How The London Mafia Actually Works | Former London Gang Boss Stephen Gillen
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2024
- In this episode, we sit down with reformed career criminal Stephen Gillen, once a feared gang boss in London’s east end, Gillen spent the first nine years of his life in Belfast, after moving from London. Raised by his auntie during the height of the Troubles in the late 70s, Gillen, unfortunately, saw a young man shot right in front of him. The experience was more harrowing as the young man called for his mum while blood bubbled from his dying lips. What followed was a life of organized crime and time served at her majesty’s pleasure. Imprisoned in a high-security special unit reserved for dangerous inmates, Gillen served alongside notorious armed robber Charles Bronson in the cell next door who the British press dubbed the "Most violent prisoner in Britain"
Stay tuned to learn exactly how he did.
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Great interview, you ask great questions, and when you took him back to his Aunt... Fantastic.
Good interview ! No interruptions, the man can speak his mind. Love how he talks about the shit list and how he seems drawn to look at the bad things about his self or others and work with that. Turning weakness into strength is something that always spoke to me. Tried this many times, not always with success but when you do succeed, it really makes your life better plus : you have a strength where once you had a weakness.
If you really want to know how the mafia works in London, go to the City.
City of London mob are the top echelon criminals
TBH, I STILL have no idea about how the Mafia works in London.
Having said that, this was a brilliant interview between 2 intelligent men.
Nice.
@@andysaunders3708 number 10
Wait so do they stand out in the city street showing everyone how it works
Westminster is the home to London’s top criminals
Very gracious of Stephen to sign all the way through while he was interviewed.
Stumbled across this interview by accident. Gotta say was an awesome interview, a lot of UA-cam interviewers could learn from this guy who actually allows his guests to talk. 👍
The interviewer adopted what is called 'the turtle position' with his head tucked in, and moved his legs constantly as though he wanted to go to the toilet.
A very inexperienced interviewer against a man that killed and maimed people for a living, because he had a rough childhood.
The lavish surroundings, a book and possibly a movie must surely prove. Crime doesn't pay!
@@vaslav030547 if you say so 🙏
@@vaslav030547 thank you for your feedback. We await your talk show, not quite Michael Parkinson, more Parkinson’s.
I saw the title and nearly dismissed it. The fact Shaun didn’t have to say anything for half hour!!! Superb podcast ..superb Shaun well done.
I was in Lowdham Grange in 2005 with Ste we had some good times there.
Great conversation, I really enjoyed this story! It's incredible that Stephen has been able to turn his life around! It goes to show that it's never too late to make an impactful change in your life.
It won't always work for everyone. Sadly, due to personality issues some can't change. Even if they want to it's nearly impossible to change. I'm thinking violent, wild card paranoid psychopaths/sociopaths... schizophrenia.... But you can't know unless you try.
A lot of respect for that journey and turn around.
fantastic interview great guy thanx x
Great interview. Now subscribed 👍
It’s so true the saying that “one’s a product of their environment “…. having grown up in Belfast with all the sectarian violence living it breathing it makes one immune to violence along with the daily struggle of life…. great life story goes to prove it’s never to late for change redemption and be a productive member of society….
environments are a product of people. shitty people = shitty environments.
@Minden304 My life's harder than your life...I win
The thumbnail gave me the impression that the host is the gangster and I was like... he's too young to be a former mob boss lmao
The biggest crime featured in this video, was the trousers the coloured interviewer was wearing
Good speaker
Brilliant interview , so honest it reminds me of a book called Jonathan livingstone seagull in which I've just read
I can say what a great and wonderful changer maker Stephen is. Great interview!
Great story! Thanks
#SHAKAMAKER CHANGE Along With Me. Change with God.#TheMonkeyPuzzleTree.
Brilliant interview, fascinating how Stephen has turned it round and is so positive
Wow, what a humble, spiritual human being. Has a sparkle in his eyes and a knowing smile. Very impressed by his presence.
The biggest gangsters are in house of commons
Congrats!!! Mr. Gillen always in prayer's health & happiness!!!🙏👑🎩👥💎✨🌟
Great interviewer.
Just goes to show the cream always rises to the top .
Good luck Steve in everything you do.
Very well dressed and well spoken gangster.
What a true gent 💯
He's our Michael Franzese. His podcasts are great. Brilliant breakdowns of crime movies. Interesting man.
So what's the name of the movie going to be that's based on the book?
