fix mine “ magic moment !
There you go Julian a fair exchange. It did happen!!!
Hope you enjoyed our documentary although dated.
Oh, think yourself lucky I didn't stop you! GR
Fantastic and really interesting documentary from 3 years before i was born. Great stuff. Love seeing the old cars, many which i can remember still being around.
Glad you enjoyed it. Dated compared to newer docs. Both still going in our 80's.
@MrRUSHY1470 good to hear from you, hope life is treating you well.
@MrBrianc1975 all good thank you. Age related aches and pains!!! Ta.
What a riveting watch. I moved to Pontefract in 1972 when I was 9 years old. Fantastic seeing all the locations as they were then. In 1989 I joined the police and worked from Pontefract police station. It still had the garages on the ground floor when I joined. Later I became a traffic officer and covered the same roads as the ones in this film. However the roads were much busier by then, and the traffic cars I drove in the department were V6 Cavaliers, V6 Vectra VXR, Vauxhall Frontera, Volvo T5's, BMW 330's, BMW X5's plus a few oddballs we had on evaluation. I think all. of them, apart from the Frontera (I've no idea who thought they would make a good traffic patrol car), were good for 140 to 160mph. But then we didn't have police signs the size of a fence panel on the roof.
Thank you for posting.
Glad you enjoyed watching the doc'. Dated compared to today's viewing. I enjoyed being one of the crew.
It does look ridiculous now how much paraphernalia they stuck to old police cars!
That was an interesting comment to read. Thanks for sharing.
Job has changed beyond all recognition really in many ways and mostly for the worse, these guy's just got on with it and the world was a better place for it, great upload 👍
It certainly as changed. Glad I served then. GR
Families of Victims of Yorkshire ripper would beg to differ
Not being around in the 1970s (or the last century at all for that matter) I’m absolutely fascinated by old police and military work! Thank you for sharing this!
Glad you enjoyed watching it as I enjoyed being part of it.
Proper Yorkshire I tell the
I remember the UK cops in the 70's they were nothing like the woke plastic coppers of today.
Curious as to what you mean when you say today's police are woke?
Well the 1970s and they were pretty grim take it from someone who WAS around back then.
My dad joined Thames Valley police in 1966 , he was on the dog section in 74 and retired in 1996 , happy childhood memories of a coppers son watching this. Thanks
Phil. Glad you enjoyed the documentary. I also joined the job in 1966.GR
I was born and bred very close to Red House. As a kid my Dad would take me to the top of one of the embankments sometimes and we would sit and watch the traffic. I was only 7 when this was filmed, Old footage like this is the closest we can get to time travel at the moment. Thank you!
Great film,loved it,life seemed so much better back then,I miss the 70s.
Craig. So do I. Glad you enjoyed it. GR
Much simpler times. No distractions
Wonderful stuff. I know every car on the road from that period but can recognise none from the last 30 years! The triumph 2000 was real looker as well. Come back the 70s!
The 2000 wasn't fit for purpose. We had the odd 2000 but in the main we had 2.5 Pi's a different kettle of fish to drive. I hope you enjoyed the documentary as we enjoyed taking part in it.
Well that was a real blast from the past. I used to drive a lorry up and down the A1 at that time. You will remember the speed limit for us was 40mph even on dual carriageways. We were always looking in the mirror in case you guys were behind clocking us. No speed limiters then. I used to drive a drawbar and the limit was 30mph with that. I was finally nabbed northbound from Wetherby in 1974 for doing 50mph in the dark, the guy threw the book at me: I still await the summons now ! Happy days. Many thanks for loading.
David. I am glad you enjoyed this dated documentary. We enjoyed taking part in the making of it. We (the crew) are still about. I think I must have torn the ticket up!!!
