Gun No. 6
Episodes – 1 x 70 mins
From 12th October in cinemas nationwide and BBC TWO on 2nd December 2018
Filmed and Directed by – James Newton
Executive Producer – Zac Beattie
Director of Photography – Lorenzo Levrini
Film Editor – Rupert Houseman
Co-Producer – Liz Collier
Associate Producer – Nicola Hill
Producer – Georgina Cammalleri
The BAFTA Award winning documentary which tells the story of Britain’s deadliest illegal gun.
This bold hybrid of drama and documentary charts the decade long trail of destruction wreaked by Gun No. 6 – eleven shootings and three murders – to confront us with the realities of modern gun crime.
Awards & Nominations
Winner BAFTA Television Awards 2019 – Best Single Documentary
Nominated for Grierson Awards 2019 – Best Single Documentary: Domestic
Nominated for Orwell Prize 2019 – Exposing Britain’s Social Evils
Press
BBC Two’s Exceptional Gun No. 6 Wins BAFTA.
Gun No. 6 Wins BAFTA Award For Best Single Documentary.
2nd December 2018 The Guardian
Gun No. 6 review – a magisterial portrait of the misery wreaked by a single firearm.
Gun No. 6: The untold story of Britain’s deadliest illegal firearm.