
Britain's Child Drug Runners
Duration: 1 x 48'
Play Trailer Play Screener Contact SalesWith extraordinary access, this film follows the children trapped in the dangerous world of drug running; exploring how they got into it and why they can’t get out.
Children as young as seven are being groomed to sell drugs for ‘county lines’ drugs gangs in towns and villages all over the UK. This documentary follows four young people trapped in this world.
With middle class families in rural Oxfordshire being affected, drugs gangs are no longer just operating in the big cities and it has become a priority for police forces around the country. While the drugs gangs profit, many parents feel powerless as their children risk their lives carrying crack cocaine and heroin, and staying in so-called ‘trap houses’ for weeks at a time.
We follow police, parents and social workers trying to protect four young people and keep them safe, before it’s too late.
What the Press Say:
The Guardian - "This documentary gains remarkable levels of access to young people involved, often reluctantly, in this grim trade and follows police, parents and social workers as they attempt to find solutions."
The Telegraph - "We’ve all seen the headlines about county lines and the way in which vulnerable youngsters are groomed into the drugs trade, but Rebecca Coxon’s hard-hitting and distressing report for Dispatches brings home the bleak reality of the lives of these children"
Awards:
TV FOUNDATION 2019 Debut Director, Winner
For Channel 4


Also in this genre

Hannah Spearritt: Me & Breast Implants

Ross Kemp: On the NHS Frontline

Behind Closed Doors: Through The Eyes Of A Child

Kashmir's Torture Trail

Lucy Letby: The Nurse Who Killed

Face The Consequences - Format

Retreat: Meditations From A Monastery

Our Soldiers: Return To Civvy Street

Stacey Dooley: Face to Face with The Bounty Hunters

The World’s Worst Place To Be Disabled?

Stacey Dooley Investigates: Mums Selling Their Kids For Sex

National Trust: My Historic Home

Britain's Forgotten Serial Killer

Heal Me In The Name Of Jesus

Stacey and the Lockdown Babies

Farther And Sun, A Dyslexic Road Trip

Fake Homeless: Who's Begging On The Streets?

Green Eyed Killers *Latest Series*

Stacey Dooley: The Young And Homeless

Prison, My Parents And Me

Stacey's Lockdown Heroes

25 Siblings & Me

Catching a Killer: The Wind In The Willows Murder

School of Hard Tricks - Format

Bring Back the Bush: Where Did Our Pubic Hair Go?

Stacey Dooley Investigates: Gypsy Kids In Crisis

Born On The Breadline

Catching A Killer: A Diary From The Grave

Stutter School - Format

Inside the Bruderhof

The Knowledge: The World’s Toughest Taxi Test

Catching a Killer: The Search For Natalie Hemming

Meghan & Harry: The New Revelations

Dr Xand's Con or Cure - Format

Growing Up Poor: Britain's Breadline Kids

Britain's America's Cup Challenge 4K

Living with the Boss - Format

The Missing Files: The Secrets of the Milly Dowler Case

Levi Bellfield: In Plain Sight

Stacey Dooley Investigates: Sex In Strange Places

Catching a Killer: A Knock At The Door

The Great Train Robbery: The Hidden Tapes

*Latest Series - The Real Prime Suspect

Living With My Supersized Pets

Sheridan Smith: Becoming Mum

Stacey Dooley Investigates: Spy Cam Sex Criminals

Michael Palin In North Korea

How Scotland Cut Violent Crime

Prisoners' Wives: Visiting Hours

Catching a Killer: A Bullet Through The Window

Stacey Dooley: On The Psych Ward

Poundland: How Do They Really Do It?

Growing up Poor: Britain's Hidden Homeless Kids

The Pelicot Rape Case: A Town on Trial

Life On The Psych Ward

Catching A Killer

Trevor Mcdonald And The Killer Nurse

School of Hard Tricks

The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute

Paul O'Grady's Little Heroes

Stacey Dooley Investigates: Kids Selling Drugs Online

*LATEST SERIES - The Moment of Proof

Britain’s Refugee Children

Deliveroo: How Do They Really Do It?

How To Be A Young Billionaire
of
Format Info
Britain's Child Drug Runners
This film follows the children trapped in the dangerous world of drug running; exploring how they got into it and why they can’t get out.
Series Duration: 1 x 48'
Resolution: HD
Genres: Crime & Human Interest