I was 12 in 1972, not far off the age of the children in the video. I was riding a bike on the pavement with a girl astride the cross bar. It was dark and I had no lights. A police car with two policemen in it pulled up alongside and they gave me a real good ticking off. “ I could throw the book at you -now get off the bike and push it all the way home”. It was about 2 miles home and I did just as the policeman told me to do. Respect - that’s what’s missing these days
Andy well done you. I hope you enjoyed this documentary we took part in.
Getting nicked for a health and safety issue. 100% Britain.
It's funny. That's what my grandparents said to us back then. "There's no respect now". Every generation thinks the kids lack respect. Because that's what kids in every generation are like.
Back when The Police fought crime and not feelings!!
Gotta be at least one of these comments on any old video of police. Back when police had to deal with a lot less scrutiny and red tape stopping them from policing how they’d want to is what you’re actually watching
Young kid gamer telling us what we're actually watching.@@BLG_2095
And... wind?
God knows there was enough crime to fight back then. As of 2023, crime in the UK is at its lowest ever levels
Absolute gold. Brilliant. 4 years before I was born, so I saw a little of my parents life. England, and gods country at its absolute finest. Thank you for sharing, I will probably watch this over and over.
Thank you for that. Myself and my colleague enjoyed making it 50 odd years ago. We are still about!!!
Where are your parents from?
absolutely amazing. so takes me back to the way things were. i was 8 at the time. 56 now live in usa but try to get back whenever possible. thank you so much for this trip down memory lane and your service sir!
Thank you young man. I'm coming 76. Glad you enjoyed the documentary. GR
That’s interesting… I was 12 in 1972 and by 1987 I was living here in the US. Don’t miss England one bit but I do like to visit.
54. Live in the USA too and same thoughts! TH-cam is a time machine!
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Something worth watching on TH-cam. Thanks for uploading.
Thanks Ron. We enjoyed making this early fly on the wall documentary. GR
Only complaint I have is that they did the Z CARS theme while driving a Triumph. Naughty naughty.😊
Really enjoyed that great film footage a trip into the past loved seeing the old vehicles brought back great memories of road transport in early 70s thank you for posting. 😀👍
David. Thank you. I enjoyed being in the documentary.
What a fascinating documentary. I would love to see the canned footage that never made the cut, hours of nostalgic enjoyment!
Ralph.... Two weeks, 12hrs a day filming with BBC. Yes a lot was left 'on the floor'. As stated an early 'fly on the wall' and nervous Senior Officers!!!! Glad you enjoyed it. I did being involved as part of the Police crew. GR
These are how the police were when I was growing up. They were respected and trustworthy. How things have changed.
David. Agreed. I would not join now. GR
That's true, I think all society has changed in general, people didn't have the big ego, spoke to each other like humans with respect and admitted when they were wrong, more humble. I feel the police have changed but so has everybody else and not for the better.
The vast majority do a good job, but in London the Met Scotland Yard in the 70s, had plenty corrupt officers going right to the top echelons. Senior officers were in cahoots with.criminal gangs during the 'Sweeney' but again the vast majority were honest & helpful.
My father was a Community Beat Officer back in 1972. I would have been a mere toddler in the pushchair (now aged 53!)
People are more “entitled” these days. We need a return to the no nonsense officers of those days.
The Wynn's girder tractor unit and trailer is a behemoth that I have not seen on any British road for some time. It is fantastic to see one in action...! 😎
Lovely unit. We had three power stations on our patch. We were taking items in/out nearly every day. Hope you enjoyed the memory as much as we did making the documentary.
My Dad joined in 1962. He spent his whole career in “Traffic”. When he left he said the job had changed beyond all recognition and was glad to be out
Thank you for posting this nostalgic video - I enjoyed it for all sorts of reasons. Also watched a GMP Traffic Policing video from 1979 (TH-cam) which is straight 'John Bull', no iff's, no bits, get on with the job as life used to be. Congratulations and a Belated 'Happy Birthday' on 24.03.20 - I was 70 the day before! Age is but a number. Take care, keep safe. Joy
Knew one of those coppers. You’re right. Just got in with it.