I'm curious as to whether the person shot in Belfast was a British soldier or a republican? The reason I mention it is because I was told about a young British soldier who was shot, in a republican area, and an old lady came out from her house to help him as much as she could because she didn't look at that young man as an enemy, but as a fellow human being in need of help. Unfortunately, a couple of days later a group of republican paramilitaries burst into her house, took her away at gunpoint and she was never heard from again, she became one of the "disappeared" of the troubles, just for being a kind hearted person. That young man he talked about could be the same wounded soldier.
Watch Peter Taylor’s documentaries on N Ireland.
He made one on the Loyalists, one on the Republicans and one on the British Army during the troubles.
All are a v interesting watch and show the actions of all sides as well as covering how the British government was talking behind the scenes with the IRA from the early seventies Ted Heath government and through the eighties when Maggie was saying the government wouldn’t talk to the ‘men of violence’.
A lot of what went on in the period is still not publicly known and won’t be for a long time.
Excellent interviewer. It’s a thin line between glorifying these people and a simple honest account. There’s too much of the former with the American mafia clips ( Gravano etc) whereas here we have some context.
I do remember reading in the paper that they punched Liam Gallagher out at the reception in a hotel. So their not all bad.would of loved to see it.
He's a good friend of mine wonderful gentle Men
I'd love to meet this guy
This Man is still a naughty boy. Tread carefully x
25:18 "I cope very badly with the truth; I think most people do". Fundamental wisdom like this is rarely found, it's sad that it must inevitably have to come from someone who's had the worst experiences
He said " I coped very badly 'is' the truth " he was referring to the prison sentence. I apologise for correcting you cos I hate it when people do it to me
@@brendancronin3796 Ah I see, that is reassuringly less profound than what I thought he said ( - had me worried there for a sec, thanks for the correction!)
@@lkd982 that's why I commented cos it's much less profound ...it's just him saying he found prison tough rather than a deep universal musing...lol...
Decent this. That bloke is legit now, still has two encro's next to him 😂
😂
encros useless these days man
At the risk of boosting this guy's ego, he actually looks a bit like Robert De Niro!
With that beard??
Yeah,I suppose he does....if you screw your eyes up and turn the lights off!
DON'T YOU MEAN BOBBY EWING, FROM DALLAS.😅😅😅❤❤❤
P.S., WONDER WHEN STEVIE WILL APPEAR IN EASTENDERS.😮😮
We've had one family in this country who came close to reaching mafia status and that is it, and one or two one or two people from new York who were supposed to of been connected to the American mafia
Foster homes were a breeding ground for violent criminals...
There’s only one real original Mafia, and that is The Sicilian Mafia.
True but that because lazy people use the word mafia in association with any type of underworld crime. Mafia is strictly Sicilian Costa Nostra, but there are many kinds of underworld organised crime . It’s fascinating really, but most of them are total pricks.
Oooooh
Wrong, the Camorra have been around a lot longer in Italy than the Sicilian Mafia
humble people don't tell you that their humble.
An Oz of weed is cheaper in the north west than the city of London
There's only one don of London. And she wears a crown.
i had no idea robert denero was english????
Exactly what I thought, lmao!
De Niro mixed with Ted Cruz.
@@AlTarif now that is an insult lol
I wouldn’t compare dog shit on the sidewalk to Ted Cancun Cruz he is the lowest of the low. How Texans keep voting for him is proof of how bad the US education system is.
He is Irish you Knob-Jockey
@@alanmacer5078 ur not the brightest bulb in the box are ya sherlock? what country was he raised in? and spent the majority of his life in? and is a citizen of?.
What I want to say to Stevie is, he couldn't imagine how Jimmy XXL Surrey and Monty the Van , Maidenhead s lifes changed no end when the wheel fell off with that Berkshire turnout,
Jim's whole world went bosseyed Stevie and poor old Harry the shoe really did get the brunt.of JXL melt down Them salmon lane days ,. The triple X's transition from the A n Eve's had a lots to answer for
I'll end on that. Congratulations to you.
I'm only summarizing SG the talk n rumor mill was a madness n python n the other 2 or 3 oops was a bloody minefield as well u know by now I'm sure....
In the life, its an American expression for people who were in the mafia in America, as you can see by this interview, he said a lot but at the same time he said nothing, nothing about the life the life the life and the mafia in this country, because there's never been one
one of his mates got big time in jail .All down to a Mickey Carter (tool hire ) grassing him up
stevenage acessment centre?
Our Stevie is an absolute diamond.
And please to say a dear friend.
