Karen Kilgariff

Often, of course, the business was not in any danger from those other gangs. But if the owner of the business was to make this point and refuse to pay the protection fee, he would generally find that his business had been burgled, set fire to, or generally smashed up. By then, of course, he was more than ready to pay his fee.

Often, of course, the business was not in any danger from those other gangs. But if the owner of the business was to make this point and refuse to pay the protection fee, he would generally find that his business had been burgled, set fire to, or generally smashed up. By then, of course, he was more than ready to pay his fee.

Very few business owners went to the law because if they did, the matter became personal and they themselves would become the target of the gang. Right. And the law was like on the take, probably. Most likely. Yeah. According to what I've seen in Peaky Blinders, absolutely. Listen, we have infiltrated the mob before, so we know. We know. Also, Tom Hardy, also on Peaky Blinders. Cute.

Very few business owners went to the law because if they did, the matter became personal and they themselves would become the target of the gang. Right. And the law was like on the take, probably. Most likely. Yeah. According to what I've seen in Peaky Blinders, absolutely. Listen, we have infiltrated the mob before, so we know. We know. Also, Tom Hardy, also on Peaky Blinders. Cute.

Do you want him in the craze movie legend? Do you want him in Peaky Blinders? You want him in every movie. You want him. So the Krays were not at all scared of this gang or their threats, of course. In fact, when these gang members show up demanding their protection money, the brothers don't just say no.

Do you want him in the craze movie legend? Do you want him in Peaky Blinders? You want him in every movie. You want him. So the Krays were not at all scared of this gang or their threats, of course. In fact, when these gang members show up demanding their protection money, the brothers don't just say no.

In front of their patrons and God and everybody, Ronnie grabs a sword and chases the gang out of the regal. A sword? A sword, I say. Wow. This is when the Krays have their light bulb moment. If they're tough enough to run off the local gang running a protection racket, why not just become the local gang running a protection racket? So they do.

In front of their patrons and God and everybody, Ronnie grabs a sword and chases the gang out of the regal. A sword? A sword, I say. Wow. This is when the Krays have their light bulb moment. If they're tough enough to run off the local gang running a protection racket, why not just become the local gang running a protection racket? So they do.

They form a gang known as the Firm, and they begin running their own East End protection rackets and armed robberies and arson and blackmail schemes, and they get rich doing it. I think the name for a gang in the 50s, naming it The Firm, is so cool and visionary. So good. Just need to say that credit where credit's due. So as Ronnie and Reggie run this gang, they also open more nightclubs.

They form a gang known as the Firm, and they begin running their own East End protection rackets and armed robberies and arson and blackmail schemes, and they get rich doing it. I think the name for a gang in the 50s, naming it The Firm, is so cool and visionary. So good. Just need to say that credit where credit's due. So as Ronnie and Reggie run this gang, they also open more nightclubs.

In 1957, they open the Double R, an homage to their first names. Then in 1960, they acquire a popular West End club called Esmeralda's Barn Club.

In 1957, they open the Double R, an homage to their first names. Then in 1960, they acquire a popular West End club called Esmeralda's Barn Club.

Yes, it means a trunk, a boot, a lift, a flat. They basically harass and extort the previous owner of Esmeralda's and then they just take over themselves. Then in 1963, they debut the Kentucky back in East London and And soon after its opening, the Kentucky serves as a filming location for the movie Sparrows Can't Sing, your favorite film. I love that movie. Early 60s hit.

Yes, it means a trunk, a boot, a lift, a flat. They basically harass and extort the previous owner of Esmeralda's and then they just take over themselves. Then in 1963, they debut the Kentucky back in East London and And soon after its opening, the Kentucky serves as a filming location for the movie Sparrows Can't Sing, your favorite film. I love that movie. Early 60s hit.

Ronnie and Reggie are invited to the film's premiere, and they host its celebrity-filled afterparty. About this, Reggie says, quote, and surrounded by the rich and famous that I realized that we were well on the way to making it to the very top. I felt so powerful that night. I felt nothing was to stop us."

Ronnie and Reggie are invited to the film's premiere, and they host its celebrity-filled afterparty. About this, Reggie says, quote, and surrounded by the rich and famous that I realized that we were well on the way to making it to the very top. I felt so powerful that night. I felt nothing was to stop us."

So through the mid-60s, the Krays open more clubs, and they become the center of London nightlife, and they're becoming celebrities in their own right. But their public image is complex. It's well known that Ronnie and Reggie are involved in all sorts of illegal activities, that they're wildly brutal to those who cross them, And that they're gaining the firm rules the East End.

So through the mid-60s, the Krays open more clubs, and they become the center of London nightlife, and they're becoming celebrities in their own right. But their public image is complex. It's well known that Ronnie and Reggie are involved in all sorts of illegal activities, that they're wildly brutal to those who cross them, And that they're gaining the firm rules the East End.

They're also running what's called long-firm frauds. And this involves setting up a fake business, ordering goods or merchandise on credit, then shutting down that business and stiffing the seller and offloading the goods that they didn't pay for for a quick profit. Sure.

They're also running what's called long-firm frauds. And this involves setting up a fake business, ordering goods or merchandise on credit, then shutting down that business and stiffing the seller and offloading the goods that they didn't pay for for a quick profit. Sure.