Brilliant documentary, this was filmed 8 years before I was even born! Great footage, and love the classic motor vehicles of the times 👍
Hello. Thank you for your comments. We are both about, older!!! but about. We enjoyed taking part in the documentary.
“When we’re driving fast...at 80mph...”
Times have changed haven’t they?
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Certainly have. The Traffic Cops run their cars off the speedo if they have too. 160 in most of them! !
Porsche 356 at 6.10. That must have been a rare sight.
My dad was in Teesside/Cleveland at the same time and drove Triumph 2.5pi and Granada’s amongst others. Brought back some happy memories for him.
Hope you’re keeping well.
John. Thank you for the comments. Glad you and your Dad enjoyed it. Such a long time ago! 75 now and going strong. G
@@MrRUSHY1470 he’s 76 and looks back very fondly to those days but glad he was in the job then and not now
@@johnfoster6765 John agreed. Better days for us. Thanks again. Graham Rushforth
Excellent blog Mr. Rush, I do remember the 70’s.😂😂😂😂😂
Glad you enjoyed this dated documentary as much as I enjoyed taking part. GR
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So glad I tripped over this in my TH-cam recommendations.
Great to see the old A1 around Fairburn. It still feels strange going along the new highway the "wrong side" of Ferrybridge power station. I still take the old road when I have time :).
But then, where's the M18 flyover??!!
It's also nice to see the respect for police officers and the little bits of family life.
Best wishes to you, Mr Rush.
Where the A1 meets the M18 Junction
This was suggested after I watched a old episode of The Bill. I'm glad it was suggested it was a interesting documentary.
Glad you enjoyed this early fly on the wall Police documentary. Quite tame compared to modern documentaries. I enjoyed being part of the crew of the patrol car.
Hi Tom. I hope you enjoyed the documentary from 1972. A bit dated compared to modern documentary but I enjoyed taking part in it. G
Thanks for posting this, and great you're actually in it. I was born about a month earlier. My dad joined Lincs police soon after this (retired 1998), and I well remember the look and sound of the vehicles - not sure if it was an official term, but they called it the "jam sandwich" look (in contrast to the more recent "battenberg cake" look).
So glad you enjoyed the documentary of ours from 50+ years ago.
I Don't know how many kids got into that hb victor... its scary when you look back. It wasn't unusual back then. I remember my dad taking 4 adults plus 6 of us kids at different ages to the Isle of man in a singer gazelle estate back in 1969 .
Vauxhall Vivas were in the H series HA, HB, HC, and Victors in the F series, FA,FB,FC,FD,FE.
It reminded me of the old dozens of circus clowns illusion of them all getting into a small car!
I love the Yorkshire accent. I am from Texas and I have always been fascinated by this part of England.
Great upload, thanks for sharing.
I esp like the Wynns of Newport Scammell Contractor heavy haulage lorry near the end :)
Fascinating documentary, particularly as a Triumph fan ! Many thanks for uploading.
I had a Triumph 2000 back in 83, I paid £70 for it. It was a 1973 model that wasn’t in very good nick but I loved it. I was only 20 at the time and I felt like a two Bob millionaire Ha Ha. I ran it for 6 months and then scrapped it. Those were the days. 👍👍.
We bought a 2000 in the mid eighties for a ton to drive to the south of France . Four of us . The scrapper couldn’t stop laughing . He threw in a spare clutch cos it was struggling to make first gear and wished us luck
We ended up changing it on a campsite using borrowed car jacks and when we got back about six weeks later scrap man gave us fifty quid for it . There are some tunes I can’t hear without thinking of that car and those wide open french motorways
They really don’t make them like that no more
Let me go on
Like I blister in the sun
Let me go on
Big hands you know you’re the one
@@cucullain7843 Great story. 👍 . You just can’t beat those kind of days👍👍.