Love and respect always.
Your friend.
Bobby Cummines. O. B. E.
Always there for you Steve.
Good luck god bless . Keep up the great work. ❤️
😂
@@jp-wd9qy 💯. Yeah n don't forget Marv's MBE eh
How did Bobby get 1 with all the stuff he was nicked for n with it's kinda stinky
Yt works wonders for some
It's hard to believe
@@Nick-fy1zp marv being marv herbert?
@@nasreireinas3392 yeah mate,sorry that was as clear as mud. Lol. Marvs MBE may of got lost
@@Nick-fy1zp mate if marv gets a sniff of one(excuse the pun) then the worlds gone mad, but people like him get better thought of than people who have worked all their lives, marvin is no good trust me i know, he NEVER replys to my comments i wonder why🤔
Lawyers are the biggest mafia.
London Mafia! Haha
Any real mafia here? I need to talk with him about business communication
Should of gone on James English
Who the fuck in there right mind would wanna brand themselves as a gangster or mafia it's derogatory and disrespectful to brand one self with those words.
He reminds me of Eric Mason. Could be his son.
There is no London Mafia, Gangsters yes but Mafia no
Canning Town and the long fella are somewhat considered a Mafia organisation
@@coolinism so is the Irish lot (i know theyre not from london) that are involved with the boxing and Tyson Fury. Although more secretive, there's probably quite large groups of Russians and Albanians, and even Chinese that could be classed as a mafia operating in london.
@@gutz323 Yeah Albanian Mafia are quite prevelent and very active in England
@@gutz323 And the Kinahan crime family, it won't be long before their taken down I think ? as they've become to well known now
@@Narrative711 so like I said, no mafia in London, ethnic crime groups are nothing more than that
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London doesn't have a "Mafia", "Mafia" is a term once used by the American-Italian organised crime syndicate with origins in Italy and Sicily. However; London does have organised crime groups but they have no roots to the Cosa Nostra which is the real name of the Italian organised crime syndicate.
@Maxwell Boyne Actually the word'Mafia' is indiscriminately mis-used by misguided ignorant people, to mean any organised crime syndicate, which is not the valid definition of the term.
It is jnot the real name, we ( sicilians ) try to avoid the word mafia. The mafiosi themselves avoid it. Once out you will notice, they suddenly speak of mafia. And yes, the americans are connected with the italians,but not how do you think. Every Capo has a unit like a terror cell. The soldier is responsible to his capo and only to him. All the Capos of a certain area chose someone who does represent them. Thas the Ripresentante, here the called Boss, but also heard the italian word, from sammy and from michael too in their podcasts. The capos can vote for another Boss if they are not good with him. And thats all, that commission thing is just some lose set of rules. Every Family is an empire for itself. Gambino Family was very tied with Inzerillo Clan of Palermo for example. Together ( Gambino-Inzerillo syndycat ) they were the pizza connection.
Many of them fled to new york after losing against riina in sicily, and instantly got members of Gambino Family, somes becoming capo instantly, like john gambino.They even held one time the international Commission in Palermo. THe new york bosses met with them of palermo. And one time Sammy Gravano lied, if made in Italy you dont have to be another time made, beside an extra prove of loyalty to new capo, also to show now to be member of exlicetly this family.The are a lot sicilians only made in italy, who became capos in usa. And all these scumbags are fucking parasatical mafiosi
@@toto1921 Yes I know that the name used is Cosa Nostra, I was saying 'Mafia' to enable idiots to understand
No shit Sherlock
Getting nicked for going on the pavement don't equal the mafia
Come on, to tell your unknown crimes in this country can lead to you being a convict again!
go to mexico, organised crime is on another level
He was 'forced' to serve time in prison? What does that even mean?
Well.... you don't really have a choice once you've been arrested. You can't say to the judge 'no! I dont really fancy prison at the moment, i am just going to walk out of the door today, is that ok judge?'
London mafia?
Clickbait title. And we all fell for it!
London Mafia?
Well done jk
still criminal money that set him up....
Zzzzz
Boring😑
He seems 100 grades below American, Italian or Latin American gangsters.
Worst Dinero impression ever 😑
Whot?
@@Papapannekoek well he looks a little bit like Dinero, I suppose, but he sounds nothing like him at all! I don’t even recognise any of the quotes
This guy is so funny. Cringe.
0:50 Anyone who plans to sell their story to Hollywood is a bullshitter.
Don’t make me laugh most feared gangsters 🤣😂
London mafia?