Mickey
Sally and Kerensa meet Mickey, who has lived at least two lives: a life of crime, and the life of a celebrated screenwriter.
Mickey was born in the early 1950s and his earliest memories from primary school involve crime. His father taught him how to fight, and opportunities to make enough money to go to the cinema presented themselves to him. As he entered adulthood, the trouble escalated.
Across four decades, Mickey was in and out of prison. Then a chance meeting with the filmmaker Guy Richie, and a further encounter with the screenwriter Tony Jordan, led Mickey into the world of storytelling and the big screen.
Dr Sally Tilt and Dr Kerensa Hocken are forensic psychologists who work in prisons. Their job is to help people who have committed crimes to understand the harm they’ve caused, identify why it happened and work out how to make changes to prevent further harm after they’ve been released.
In Behind the Crime, they take the time to understand the life of someone whose crimes have led to harm and prison.
Through this extended interview, we get to the heart of his behaviour and discover that there are two Mickeys.
If you’ve been a victim of crime, details of organisations offering information and support are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline.
Producer: Andrew Wilkie
Editor: Clare Fordham
Behind the Crime is a co-production between ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Long Form Audio and the Prison Radio Association.
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- Mon 7 Apr 2025 11:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4