Excellent video, love watching the old days, I was born 1975, my brothers born 72 n 73 n sister born 77,
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Craig. Thanks for that. You are on the wet side of the Pennines!! 😂 Glad you enjoyed watching it. I enjoyed being in it. GR
Ah ha, the days before safety was invented, great video, thanks for the upload.
Totally agree, that is exactly what I was thinking.
No compulsory seatbelts, no car seats. kids packed in like it's a clown car...
Thank you for your service. I enjoyed that very much.
Thank you for your comment. We are both still about. I'm glad you enjoyed the early fly on the wall documentary.
Great to see the way things were dealt with in the 70s. The two tone horns are definitely a blast from the past. These ones sound like they are going a bit slow, almost like it has a 24v compressor fitted to a 12v system. I like how the driver says "Sounds bloody rough this car you know" as he thrashes the backside off it! 😂
Great piece of film.
John. Yes fully agree. A bit embarrassing at times. Glad you enjoyed the documentary. I enjoyed being part of the crew. GR
I love old footage like this. Thanks for uploading it. Out of curiosity, is the other officer still alive and well?
John. Yes we are both ageing!!!! well thank you. Glad you enjoyed the documentary. GR
Good to hear Mr Rush. All the best to you.
Thank you. GR
Smart as! Proper police uniforms! Pride & professionalism!
Thank you very much. Those standards still remain after all these years.
the police are dressed like drain cleaners today no pride
Yep , Nowadays bunch of walleys
You used to meet certain requirements to get into the police then such as your height etc now they look absolutely shocking they maybe able to the job but I believe first impressions count.
People had a better attitude then, sensible and friendly, police and general public.
Nice to hear my hometown Brotherton get a mention at the start....!! YRA 😃
Now then young man. Yes the A1 Great North Road passed through Brotherton. Now bypassed. Did you enjoy the documentary as much as I enjoyed being in it with a colleague in 1972. GR
Wow! What a classic documentary! I was 10 in 1972...thanks so much for posting this 👍
Hello Helen. Different from more modern Police docu's. I'm glad you like it. Early fly on the wall and nervous Senior Police Officers who caused quite a few 'cuts'. I enjoyed taking part in the making of it. GR
@@MrRUSHY1470 oh wow...Nice! I watch police interceptors series a lot and this got suggested...so glad it did. Excellent to know you helped make it. So cool! How our world has changed! All the best to you.
Helen thank you. I was part of the two Officer crew. We filmed over two weeks with a BBC camera crew in the car with us out of Pontefract Traffic Section, Pontefract Police Station. As I say a lot was taken out. I am now 77 years of age BUT young a heart!! GR
That's just so cool 😆 I'm such a fan of uk police docs. What a wonderful social history document! 👍
Helen. Maybe I should do a sequel!!! Most films appear to do that. Maybe with a Zimmer!!! Take care. GR
People get nostalgic for old cars but look at the state of that A40 after an accident . They were death traps. I saw similar bent metal at garages in the sixties.
Correct. Gad you enjoyed the documentary. GR
Modern cars are obviously much safer, but even they would look pretty sorry after hitting a tree head-on!
Police Camera Action '72. Great upload. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it Nigel. I enjoyed being part of it. GR
superb piece of local history many thanks
Ta Chris. Are you from the Pontefract area?
@@MrRUSHY1470 no dewsbury but have been a driver most of my life
but funnily enough bought my first car from pontefract wwy 235 g
Good. When I retired after 31yrs I return home to the Barnsley area. GR
Blimey, how things have changed. I would have been five years old when this was made. Much more simple times.
Chris. I'm still here and so is my colleague. It certainly is different now. I'm glad you enjoyed the documentary.
My dad had a triumph 1300 kreg 71 in sandglow the front end was that rotten by the time it was 5 years old it had electrisoins tape holding it together lol I remember 1978 we travelled from teeside to Chelmsford me my brother and sister mam and dad grandparents and all the luggage it took eight hours no seat belts or car seats u didn't realise how dangerous it was then everybody did it .
