An unearthed documentary from the sixties examined a rising problem at the time in Glasgow as youth gangs became more violent, dangerous and prevalent.
As the 1960s drew to a close, the people of Glasgow were hoping a new decade would bring more peaceful times. It wasn’t the flat cap, organised gangs of the thirties but a different, evolved form of street gang that posed a bigger threat. Though, as the documentary points out, behind the black eyes and stab wounds - there was a lonely, need to belong among gang members.
The Gangs of Glasgow, which was broadcast on ITV at the time, talks to members of the Shamrock, Cumbie, and Bundy gangs. The documentary begins with a clip of 1960s singer Frankie Vaughan, who was vocal in the fight for peace in Glasgow, as he declares: “There’s no more gangs.”
