Street gangs openly flashing samurai swords and threats to chop off rival gang members heads, disturbed viewers of one of the most notorious TV programmes ever made about gang culture in Liverpool.
Back in 2009, Sky One TV documentary Ross Kemp on Gangs featured its final ever episode about Liverpool. The show's premise, which first began back in 2004, was to shine a light on the criminal underworld of major countries and cities across the globe.
Up until the early 2000s, viewers had been more used to watching Kemp play TV hardman Grant Mitchell in Eastenders. Following his exit from the show, the actor created a number of documentary series placing him in some of the most dangerous territories such as Ross Kemp in Afghanistan in 2008 and in the company of violent gangsters in Ross Kemp on Gangs (2004 - 2009).