We were using a Triumph 2.5 Pi. A nice patrol car of the year. We are both still about!
FB Victor estate utterly dead mechanically and rotted through at 7/8years old - when they say they don’t make them like that anymore - it’s a good thing
TBF, GM/Vauxhalls always were the worst, awful seats, poor design, all horrid cheap and nasty ..... and that's the NEW stuff!
...and to think that the FB was streets ahead of the F-Type in terms of quality, which it was. PB Velox / Cresta was pretty solid...my Grandmother drove one in the 1990s here in Australia. Can't imagine that Victor had had an easy life, though.
My parents had 1 in the 80s and my Mother loved it, my Father hated it😂
@@saxongreen78 yeah I shouldn’t single out the Victor - all Cars had that sort of life span back then - my grandad had an FD Victor back in the 70’s
@@gemspotting6252FD Victor was my favourite model. A handsome car.
I have most of these cars in either Dinky or Corgi Toys. When no one is looking, I secretly play with them sometimes, although, I’m a grown, regular man. Just admiring.
Hi there. Save them and the boxes. GR
My home town. Although I'm only 34. My mum was was 2 when this was filmed.
Served Pontefract 20+ years. Enjoyed every day. GR
Martin. Also I'm coming on 76.GR
Delightful upload thanks a million 👍
Glad you enjoyed the documentary. GR
I restored a '61 FB Victor a couple of years ago. A good enough car when new, they deteriorated to banger mode within a few years alright. All those kids in the back of that one, sketchy or what. Still, that was the '70s, rough around the edges, that's just the way it was. Fascinating glimpse into the past.
Thank you. We are still about! old but still about!
@@MrRUSHY1470 Glad to hear it. 🙂
Thank You, Mr Rush 👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it. A bit dated compared to modern day docu's. I enjoyed taking part in it.
Made the year I was born.funny how we all get interested in history the older we get.yes car technology is much better now but it only means drivers go faster now and have a false sense of security so are we much better off overall?
I loved the weight/authority the police had then ,it was a time when police were a real part of communities and so got respect back from the public in turn which is great to see.there was far more foot patrols then so more communication with Joe public.policing has changed so much from them days ,some for the better but not everything. Road safety is the massive change though and is much better now.we all know from past experiences it takes a few unfortunate fatalities before roads are altered and procedures changed for the better.nice to see the mindset of everyone from back then.fanstastic piece of history here.
Glad you enjoyed the documentary. I enjoyed being part of the two man crew. Great days. GR
@@MrRUSHY1470 if you don't mind me asking ,what in your opinion is the biggest difference in the police now to then? Nice to hear an ex serving police officers point of view
Overstretched due to mobile phones. Say there is an accident, how many people will use their mobiles to phone 999. Each call needs to be answered!!
Public disrespect to all emergency services by a certain section of the Community.
A lack of Traffic patrols to enforce traffic offences. Etc etc!!!
"If people just looked further ahead instead of just looking at their bonnet..." Well, that's one thing that hasn't changed at all in all these years.
True! Hope you liked this 50+ years ago documentary as much as I enjoyed taking part in it.
I would've been 8 at this time and although I agree things were a lot simpler and better back then, I have to admit that certain things have improved massively over the last 50 years. Cars are built much stronger now for a start and police communication seems a lot clearer with the advancements in technology.
Hi Jacob. I fully agree with your comments. The documentary is dated compared to newer documentaries. I hope you enjoyed watching it as much as I enjoyed taking part in it. G
Back in the days when police were proper police!
Thank you Celtic Warrior we were. Glad you enjoyed the documentary. A bit dated compared with current Police series. I enjoyed taking part in it in 1972.
Proper Police who found a criminal in possession of a car thief's tool kit and didnt arrest him. Smashing.
.........and the public were proper too. No nonsense society.
Back when the police force served the general public what bloody happened?
David agreed. It's very different now. I hope you enjoyed watching us.
Globalist Tyranny happened
1970s road travel could be pretty terrible . The cars weren't very safe , roads weren't very good and driving standards weren't that good either . This video reminds me of being a kid back then - lots of broken down cars , traffic jams and terrible accidents. But still love the nostalgia.
I'd say the driving is worse now and the roads weren't so busy then. The cars were primitive though.
Great video ,thanks for posting
Glad you enjoyed. GR
It looks like the rover p6 came off better than the viva. Good video and more respect for the police nearly 50 years ago. I remember those triumph 2.5 PI police cars as we lived by a number of police houses and they seemed to be parked outside quite a lot. They were a good bunch of Lancashire bobbies..
superb! Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it. GR
I bet Mr.Plod wouldn't leave the front door of his Police house unlocked nowadays !
Classic nostalgia documentary 😎
I'm worried about the damage. I don't want
to damage it anymore than what it is ... viva with no backend . How times have changed 😕
Should T Cut out.
And smoking over the bonnet.
Those were the days. Those two little boys being told off by policemen because they were in a place where they should not have been and their lesson was learned. I was a kid in the 70's and policemen told me and my friends off and we took it in. Nower days, if that happened there would be a shooter, a knife and backlash.. an enquiry and would make headlines.
Thank you for your comments. Yes true Yorkshire. We are both still about!!
7 kids in the clapped out Vauxhall Victor Estate at 18:53 and not a word was said.... Well it was 1972. No surprise the clutch failed ;)
Graham...... He left with a flea in his ear! We had descretion in those days sadly lacking these days.
@@MrRUSHY1470 That Victor was just seven years old at the time. 'They don't make them like they used to', thank heavens! :)
As They Say The Good Old Days This is Just Classic Gold Love It
@DAVID-bv2gv glad you enjoyed the early fly on the wall documentary. We, the crew are in our 80's now.
Look at how clean everything looks, now it's full of potholes, roadworks, scruffy people, those that can't even talk propper!
Kids that are just wrong ens. Great video
Glad you enjoyed us.
Anyone see the ammeter drop when he put the siren on ?
yep, a lot of amps going
wow that woo-woo took some current !
Two comments: did he need someone to tell him that the two-tones were working, and secondly (at about 09:30) why did he bother opening the gate when he could have walked either side of it? DOH!
David. Agreed re the horns but the camera crew wanted that included. As for the gate/fence... There was three strands of wire through the concrete posts. May not have been visible.
I was born in 1965 in Bradford so, I was 7 years old when this was happening. I love that northern accent we have now lost ,now replaced with inits. WHY?
Glad you enjoyed the documentary. GR
The accent is not lost
@@AndrewColin..... Yorkshire dialect. I've still got it at 76. GR
It’s a put on accent by people who have no idea how to think for themselves. Sad millennials with sadder lives,
ThA wet..? 😂
A time when police officers were respected. Can you imagine these guys turning up at a pride rally and joining in 😂😂😂
I doubt that we would have out of respect for our uniforms unlike today. I hope you enjoyed this documentary from 50+ years ago. We enjoyed taking part in it.
“…. I’d hate to damage it more than it is” 😂😂😂
Mick it was a right off!!!
Father Ted comes to mind 😀
The police escort run was a dark coloured Triumph 2.5pi being escorted by two Triumph 2000TCs. As much as the 2.5pi was a slightly more modern design, I preferred the razor design of the 2000TC...! 😉👍
No sorry. Both Police vehicles were 2.5 Pi's the civvy Triumph was either a 1300 or 1500. I was in the lead vehicle escorting the family to the Maternity Unit.
@@MrRUSHY1470 Okay fair enough. It's quite difficult to tell them apart, especially from a distance. I'm sure there are clues, but I don't know what they are... The darker vehicle had the softer grille that I had always associated with the 2.5, although I guess the Dolomite may have had a similar treatment in earlier years...! 🤔
The rear quarter is black vinyl with a decal in it.
Lived round the corner of that hospital in Wakefield. It's now flats to buy or rent. The entrance though is still the same.
William yes the old Manygates Maternity Hospital long gone. I hope you enjoyed the documentary. GR
@@MrRUSHY1470 I did enjoy it. I lived in Knottingley and seeing old Pontefract and Belle Isle in Wakefield is a nice time capsule.
Good. I enjoyed being in the docu'. Great memories. GR
I wonder if the Yorkshire ripper ever picked up any hitchhikers up? be odd if we saw him in a film like this as he drivers past.
Those 2 kids on the roof had a fear of the police and more importantly a fear of what their parents would do if the police came to the house about them. That's sadly lacking in a lot of today's youth and a big problem for society
Fully agree. I hope you enjoyed this dated documentary we were featured in.
This would be great to go with Granada TVs "Motorway" from 1979 Wonderful footage of Wetherby roundabout before it was all changed, Fairburn and Ferrybridge and around the Doncaster Motorway when it was first built and ended in that massive roundabout we saw at the end with the Wynns Heavy Haulage escort That family in the Victor FC Estate having a horrible holiday in the Lakes and that blood doner was a good driver !
Hi Ian. Yes dated compared to current documentaries. You easily recall the locations. Much of the documentary was 'cut' by Senior Police Officers. Myself and my colleague are still about.
Sobering to think these coppers still had Peter Sutcliffe to look forward to when this was filmed. What a horrible prospect.
We did yes. Hope you enjoyed the documentary. GR
That’s great. Thanks for putting that up.
Nigel. Glad you enjoyed it. GR
Can't beat the Yorkshire accent! good old motors too! Reyt Bobby Dazzler this, 'appen, champion.
Aye
Aye lad tha nos!!
Is it me or the police these days seem more aggressive towards people --- nice to see all the vehicles I remember as a kid back then
It goes both ways. The public today have lost all respect for the law. We live in lawless times.
Thank you for that comment. There are nice and many bad people in most countries. I hope you enjoyed the documentary of us from 50+ years ago.
Talk about bring back memories! At that exact time I was a PC in the Leicester and Rutland Constabulary (as it was called then) and used to drive in a Triumph 2.5Pi just like those. The real memory was at 18:13 when he asked the young guy "where've you been, Bardney, pop festval?" That was Easter 1972 and there was a 3-day pop festival at a farm at Bardney in Lincolnshire. The Lincolnshire Police asked for assistance from surrounding forces and I was in the contingent from Leicester. We stayed at RAF Swinderby in the barracks, and worked 12-hour shifts 6 till 6 days or nights (I did days). The actor Stanley Baker had something to do with organising it. The weather was foul, it poured with rain and the fields were like a quagmire. Quite an unusual experience for a young bobby like me!
Hi Nigel. Yes 1972 when we made the documentary with the BBC. 12hrs a day for two weeks. An early fly on the wall and a lot was 'cut out' when it was reviewed by Senior Traffic Management. I was part of the two man crew. I'm now 77. Are you in the Retired Traffic FB Group? GR
@@MrRUSHY1470 No I only did a few years' service in the 70s and left to do other things. I'm nearly 71 but still working in a business I own. I haven't seen any old colleagues for a few years as I moved from Leicester to Birmingham at the end of 1979 and lost touch. Still have happy memories of those times though, and your film really brought back the memories! Thanks for posting it.
Great post. The festival was actually late May, a few days after that bad accident at the start of the programme. We moved to a village down the road from Bardney a few weeks after that festival, and my dad joined Lincs Police a few months later so missed out on that excitement! The now recently closed "Ryvita House" police station had just been built in the centre of Lincoln. A lot of good memories growing up :)
Yes, it wasn't Easter it was actually what we used to call whit weekend. I'd forgotten that. @@IThinkYouLookLarvely
@@nigelbarratt6825 Ah yes, I remember them mentioning that in the programme. It was obviously a "mad getaway" weekend. It didn't look much quieter on the roads back then!
Love the Z cars "touch" @ 29.45 !.
John......we were young and daft!!!! We are now old and maybe dafter!!!
That's a siren ?? Sounds more like a party-blower !
Yes or from a kids bike.
Needs new batteries. Sounds like manually operated bellows!
Fantastic documentary. Mr Rush, when did you retire ? I am 10yrs in the job and I find it fascinating how little equipment you were carrying and how much nicer the public were back then.
Did 31. Joined WRC 1964 as a Special at 19, joined Regulars 1966. Finished 1994'ish. 22yrs in Traffic of which 6 years on motorbikes.
Just enjoy. The best days have gone but I suppose you have heard that many times. Take care. GR
The public became more aware and less subservient which is a good thing. Sure it must be sad for some police who pine for the old days, when they could do what they like, going around bashing people up, abusing their authority and relying on people not knowing their rights. Now with the internet you have a lot more accountability. People would still respect the police if they did their job honestly and like the public servants they are, you need to take responsibility for fostering today's bad image of police officers. Nowadays you have an attitude of enforcement, not public service. The service seems to attract people who want authority rather than those who want to help.
@Zwia. And just look how much nicer and safer society is now. People should know their place.
It's good to see what it was like in them day myself I live in featherstone so it's good to see cas and faurburn in them days
Sid. If I recall the two boys on the roof were from/in Featherstone. I wonder where they are now. I spent many happy hours working in Fev schools teaching road safety and cycling proficiency, sadly missing these days.
@@MrRUSHY1470 i bet your missing those days Mr Rush but you have so many wonderful memories to share with us .. im so grateful i stumbled across your channel today its been amazing .. cheers Mr Rush :))
I’m amazed the Triumph 2000 could safely maintain 80 mph! 🤔
2.5Pi not 2000.
how the bobbies should be i miss the old bobbies at last something worth watching on youtube loved it
Think that Vicar / Priest had something to hide.
They usually do
He was very unconvincing.
That black dog get everywhere? 😅
i need some action so im watching this. life is good in 2023, a bit expensive though
Jean most of the action was cut out of the documentary!!! Glad you enjoyed it.
The blood run, almost as good as the mets liver run
Dragging the motors lmao, p6 should be ok with the bolt on wings 😁, good job they have their hi vis on.. and the two tones , think they were louder in the car... good documentary 👍
Thanks for the comment Baza. Yes the two tones mmmm! rather embarrassing!! 😂 GR
well done whisky echo 8, before Pontefract became Mike division, I remember, both of You
Thanks for that. G
Stan. How should I know you?
@@MrRUSHY1470 pontefract control room and force control
Of course. It's age you know! Hope all is well. G
@@MrRUSHY1470 I'm 77
Cool music intro excellent show
I can't believe that I remember every scene in this vividly. In some parts I could even remember what they were going to say next and I recognise the faces!!! How many times were we shown these Public Information Documentaries in the 70's??? 🤣 🤣 A world with only 3 TV channels that all showed the same documentary at the same time, so you had no option but to watch it over and over again and the entire country would groan in unison each time they came on!! 😂. Kids of today don't know they're born.
So you enjoyed it then? GR
@@MrRUSHY1470 Yes I did thanks. 👍🏻😃
Good. Dated but of the year. I enjoyed taking part. GR
@@MrRUSHY1470 Are you actually in it??
Yes. Part of the Police crew. I'm 76 this month. My daughter in the documentary is now 55! GR
Now it’s: code red, someone said a naughty word on social media and we are going to arrest them
Shhhhh! I let it slip. Mind you 1972 so I'm now statute barred!
Hardly.
Back then a kid would get a beating for a bit of cheek. Hardly a better life back then.